Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Moon Garden Plants and Planning Ideas

Gardens that are designed for enjoyment in the evening or at night are called 'Moon Gardens' or 'Lunar Gardens'. Most plants used in moon gardens have similar characteristics; evening blooming, fragrance, and white flowers or foliage. You can use perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, use your imagination. We will be sharing garden ideas and photos of some of our favorite moon garden blooms.



Plant Ideas for your Moon Garden

Silver Mound Artemesia
Asiatic Lily
Azaleas, white snow
Baby's Breath
Cabbage, ornamentals
Clematis, white
Cirius
Crocuses, Snow Storm
Dusty Miller
Four O'Clocks
Hibiscus - White Rose of Sharon
Honesty
Hosta
Hyacinths, White Carnegie
Iris, white bloomers
Lady's Mantle
Lamium Beedhams White
Lemon Bee Balm
Lettuce
Lilys -
Loosestrife
Mayapple
Moonflower
Morning Glory
Mugwort
Nicotiana
Painted Trillium
Rose
Shasta Daisys
Virginia Sweetspire
Old fashioned snowdrops- Galanthus nivalis
Spirea
Spring snowflake -Leucojum vernum
Tulips, white blooming
White angel's trumpet
White Baneberry
White Primrose
White Japanese Apricot, Rosemary Clarke
Wintergreen
Yarrow, white
Yuccas


-Additional plant ideas to fill in areas that need a little extra oomph:
bamboos
ferns
herbs
vines
groundcovers


next time-
~What to do first~



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