Making a Rock Garden by Henry Sherman Adams audiobook.

Genre: self help

Making a Rock Garden by Henry Sherman Adams (published as H. S. Adams) is a practical, early 20th century guide for home gardeners who want the drama of stone, slope, and alpine flowers without creating a stiff, artificial pile of rocks. Adams argues that a true rock garden should look as if nature made it, and he shows how to study natural outcrops and translate their shapes, layers, and plant communities into a convincing design for suburban or country grounds. Step by step, he walks the listener through choosing a site, planning the layout, and building with an eye to stability, drainage, and believable irregularity. Along the way, he explains soil preparation for alpines, the challenges of sun and shade exposures, and the ongoing culture and management that keep delicate plants thriving in tough, rocky conditions. The book also broadens beyond the classic rockery to related features such as miniature rock gardens, rock-studded banks, dry wall or wall gardens, and the special appeal of incorporating water. Clear, opinionated, and encouraging, it is both a design philosophy and a hands-on manual for turning awkward terrain and scattered stone into a living landscape.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

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