Moon Garden seeds with flowers for evening and night-time fragrance
A Moon Garden is a garden for the quiet times of the day: for dusk, twilight, moonlight, balmy evenings and the scents that some plants save for when the sun goes down. This seed kit contains six fragrant flowers that come into their own in the evening, at night, or in the soft light of early morning, which means they also benefit nocturnal insects like moths.
The selection combines classic night-scented varieties, pale flowers, climbing summer flowrs and old cottage garden plants. Dame’s rocket, evening primrose, moonflower, marvel of Peru, stocks and wallflower will bring fragrance, colour and atmosphere to seating areas, patios, balconies, pergolas and borders, so that they’re not only beautiful in the daytime.
The kit contains these six flowering varieties
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Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis): an old cottage garden plant with delicate flowers and a spicy, clove-like fragrance that’s especially beautiful in the evenings.
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Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis): an evening-bloomer with bright yellow flowers that often open as evening comes, attracting nocturnal insects.
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Moonflower (Ipomoea alba): a warmth-loving climber with large, pale, trumpet-shaped flowers that shine out at dusk and by moonlight.
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Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa): a colourful summer flower with blooms that often open in late afternoon or evening, releasing their perfume into the surrounding air.
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Stock (Matthiola incana): a classic fragrant flower for a romantic mood, enriching borders, pots and bouquets with its heady perfume.
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Wallflower 'Scarlet Emperor' (Erysimum cheiri): a traditional fragrant garden flower with warm red flowers for spring, borders, pots and cottage gardens.
Fragrant flowers for evening gardens
Many gardens are entirely focused on daytime: colours in sunlight, flowers blooming at midday, the visible structures of beds and borders. A Moon Garden sees things differently, focusing on pale flowers that shine out in the dark, evening fragrance, soft contrasts and plants that come into their own when the light fades. This seed kit was designed to help create this atmosphere.
Night-scented plants developed their special fragrance not for humans but to attract pollinators active during the twilight and night-time hours. Moths and other nocturnal insects are guided by bright flowers, scent trails, and flowers that open when evening comes. Which means that a Moon Garden combines sensory garden design with a valuable habitat for your garden’s night life.
Dame’s rocket and evening primrose are much-loved night-scented plants. Moonflower encapsulates the Moon Garden theme with its huge, bright flowers – and will need a support or sheltered place to climb in. Marvel of Peru, stock and wallflower complete the collection with fragrance, colour and traditional garden charm.
For patios, balconies, seating areas and pergolas
Night-scented flowers will be most effective in the places where you like to sit in the evening. Growing near patios, on balconies, and around benches, pergolas or doorways you can experience their magic to the full. Many of the plants included here will also work beautifully in pots and large containers or on the edge of beds and borders.
Bright, pale flowers like dame’s violet, evening primrose and moonflower seem to glow as the daylight fades. More colourful plants like marvel of Peru, stock and wallflower complement them with daylight floral magic, making this kit a versatile selection for fragrant gardens, evening gardens and romantic summer plantings.
Not a ready-made flower seed mix but individually packed varieties
This kit is not a ready-made flower seed mixture. Each variety is packaged individually and can be sown according to its individual growing needs. This is important because the plants included grow in very different ways – from climbing moonflower to statuesque evening primrose and pot and border plants like stock, marvel of Peru and wallflower.
This allows you to plan your Moon Garden carefully: climbing varieties on supports, fragrant flowers near seating, lower-growing or more compact plants in pots, and bright, pale flowers where they will be most visible at twilight.
Beautifully packaged as a gift for gardeners and flower lovers
p> The seed comes packed in a high-quality gift box designed in the style of vintage botanical illustrations. Individual seed packets make it easy to plan and create your garden project. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves special flower seeds, scented plants, romantic garden themes and out-of-the-ordinary garden inspiration.
Sowing and growing
The plants in the kit have different sowing times and growing needs. Some can be direct sown where you want them to grow, others will benefit from being started indoors, or from sheltered conditions. Many night-scented plants prefer full-sun to semi-shade locations, free-draining soil and regular – but not excessive – watering.
Warmth-loving plants like moonflower will do especially well in warm, protected locations. Climbers need support. Choose a spot that will make the most of the fragrance: with these plants growing near a patio, balcony or seating area your evening garden will be a magical experience.
A QR Code on the pack takes you to a detailed downloadable sowing guide, available in five languages, with information on sowing, growing and flowering for the varieties included.
A kit for special garden moments
This Moon Garden seed kit is designed for gardeners who want to experience their garden in the evenings as well as the daytime. It will resonate with anyone who loves fragrance, atmosphere and poetic plant themes and who chooses flowers not just by colour but taking mood and timing factors into account, too.
Home-grown Moon Garden flowers
With this kit you can create a garden area that comes into its own after the sun has set. These six varieties bring perfume, glowing flowers, warm colours and a unique evening atmosphere, making patios, balconies and borders a special place to linger at twilight and by moonlight.
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