Gardening notebook

Memories by moonlight

Try something different this summer by setting your garden aglow for night time entertaining. Grow plants with white blooms that show up beautifully at twilight, and get creative with fairy lights and lanterns to bring elegance, charm and a touch of moonlit magic to your holiday get-togethers.

[TEN OF THE BEST]

These 10 stunners will do well in pots, baskets and flowerbeds where outdoor lighting will highlight them to best effect:

White verbena –as a groundcover or in containers White alyssum – as a border plant or spiller Gardenia – a focal shrub with a sweet fragrance White petunia – a spiller for pots and baskets Bougainvillea ‘Apple Blossom’ – for anywhere needing a pick-me-up

– for– for pot and basket splendour – ideal for indoors and windowsills – a waterwise groundcover for beds – always a winner in beds and pots