Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. A ...

Grown for its silvery, lacy foliage, artemisia is an excellent backdrop for showier plants. They’re hardy plants that don’t ...

With lunar illumination, the ordinary daytime landscape can be transformed into a magical moonlight garden. With some planning that incorporates design principles dating to the 16th century, any yard ...

As dusk falls and the soft cover of darkness sweeps over your pots, plants, and patio, have you ever noticed how magical a garden can look at night? Of course, this is only possible when the moon is ...

Under the moonlight, white flowers can beam, while bright foliage stands out. Such a moon garden can glimmer in the evening — as a calming and relaxing retreat. A moon garden — designed to be ...

On a recent visit to the Phoenix Art Museum, I kept noticing their garden. There was a long walkway of a variety of white flowers of various heights, and even in daylight, it glowed. When I finally ...

Planning this year’s garden? My guess is you’re envisioning plants bathed in daylight. But the problem is that by nightfall, when the sun has set and you’re ready to kick back at home, you won’t be ...

The look is quite different from the garden in daylight, and worth considering when you plan your plots. Even full moonlight bathes the garden with only about one-half-millionth as much light as ...

A MOONLIGHT garden is best built above the sea, for the moon never shines so brightly as on salt water; and although the moon’s scintillations filter pleasantly enough through fresh water, there seems ...