In gardens with lots of herbaceous plantings, the stones provide something to look at in the winter. As tempting as it may be to decorate the stones with only tiny alpine plants -- Lewisia ...

We could decorate some rocks, which are sorta related to trees. They’re plentiful, free and more or less impervious to anything we can dole out. On the other hand, they’re not quite as “sexy ...

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Shailja Awasthi, Founder and Design Principle Architect at Shailja Awasthi: Sublime Spaces and Places, shared, “Rocks are the heart of any Zen Garden.