Rockin’ the yard
Teresa Fields stands in the yard of the Moses Lake home where she’s currently converting the lawn to a rock garden. Her plan is to use rocks to create a space that conserves water while highlighting plants mixed in among the stone landscaping.
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Where there might otherwise be a conventional flower bed up against the house, Teresa Fields has put in lava rock with a few drought-resistant plants. Those can be watered with a drip hose once a week, she said.
In front of Teresa Fields’ home she has a large round rockery with a variety of decorations, including a large F made from gambion and filled with Japanese glass fishing floats.
Almost anything can be added to a rock garden for decoration, Teresa Fields said. The only limit is the gardener’s imagination.
Teresa Fields shows the fig tree she planted in her backyard. Someone told her figs couldn’t be grown in this area, so she put the tree in to prove them wrong.
MOSES LAKE — There’s more than one way to cover a yard.
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