I'd like to turn my deck into a moonlight garden. Any suggestions for low maintenance plants that would work well in in containers, and make an awesome moonlight garden?

What zone are you in and what exposure? How big are the containers? to ATP!!

lookforkim.

White petunias
Nicotiana
Stocks
Alocasia macrorhiza 'Variegata'
Datura: white
Snapdragons: white
Euphorbia heterophylla 'Yokoi's White'
LANTANA CAMARA WHITE DWARF
Lantana camara 'White Dwarf'

There are a bunch, depending on container size, sun or shade, annual or perennial, and growing zone.
I love moon gardens, but have never created one.

What exactly is a Moon garden? My garden look so trashed in the day, maybe I can create some ambiance at night. I have seen a lot of outside lighting online and thought it would be cool to use them. My soil is so bad and full of tree roots I can hardly plant anything. So I decided to do a container garden and grow trees.

This is a great explanation. White blooms, lovely scent, and even variegated leaves with lots of white.
http://www.chicagonow.com/chic...

And containers are a great way to do it.

Oh! That would help! ;o) Thanks for your patience! I'm in zone 6a, in Northwest NJ. My deck actually faces Northwest-ish, but it gets super toasty from the sun reflecting off the deck and house and sun loving plants tend do well on it.

I have pots of all shapes and sizes, and if I don't have something big enough, I'll buy it!

I have planted Caladiums( there are sun tolerant ones) in 10 inch pots. Thats as small I it goes here in the same zone as yours. My biggest is 20 inches.
Caladiums for sun
Aaron

Miss Muffet (small leaf)


Gingerland

Florida Fantasy

Those are beautiful Jo Ann. I can see those in a really large pot growing at he base of a snow white Brugmansia. Just think of the beauty of the white blooms and lovely scent combined with the those gorgeous caladium leaves.

Beautiful!

I saw these and thought of this thread. Just to give you a few ideas

Very nice!

Love those springcolor. No I am going to find myself watching for Moon Garden plants.

Thanks for the inspiration all!

I am sure looking forward to seeing what you come up with lookforkim. Would love to see photos.

Me too!

Me three!

Looking for an update ?
Did you plant some containers?

I am a night owl and plant my gardens for evening interest. I go out at night and snap pics to see what stands out. These are some of the pics if it will help.







Don't' overlook using white hardscape. This is a daylight and evening shot of the same pot,

Ooooo, very nice Cinta. I like them all.