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June 22, 2010
Light Up the Night

Sometimes the best time enjoy the garden is during the evening. Softly illuminated garden beds, twinkling lights in shrubs, and flickering lanterns create a relaxed, romantic mood. Here's how to enhance the night-time beauty of your garden:

Don't go overboard. Less is more. The idea is to create a safe, soothing, subtly lit atmosphere, not to flood the garden with so many lights that it looks like high noon.

Let plants glow. Before you hire an electrician to wire your garden for lights, consider adding plants with white blooms and silvery foliage. These plants add their own natural brilliance to the night garden. To add even more appeal, choose light-colored flowers that have a sweet fragrance, such as angels' trumpets (Brugmansia spp.), gardenia (Gardenia augusta), and moonflower (Ipomoea alba).

Click here for more tips on enhancing your garden at night.

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