Evening gardens, also called moon gardens, are favorites of busy gardeners who return home from work in the evening.
The gardens are especially nice for gardeners in the Southeastern United States who try to avoid working outdoors in the daytime during the summer’s hottest weeks, said Jessica Noble of Signal Mountain Nursery.
“At night, we are unable to see the weeds, so guilt does not drive us to work in the garden,” she said. Noble offers the following tips for building a moon garden:
FIVE TIPS
1 Choose plants with pale blooms, especially white, because they remain visible even in the dimmest light. In darkness, the light portions of variegated leaves seem to float; white flowers appear stalkless and seem to hover above the ground. Some flowers bloom only at night, or are only fragrant at night (i.e. nicotiana).