The Moon Garden

Ok, I know everybody is busy and strolling through your garden at night is not the first thing that comes to mind at the end of the day, but if the spirit moves you to create one, a moon garden can be just as lovely as a bright patch of colorful flowers in the sunlight.

As is the case with shade gardens, white flowers perform best in the subdued light of the moon, which casts a silver glow over light colored blossoms and foliage. Even better, find white flowers that bloom at night, fragrant one, if possible, like nicotiana, tuberose, evening stock, primrose and moon flower.

Plants with silver foliage, like dusty miller, lamb’s ears, curry or silver sage, add texture and interest to the border, as will a small reflective pond, if you have the room.

The moon garden performs in diminished light, so keep it open and airy, with wide smooth pathways and without large shrubs that cast deep shadows. Provide accents that sparkle when they catch the light - glazed ceramic, metallic wind chimes, marble statuary, garden lante
s. For an extra dose of eerie, try solar LED garden lights. They glow blue.