# The Chinese Juniper on a Rock Makes an Interesting Visual Center to your Garden
The Chinese Juniper Greenmound can be grown in several different styles. One of these is known as the Chinese Juniper on a Rock. This style presents the beautiful Chinese Juniper Greenmound as growing sideways onto a rock. It’s done in the cascading bonsai style, the term for the sideways growing bonsai that become more and more beautiful as they get older and larger. Because of the interesting way it’s balanced and because of the addition of the large rock, this Chinese Juniper makes a great addition to any bonsai collection. As an outdoor bonsai, the Chinese Juniper on a Rock can withstand many different harsh conditions. It should remain outdoors year-round and generally does not do well in an indoor environment.
The Chinese Juniper is one of the most commonly grown bonsai because it is very versatile and is easy to train. It can be found in mountainous regions, and it often grows at 3,000 feet above sea level. It has a very forgiving nature, which is why many new bonsai shapers begin with a Juniper bonsai. There are a number of different varieties of the Juniper, and many can be trained to grow alongside other objects or in interesting shapes.