Create a Moonlight Garden
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A Flower Garden to Enjoy by Moonlight
The beautiful garden filled with blue and white flowers included a small reflecting pool to capture the moonlight. The garden was recently restored and won the Award of Merit from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Lanscape Architects in 2006.
I think this type of garden would be very enjoyable in any backyard. Often people work and commute, arriving home after dark. They get little chance to enjoy the flowers in their yards, but a moonlight garden would invite them to relax among the flowers and the moonlight.
The picture is Lily of the Valley by KahunaLuna
Contents at a Glance
A Moonflower
More about Moonflowers
for your midnight garden
The Moonlight Garden Created in the 1920s at the Edison Winter Estate
in Fort Myers, Florida
Photo by Virginia Allain
Read about the Relationship of Ford and Edison
Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh
Amazon Price: $4.98 (as of 06/03/2012)
The Evening Garden
available from Amazon
The Evening Garden: Flowers and Fragrance from Dusk till Dawn
Amazon Price: $14.47 (as of 06/03/2012)
"This book is great - it has some neat poems sprinkled in which is an extra bonus. The book starts out with a chapter called "The Beauty ofthe Night" which talks to the moon, colors at night, stars/brightness. The next chapter is an overview of a niht garden - fragrances, pollinators, and plants. Then there is a chapter on orchids, another on bromelaids, another on annuals and perrenials for the night garden, night blooming daylillies, primroses and water gardens. Cactuses are also covered as well as trees and vines. There's also a chapter on fireflies, glow worms and moths. A very complete book - I'm really happy with it." (review by merrymousies on Amazon)
"Gardening books are usually pretty utilitarian affairs, but this one is a pure literary delight.
Loewer not only provides copious amounts of information, but he weaves an enchanting tale of the garden at night. As if that's not enough, he also provides intricate line drawings of many of the featured plants.
This gem has a permanent place on my nightstand. I like to reread favorite evocative passages -- I can practially smell the jasmine and hear the delicate flutter of moth wings." (review by Rebecca Hadley on Amazon)
White Lily of the Valley
a spring flower
List of Plants for a Moonlight Garden
at the Edison Winter Estate in Fort Myers, Florida
Photo by Virginia Allain
Other plants I've seen suggested for a night garden are white hibiscus, white impatiens, white lily, star magnolia, star jasmine, hall's honeysuckle, variagated hosta, white clematis, shasta daisy, pale caladium, nicotiana, viburnum and white rock rose. For scent, you can plant mint that gives off a pleasant smell of peppermint when you brush past it.
A Wedding in the Moonlight Garden
at the Edison and Ford Estate, Fort Myers, Florida
Select the Plants for Your Night Garden
Plants and seeds available from Amazon
The Moonlit Garden
The Moonlit Garden
Amazon Price: $16.50 (as of 06/03/2012)
Night Blooming Cereus
Some How-To Tips for Your Moonlight Garden
- How to Create a Night Garden | eHow.com
- Flowers are the perfect pick-me-up, no matter how you feel or where you are. Flowers appeal differently to men, women and children but flowers of all kinds can put even the moodiest person at...
- How to Light Up Your Night Garden with Solar Lights | eHow.com
- How to Light Up Your Night Garden with Solar Lights. Gardens are beautiful during the day, but how do you enjoy them at night when most people are home?
- How to Light Your Home Garden | eHow.com
- Summer evenings are delightful, and a well-lit home garden will provide soft illumination for the entire yard. You have spent hours laboring in the soil planting a vast array of flowers and...
- How to Grow Night Scented Flowers | eHow.com
- You can make your garden into a magical experience after dark with scented flowers. There is something truly delightful about sitting in a garden aglow with warm nighttime lighting and the...
- How to Plant a Moonlight Garden | eHow.com
- Moonlight sonatas...moonlight serenade...nothing says romance like moonlight, and planting a moonlight flower garden evokes timeless style and romance. Moonlight gardens are the latest trend in...
Moon Garden Advice
from Expert Village
Lighting Ideas for Your Moonlight Garden
Add a Water Feature to Your Moonlight Garden
Complete Guide to Water Gardens: Ponds, Fountains, Waterfalls, Streams
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 06/03/2012)
White Flowers Show Up Well under the Moon's Glow
Would You Like a Moonlight Garden?
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orange3
Apr 8, 2012 @ 11:00 pm | delete
- I love the Moonflower! It's one of my favorites, I plant it every year.
Thanks for the great moon light garden ideas.
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elsahc Apr 1, 2012 @ 5:03 pm | delete
- Your photo of the moon flower looks like a California native plant called Jimson Weed...wonder if they are related?
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elsahc Apr 1, 2012 @ 5:03 pm | delete
- Your photo of the moon flower looks like a California native plant called Jimson Weed...wonder if they are related?
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hiren
Mar 6, 2012 @ 11:39 pm | delete
- i want a exaple of moon garden and its architect name i case study on moon garden.
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leahjsongs
Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:26 am | delete
- Beautiful! I'm a member of the Winter Estates and am fascinated by Mrs. Edison and her achievements. Lovely lens honoring one of the best treasures in Fort Myers!
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hntrssthmpsn
Feb 24, 2012 @ 1:24 pm | delete
- What a lovely notion -- a moonlight garden! This inspires me to spare a little thought for my garden's nighttime life this year. I can at least toss some moonflowers in with the morning glories!
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SynchronicityHouse
Feb 19, 2012 @ 6:42 pm | delete
- I would love a moonlight garden. Thanks for all the ideas, so inspiring! You are a Creative Goddess - your Lenses are wonderful to read!
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jsr54
Feb 15, 2012 @ 4:26 pm | delete
- What a unique gardening idea! Would like to try this myself. Great lens.
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edecas
Feb 7, 2012 @ 9:07 am | delete
- I have a few of these in my garden but now have more ideas. Thanx
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dukiti
Aug 10, 2011 @ 6:21 am | delete
- Great Lens. We have just launched our garden lighting lens.
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GayleMcLaughlin Jun 28, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
- Never heard of a moonlight garden--what a wonderful lens.
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gottaloveit
Jun 28, 2011 @ 10:02 am | delete
- Gorgeous pictures and a great idea! I love night flowering jasmine - the smell wafts through open windows in spring and summer and provides natural perfume.
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nancycarol Jun 27, 2011 @ 11:40 pm | delete
- Such a beautiful lens! I thoroughly enjoyed this trip through your Moonlight garden. I also went to the lens about moonflowers, because I remember watching them bloom as a child and thought they were fascinating. Thanks for all this beauty!
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A-Redneck
May 27, 2011 @ 10:32 am | delete
- I really like how the colored backgrounds now look on lenses. Your lens looks great in the new format. Best wishes.
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miaponzo
May 19, 2011 @ 12:23 am | delete
- This is an amazing type of garden.. I have never thought of doing something like this before!
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by vallain
I love puttering around in a garden and turning an area into a beautiful retreat.
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