Design A Moon Garden The Right Way

We all know the term garden but not many people know that there are other types of gardens besides the ones people use to grow everyday flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables. A moon garden is one of these special gardens. Moon gardens are designed to be viewed at night. 

People design moon gardens with special walkways so that people can stroll through to view the garden and some keep them enclosed through some sort of screen or fence. Special lighting is often used, such as solar lighting. Solar lighting gives off a warm glow that isn’t as bright as normal household lighting and it creates just the right ambiance that people are looking for when designing their moon gardens. They may also use special plants, such as those whose flowers only open at night.

Designed correctly, a moon garden will quickly become the talk of the neighborhood and one shouldn’t be surprised if their moon garden design brings a crowd every night when the sun goes down.

The Moon Flower

There is a certain flower which is perfect for any moon garden design. The Moon Flower begins with spiraled buds during the day. At night, the six inch wide white flowers open, revealing a wonderful fragrance. Ask your local garden center if they carry the Moon Flower to be included in your moon garden design. If they don’t carry it, they may know where you can get your hands on some. No moon garden should go without this wonderful nighttime flower known as the Moon Flower.

Fragrance Flowers

In addition to the flowers that only bloom at night, there are other flowers that people love to include in their moon garden designs because of the nighttime fragrance they give off. These flowers include the types known as the Sweet Autumn Clematis, the Blooming Jasmine as well as the Flowering Tobacco.

Another great idea to include in your moon garden design is to get flowers with a silvery tint to their flowers so as to effectively reflect the moonlight. Done properly and these types of flowers make your moon garden glow.

The choice is up to you as to what you include in your moon garden design but you should keep in mind that it should have the desired effect. You’ll know once you have it right because once the sun goes down, your moon garden will seem to have a life all its own.

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