Rock Garden

Japanese: 岩石園 - がんせきえん
Rock Garden

…Originally from Europe, it was invented to plant alpine plants and other special plants, and is said to have been created in England around the 17th century. It was first used as an alpine garden, also called a rockery, and translated into Japanese as a rock garden or rock formation garden. Usually, the idea is to create a small artificial hill, and on flat ground, the ground is dug into and the soil is piled up, and on sloping ground, it is used appropriately, with large and small rocks arranged. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Rock Garden" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…もともとヨーロッパに生まれ,高山植物や特殊な植物を植えるためにくふうされたもので,17世紀ごろイギリスでつくられたといわれる。最初は高山植物園alpine gardenとして使われ,ロッケリーrockeryとも称され,岩石園,岩組園などの和訳がある。通常,小高い築山を設けることを考え,平たん地では地表を掘り込んでその土を積み上げ,傾斜地ではそれを適当に利用し,大小の岩石を配する。…

※「岩石園」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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