Beginner Gardening: who has a rock garden?, 1 by Janiejoy

Janiejoy wrote:
Since our soil is washing away beside the foundation of our house I thought I might try doing a rock garden on that side of the house... building up the soil a LOT and then adding large rocks and strong plants in-between to hold the soil in place... at least where the soil is eroding away.

so...
is this a good idea or not?

and...
how about posting pics of your rock garden(s) so I can get some inspiration!!?

we'll be up at Lake Erie for a long time starting in August (we have a house sitter for the fur children) and of course the lake is a GREAT source of beautiful rocks...