I love the idea of sitting out on my swing after dusk just sitting, contemplating, and listening to the sounds of nature while staring up at the universe.
I have always been a “stealthy” person with the uncanny ability to walk around in the dark without the assistance of a flashlight you can see from the International Space Station. (I won’t mention any names but someone on the homestead is notorious for blinding us all with his ultra high-powered spotlight!)
There are three major reasons I decided to install a white moon garden.
- I wanted to be able to see the plants in the moonlight
- Fragrance was really important to me in my plant choices
- Planting all white eliminated color choices making it easier to coordinate plants.
The weird thing is, I sometimes have difficulty finding white plants! I never used to use them much because I read somewhere that they create a visual “hole” in the garden. I’m sure that’s situational if the design isn’t executed well. I am very envious of all the glorious white hydrangeas gardeners have up north.
When I first started the moon garden, there were existing yellow thryallis bushes that I left in place. Who says a moon garden has to stay strictly white? Mine is actually white, light yellow, and lavender.
Since some of the garden is in sun but much of it is in shade, I have the luxury of incorporating both. Here I will separate the plants by sunlight preference. A couple of the plants fall into both categories.
SUN LOVING WHITE PLANTS
![musky scented crepe myrtle and drift roses](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220806_202007791.jpg)
![abelia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/abelia.jpg)
![angelonia and white vinca](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_105821482.jpg)
![angelonia and white vinca](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_105821482.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![jasmine](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132843830.jpg)
![jasmine](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132843830.jpg)
![moon flower](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220804_224709721-scaled.jpg)
![moon flower](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220804_224709721-scaled.jpg)
![crepe myrtle](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220720_215252533.jpg)
![crepe myrtle](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220720_215252533.jpg)
![gardenia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220704_153336818-scaled.jpg)
![gardenia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220704_153336818-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220701_122138491-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220701_122138491-scaled.jpg)
![water lily](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220624_153915141-scaled.jpg)
![water lily](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220624_153915141-scaled.jpg)
![vinca](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220621_111228210-scaled.jpg)
![vinca](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220621_111228210-scaled.jpg)
![white pentas](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220613_132511906-scaled.jpg)
![white pentas](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220613_132511906-scaled.jpg)
![white vinca aka periwinkle](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220613_132424067.jpg)
![white vinca aka periwinkle](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220613_132424067.jpg)
![chinese ligustrum](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220501_122226193-scaled.jpg)
![chinese ligustrum](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220501_122226193-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220513_115549625.MP_-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220513_115549625.MP_-scaled.jpg)
![hibiscus](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220611_234831866-scaled.jpg)
![hibiscus](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220611_234831866-scaled.jpg)
![loquat](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220611_215530844-scaled.jpg)
![loquat](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220611_215530844-scaled.jpg)
![african iris](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/africanIris.jpg)
![african iris](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/africanIris.jpg)
![agapanthas](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220501_120023245.MP_-scaled.jpg)
![agapanthas](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220501_120023245.MP_-scaled.jpg)
![firecracker plant](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_110900854.jpg)
![firecracker plant](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_110900854.jpg)
![tea olive](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/teaOliveLeaves.jpg)
![tea olive](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/teaOliveLeaves.jpg)
![white chiffon rose of sharon](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_110819505-scaled.jpg)
![white chiffon rose of sharon](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_110819505-scaled.jpg)
SHADE LOVING WHITE PLANTS
![abelia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/abelia.jpg)
![abelia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/abelia.jpg)
![abelia](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/abelia.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![curcumin](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220805_132040339.jpg)
![butterfly clerodendron](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220804_183017081.jpg)
![butterfly clerodendron](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PXL_20220804_183017081.jpg)
![plumbago](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220728_205355721.jpg)
![plumbago](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220728_205355721.jpg)
![night blooming cereus](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220828_075045955.jpg)
![night blooming cereus](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220828_075045955.jpg)
![angel trumpet](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220719_113855616.jpg)
![angel trumpet](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220719_113855616.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_111355680.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220718_111355680.jpg)
![peace lilies](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220708_124335533.jpg)
![peace lilies](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220708_124335533.jpg)
![sun hosta in bloom](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220707_000314431-scaled.jpg)
![sun hosta in bloom](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220707_000314431-scaled.jpg)
![spurred butterfly pea](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220705_112020477-scaled.jpg)
![spurred butterfly pea](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220705_112020477-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220703_123619087-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220703_123619087-scaled.jpg)
![asian snow](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220630_223552873.jpg)
![asian snow](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220630_223552873.jpg)
![white bromeliads](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220626_212639009.jpg)
![white bromeliads](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220626_212639009.jpg)
![creeping fig](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220621_110921576.jpg)
![creeping fig](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220621_110921576.jpg)
![oakleaf hydrangea](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220616_113857341-scaled.jpg)
![oakleaf hydrangea](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220616_113857341-scaled.jpg)
![indian hawthorne](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220612_124705576.jpg)
![indian hawthorne](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220612_124705576.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220612_120127378-scaled.jpg)
![](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PXL_20220612_120127378-scaled.jpg)
![white Bird of paradise](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/whiteBird.jpg)
![white Bird of paradise](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/whiteBird.jpg)
![peacock ginger](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/peacockginger.jpg)
![peacock ginger](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/peacockginger.jpg)
![spider plant](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/spiderLilypot.jpg)
![spider plant](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/spiderLilypot.jpg)
![night blooming jessamine](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220705_122000708.jpg)
![night blooming jessamine](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PXL_20220705_122000708.jpg)
![white caladiums](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/caladium.jpg)
![white caladiums](http://www.transcendcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/caladium.jpg)
Other plants I need photos of are: banana shrub, yesterday, today and tomorrow, music note plant, and white camellia.
Don’t forget white garden structures, fountains, pots, arches, and landscape lighting!