Designing A Moon Garden

Fairy lights add magic to your moon garden.

Designing a moon garden. A mirrored gazing ball on a pedestal shimmers with reflected light while tiki torches can brighten a sitting area or trail. Siting in a moon garden. String tiny white lights the star shaped ones are especially nice from branches or hang battery powered paper lanterns.

Solar powered lamps will illuminate a walkway after the sun goes down. Just make sure it s comfortable. You can put a chair in the middle of the garden or place a bench along the perimeter.

Moon garden designs include white or lightly colored blooms that open at night plants that release sweet fragrances at night and or plant foliage that adds a unique texture color or shape at night. A moon garden is an oasis you create whose design features plants with white flowers and silver or variegated foliage as well as highly fragrant blossoms and plants with blooms that open only at night. One of the most important components of a moon garden is a place to sit and take in the view.

Site the moon garden where it s easily accessible or pick a spot that can be viewed from a patio porch or inside the home. Pay attention to the play of light and shadow which can enhance the mystique and intrigue. This type of beautiful sensory garden design is easy to accomplish try these tips to create yours.

There is no right or wrong spot. Fragrant flowers are a major part of the design creating a relaxing atmosphere for meditation and quiet contemplation. Just pick an area of the garden suited to sitting out in the evening with a clear view of the night sky.

A few white string lights strategically placed among your plantings will really turn your space into a magical moon garden. Speaking from experience our small patio flanked by white scented plants and solar fairy lights very cheaply done is our favorite spot in the garden. Remember you don t have to design a whole garden this way.