I spent a wonderful afternoon down at the Jersey Shore yesterday trying to soak up some sun during my last free days of summer. While relaxing on the beach I perused a book by one of my favorite garden experts P. Allen Smith. One thing that I learned that I wanted to share with everyone is about enjoying your garden at night. Since we often spend summer nights outside, having dinner and talking with friends; it is important we design our gardens to be appealing when the sun goes down as well. One way to achieve a glowing look in a twilight garden is by planting or having containers of silver-gray foliage and flowering plants in pastels and white. These color will reflect the moonlight and give some nice color to your night time setting.
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| Beach Reading | | | . |
P. Allen Smith's Living in the Garden Home, Connecting the Seasons with Containers, Crafts and Celebrations. There are so many great tips in this book along with all of his other books that he has written.
Below are some pictures of some of the recommended plants for an evening garden.
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| Phalaris arundinaceaf. variegata (Variegated ribbon grass) |
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| Artemisia ludoviciana (Silver Queen) |
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| Senecio cineraria (Dusty Miller) | | |
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| Gardenia augusta |
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| Cestrum nocturnum (Night-blooming jessamine) |
What have you done to make your garden more appealing at night?
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