VAIL — Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Director Nicola Ripley was recently awarded the North American Rock Garden Societies Award of Merit. This honor is given to those who have made outstanding ...

Also known as a “rockery,” a rock garden makes a beautiful addition to the landscape. Whether you’re faced with steep slopes, poor soils, or just looking to add a focal point, rock gardens are a DIY ...

Rocks are the unsung heroes of landscaping. They don't need water, pruning, or fertilizer, and yet they continue to do the heavy lifting in beautiful landscapes all over the world. From defining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we are all leading busier lifestyles, modern rock garden ideas tick the low maintenance gardening box in a big way. The ease of ...

The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, located in Vail, is the world's highest botanical garden at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky Mountains. (Video by Jon Mitchell) VAIL • The story of the Betty Ford ...

You can't grow a real alpine rock garden in the Washington area. The weather and soil are just wrong. Still, lots of people manage admirable versions, including the ...

NATIVE TO ROCKY PEAKS seasonally covered in snow, alpine plants shrug off blazing sun, extreme cold, strong wind and poor soil — hardly the cushy conditions found in a home garden. “You’re trying to ...

VAIL ” The highest botanical garden in the United States is looking to build on its stature with a new leader. The Board of Trustees at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, in Vail’s Ford Park, has appointed ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Fashionistas in the garden like those great big blooms with petals thick as petticoats, but there's another way to go: rock-garden plants. Their flowers are small, subtle, and every ...

Rocks used as accents, retaining walls, and ground cover in landscaping - Schad1953/Getty Images Rocks are the unsung heroes of landscaping. They don't need water, pruning, or fertilizer, and yet they ...

Let’s start big picture. What’s the vibe here? Look, we get that it might seem weird to go look at plants in a ski town, but trust us, this one is worth the stop. The highest-elevation botanical ...