"To see where the moon melts over the garden,or where the bats flit, or where the air sweetens with pollen and moth-frenzy, I recommend a night walk to discern the perfect patch for it. Under this glow, we could all use a distraction-dig with a silver shovel and choose colors that swoon and moan under our satellite: dusty pinks, baby blue, lavender, white, and butter yellow gems unfurl at dusk until dawn."
"Sometimes moonflowervining over trellis looks like a waterfall out of the corner of your eye. So many to choose from: evening primrose, night-blooming jasmine, heliotrope, tuberose, 4 o'clocks, lambs' ear, astilbe, calla lily, white clematis,fairy candles, periwinkles, and you can even launch snowballs in summer with creamy oak hydrangeas. Turn off the hiss and whirr from man-made lights and walk the night, walk the grass, the fence line, let your boot crackle overpebble and stick bits."
Take a night walk to see where moonlight, bats, and fragrant pollen concentrate and to choose the best site for a moon garden. Plant pale, swooning colors—dusty pink, baby blue, lavender, white, butter yellow—to unfurl at dusk through dawn. Include moonflower, evening primrose, night-blooming jasmine, heliotrope, tuberose, 4 o'clocks, lamb's ear, astilbe, calla lily, white clematis, fairy candles, periwinkles, and creamy oak hydrangeas for summer 'snowballs.' Turn off man-made lights to hear and see nocturnal life. Walk quietly; avoid tussling with weeds. If curious skunks approach, set a shovel down to avoid confrontation. Bats swoop erratically while birds glide between wing flaps over moonlit water.
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