HOW TO MAKE A MOON GARDEN

Moon gardens have been used throughout history as places of gathering for moon worship. It is believed that witches would gather their herbs for potions under the full moon in order to obtain their best essences. There are even references in the Bible that relate gardening and the moon: Blessed of the Lord be this land... for the precious fruits brought by the sun and then for the precious things put forth by the moon. (Deuteronomy 33: 13-14)

Any white or silver-tinged plant, fragrant herb, or dusk-blooming flowers would make excellent additions to your moon garden. The following list is a good start:

Evening Primrose, Moonflowers, Angel’s Trumpet, Night Phlox, Evening Stock, Four O’Clocks, Nottingham Catchfly, Night Blooming Cereus, Daylilies, Moon Frolic, Toltec Sundial, Yucca, Flowering Tobacco, Night Gladiolus, August Lily, Fragrant Columbine, Fairy Lily, Climbing hydrangea, Sweet autumn clematis, Honeysuckle, Mock Orange Shrub, Purity’ Cosmos, Armour White, Summer Hyacinth, ‘Bride’ Impatiens, ‘Moonraker’ Cape fuchsia, ‘Perry’s White’ Oriental Poppy, ‘WhiteSwan’ Camellia, White Forsythia, ‘Alba’ Columbine, ‘Whitelace’ Dianthus, Silver Artemesia, Lamb’s ears, Silver sage, ‘White Christmas’ Caladiums, Variegated cannas, Silver Thyme, Basils, Mints, and Oreganos.

The Moonflower can bloom up to six inches in diameter under the light of the moon.