And now for something completely different! At this time of year, many gardeners are deprived of their hobby, due to the winter weather. Although there are many types of garden that can still be grown indoors, it somehow, just is not the same. As a completely different idea, and one that can involve the kids, why not start an indoors rock garden? This is a novel way of creating an attractive indoors feature.

In order for you to be able to make an indoor rock garden, there are some specific materials that you will need. These materials include a one foot long container, some pieces of broken pottery, that you can use to cover the drainage hole, potting soil, plants and rocks. These things can all be purchased at your local nursery. Whenever you are purchasing rocks, you will want to make sure, that you select shapes and sizes, that are proportionate to the plants’ general size, as well as to the container that you have chosen. You will also want to look for colors, shapes and textures, that suit your own taste.

The Method
Once you have gone to your local nursery and purchased all of the items that you need, in order to create your very own indoor rock garden, it is time to get home and get to work.  Here is exactly what you are going to need to do.

The first thing that you will want to do, is place the broken pieces of pottery in the bottom of your container, in order to prevent the soil from washing out.  After you have done that, you can then fill your container, half full, with potting soil. Now it is time to select rocks, that have interesting textures and shapes, for in your indoor rock garden. You can take some time, to experiment with how you want to place these rocks, until you finally decide, that you like how your container actually looks. With the stones finally the way, that you want them, it is time to place your taller plants near the back of the pot, that you are placing your indoor rock garden inside of. 

As you do this, you will want to gently loosen their root balls, before you actually plant them and then water them well. These plants need to be positioned around the rocks, with some on the outside and some in the spaces, that are found between the rocks. Do not plant anything, until you are sure you have it where you want it to go. If you choose any plants, that have trailing stems, you should allow their stems to lie across the rocks, so that you create a natural look. When you are finally done, you need to water your plants thoroughly.

The rocks and stones can be made the focal point of the creation. Light can be added to enhance the aesthetic quality of your rock garden. Either hardy plants, like cacti and other succulents can be used, but there is nothing stopping you from using some pretty flowers. With careful thought and maybe a little help, some sort of water feature, like a little fountain can be added. Use of other mediums, like colored glass can be incorporated, to reflect and shine.

With a little imagination, all sorts of ideas can be incorporated into your very own indoors rock garden. Go on, get to it!

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