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Twilight Garden: A Guide to Enjoying Your Garden in the Evening Hours
Author(s): Lia Leendertz (Author)
- Publisher: Chicago Review Pr
- Publication Date: 18 Jan. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 207 pages
- ISBN-10: 1569765294
- ISBN-13: 9781569765296
Book Description
Covering basic planting and design principles that make the most of outdoor surroundings, this guide helps gardeners establish a unique nocturnal garden. Including chapters on night-scented and night-blooming plants, gentle mood lighting, water features, enclosures, and the use of color and sound to attract wildlife, this is the perfect starting place for gardeners attracted to the ethereal nature of a moonlit landscape, whether they are working with a backyard terrace or a large plot of land. Case studies of formal gardens and detailed horticultural descriptions of night-friendly plant species and varieties'divided into Star Plants, Supporting Cast, and Backstage Beauties'round out the tools needed to transform a private space into a moonlit paradise.
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About the Author
Lia Leendertz is a gardening columnist for The Guardian and is a regular contributor to The Garden magazine, published by the Royal Horticultural Society.
