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Posted by barefootsafari z5 CO (My Page) on Fri, Jan 3, 03 at 17:38
| I would like to plant some type of evening garden in the area surrounding my patio. Approx. 8 feet in front of the patio is a 10x10 sunken fire/conversation pit. The area is full eastern exposure. I'd like to plant evening bloomers with strong (but not competing) fragrances. Many of the plants will need to be small, as I don't want to block the patio's view of the rest of the yard.
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RE: Patio moon garden
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| Hi, Barefoot... Your note has been unanswered for some time, now so I thought I'd respond. Other than reading the other notes already submitted in this forum and checking out the recommended books, I have no special suggestions. I did wonder if you had thought of using vines as sprawlers. The moonvine, some clematis, or morning glories, etc., could sprawl among blue plumbagos and the soft yellow nasturtiums and short white nicotiana, night phlox to make a low fragrant planting. I don't know whether the fragrances of moonvine and night phlox and nicotiana are compatible, however. Best to you,
Rebecca |
RE: Patio moon garden
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| I second the nasturtium suggestion - I'm planting them myself in boxes to line the stairway down from the deck into the heart of my garden. They grow well in containers, and the bright new nasturtiums should reflect alot of light. Also, if you are creative with any use you might make of boxes and pots, the boxes themselves can also add to the effect of a moon garden. Shelly |
RE: Patio moon garden
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- Posted by Jenn z9/19 SoCA (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 7, 03 at 23:57
| Alyssum has a sweet scent (sometimes described as honey). You could grow white Heliotrope in a pot (it is too tender to grow in the ground in your zone), it is always in bloom and has a scent that some describe as sweet, like marshmallow, and the blooms are pure white. Herbs give off a scent when brushed against or walked on. I too like the idea of Nasturtium. Stay away from Shasta Daisy, many think it smells exactly like kitty urine (I was following that smell in my garden one day and realized what I was smelling was the Shasta Daisy!). Jen |
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