One of the neatest things I've learned so far is from a link that was sent to me via treemail. Sometimes it helps more to understand a concept and see the methodology used in a small scale application, rather than thinking solely of the much larger finished project. Here it shows that a rock garden could actually be comprised of just two flat rocks pressed together to form a plant sandwich. As long as the rocks are set upright, and above existing soil, nothing else is needed. This helps a great deal because I now know that I could actually build the entirety -just two stones and a plant or two at a time.
Thanks again,
@dirtdorphins!
Near the end of the page...
http://www.wrightmanalpines.co... .
