Background & highlights. White gardens and moonlight gardens: past and prest -- Highlights of the white garden: an overview -- The elements of design -- Siting the white garden: sun, shade, and soil -- Designing the white garden -- All about annuals -- All about perennials -- Shrubs and roses -- Annual and perennial vines: upward and onward -- Bulbs: early, middle, and late bloomers -- Index -- Photo credits -- About the author.
Summary:
Appreciate your garden in a whole new light -- at night! Cultivate a white garden that can also be enjoyed after sunset, not just during the day; Unique gardening guide includes gardening basics and design tips, plus profiles of various flowers, shrubs, vines, and more; Hardscaping elements to further enhance a night garden, such as water, light, and fire elements, trellises, pergolas, arbors, and more; Enjoy the outdoors into the evening, as moonlight gardens contain flowers and plants that reflect the moon's light (or only bloom at night); Author Nina Koziol is an award-winning gardening expert, instructor, writer, presenter, contest judge, and more. A complete guide to creating a stunning white garden, this unique book offers tons of tips to cultivate a beautiful reflective garden. Fill your garden with white flowers and native plants that reflect the light of the moon -- or only bloom in the evening or at night! Including a beautiful gallery of stunning luminous gardens and featuring detailed overviews on gardening basics, elements of a moonlight garden, garden design guidance, and profiles of white annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, tender bulbs, and tropical flowers, also included is a section on hardscaping for even more night-time enhancements, from light, fire, and water to arbors, pergolas, trellises, and more. Perfect for discovering new and unique gardening ideas, this inspiring guide is a curation of flowers that truly shine at night! Author Nina Koziol is an award-winning gardening expert, teacher, writer, presenter, contest judge, and more. Her work on moonlight gardens has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Old-House Journal, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. This is the first publication in this niche that guides and inspires the beginner and experienced gardener, providing critical guidance to homeowners and home gardeners on what to plant, when, and where. Explore exciting garden inspiration to try something new and different in your outdoor spaces, with White Gardens!
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