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A system of modular artificial rocks provides aesthetic appeal to a landscape. The system comprises at least two rocks, one stacked on the other and interlocked to each other, as by a tongue and groove arrangement. The rocks have respective back ends that overhang. The back ends of all but the botto

A system of modular artificial rocks provides aesthetic appeal to a landscape. The system comprises at least two rocks, one stacked on the other and interlocked to each other, as by a tongue and groove arrangement. The rocks have respective back ends that overhang. The back ends of all but the bottom rock of a stack are supported off the ground. In a modified embodiment, the back ends of the rocks align in vertical planes. There may be one back end, in which case the rocks can be placed flush against a fence or a building wall. In another embodiment, there are two back ends. Two or more stacks of modular rocks are placed with their back ends in flat facing contact. For example, the back ends of the rocks of each of three stacks may subtend an angle of 120 degrees. A waterfall can be incorporated into any of the stacks. The bottom rock of a stack has a depression that acts as a reservoir. Water is pumped to the top of the top rock of the stack, from where it flows back to the reservoir.

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1. A method of installing a landscape decoration on the ground comprising the steps of:a. providing a first modular artificial rock having an upper surface and a lower surface and a side wall with a back end; b. providing a second modular artificial rock that is substantially identical to the first

1. A method of installing a landscape decoration on the ground comprising the steps of:a. providing a first modular artificial rock having an upper surface and a lower surface and a side wall with a back end; b. providing a second modular artificial rock that is substantially identical to the first modular rock and having an upper surface, and a side wall with a top end and a back end; c. stacking the second rock on the first rock comprising the steps of: i. overhanging the second rock back end over the first rock back end; and ii. supporting the lower surface of the second rock adjacent the back end thereof off the ground; and d. contacting and interfitting the upper surface of the first rock with the lower surface of the second rock, and simultaneously interlocking the first and second rocks to each other.