Planting A Moonlight Garden

An evening garden should consist of flowers that will be showy in the moonlight. Flowers that are white or very light in color are the best visible at night.
White flowers are especially lumpiness in the moonlight.

You will also want to look for flowers that limit their bloom time to dusk on into the dark of night, keeping their blooms closed during the light of day.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised that many of these nocturnal blooms possess wonderful fragrances. Moreover, the night air along with dew stands to intensify the scents of these night bloomer's...

Here is just a few flowers you might consider for your evening garden.

I will start with my favorite - the Moonflower...
The Moon flower are an annual vine, that love warm weather. The Moonflower has a showy large white flower, and nice size deep green leaf. It blooms from dusk to dawn, and has a bueatiful soft scent, that can be compared to the scent of babypowder. I suggest this is a flower you might consider planting near your bedroom window, it's scent is lovrly.

This plant is a climber, and will require an arbor. I suggest you plant the moonflower from seeds, they are very easy to plant, and hardy, even in poorer soil.

Alyssum, are easy to grow, and you will be surprised how quickly they cover your garden with a soft little lacy flower, with a honey-like scent... Alyssum, are great border plants, they grow about 4-5 inches in height. The Alyssum can be enjoyed not only in the evening, but all through the day.

I again suggest you plant Alyssum in white or very light pink , for an evening garden.
Alyssum is hearty, and do well in any kind of soil.

White rose bushes are wonderful in an evening garden. They're not only fragrant, but white roses are showy after dark. Plus they are great for cutting flowers that can be enjoyed in a summer bouquet.

Hydrangeas have wonderful big showy blooms, and come in many different heights. Keep in mind if you want to enjoy your Hydrangeas in the evening, keep to the rule of buying the light colored Hydrangeas.

I like the taller Hydrangeas, placed at the back of a garden. These lovely blooms are also great cutting flowers.

Pink Evening Primrose is another good choice for an evening garden with its satiny, heart - shaped petals form an open like cup, with long stamens. The scent is somewhat like a mixture of honeysuckle and lemon.

Pink Evening Primrose in your evening garden is a must...

Impatiens is a staple in any garden. However, white Impatiens are a must in an evening garden. White Impatiens truly reflect moonlight, they are almost luminous...The Impatiens grow well in shade, and flowers all summer. They don't have a fragrance, but make up for by forming huge round mounds of showy small flowers.

Impatiens in hanging planters are a good addition to a garden scape also wonderful in window boxes.

Want to make your evening garden just a bit more special? Add a few well placed candles, and a water feature. Even if it's a small fountain, that sound of water really can make an evening more magical.

The visual impact of the white flowers, the soft scents of the flowers. and the sounds of the evening all combine to make the evening garden a place that will calm and sooth the spirit...

With a few well placed lighting features, your garden will take on a relaxing place to unwind at the end of a long day or a very romantic space for two, to enjoy the scents of the flowers, and perhaps a balmy nights breeze.