What Is a Moon Garden And How You Can Start One?

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Moon Garden Marvel

A moon garden should consist of flowers and plants designed to reflect moonlight but also remain visible and fragrant during an obscured or new moon. White flowers should occupy most of your plot, along with plants with silver and gray foliage. Other pale hues to consider include pink, yellow and lavender. Pictured is the perennial sneezewort which can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 3-9. This is a good flower to be planted in mass and will provide small white flowers all summer long.

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A Beacon in the Night

We often miss out on garden time during the day, but the scents and shine of a moon garden will not only feed your senses after dark but also attract pollinators like moths, native bees and bats. Shown here is Epiphyllum Oxypetalum “Queen of the Night” with a bee pollinating. This nocturnal, fragrant flower blooms at night and wilts the next day and can be grown in zones 10-12.

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