TY, Zuzu, typing at the same time.
Google search for mini garden: 153,000,000 results
Google search for rock garden: 7,200,000 results
People are exponentially more interested in mini gardens than rock gardens.
I don't understand the assumption that those doing rock gardening would automatically click a checkbox for mini gardens. They are not really related in any way except that people sometimes put rocks in a mini garden.
But totally agree, the onus of determining the climate suitability for any plant is on the gardener, regardless of the type of gardening they are doing. Rocks gardens and mini gardens (just like 'flower gardens') are placed in many different climates, and alpines would be inappropriate in many of them. Alpine is a key word that indicates plants that come from cool, dry climates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...
When I see that word, I move on.
