When I think of a moon garden I think of scented plants first rather than just white and green. I like jasmine, pflox, and brugmansia. I think of a place to sit and enjoy the peacefulness of the night in the garden, so whatever is planted there can be enjoyed while relaxing in the cool air. I like the sound of running water too, not a torrent or a waterfall, just a soft splashing sound and the peeps of frogs and crickets nearby. This is the garden I have, and it's a half-moon shaped area inside the turnaround driveway in front of my house. The long straight side that faces the street of the half-moon is enclosed with a brick and iron fence. The half-circle side is marked out with stone that edges the driveway. There are two entrances to this garden, the main entrance has an arbor, the second entrance is just a little footpath. The paths allow you to see all of it, but also require some back-tracking so you get to see some areas from two directions. One circular path has a stone castle in the middle that is inhabited by fairies, or gnomes, I'm not sure which, since I've never seen them, but their tracks are all over the place. They leave their "stuff" laying around, ladders, chairs, dishes, stuff like that. They're kinda messy sometimes, but I let them stay anyway. Passers-by often pull over and peek through the iron fence since there is enough color and interest for it to be eye-catching during the daytime. Nobody stops at night though, because they can't see how wonderful it is in the dark.

I got into writing via the MG program. As president I was required to write the blurb at the front of the monthly newsletter. The new editor of the newsletter sent me an email telling me to look at some garden mags and see what the editors said - it was not a Thank you A, thank you B list of things (which is what I was doing). So I did a visual 'walk around the garden' in January - covered in snow. Everyone liked it. I learnt about deadlines and the wrath of editors who didn't get 'stuff' ontime too. Combine that with writing for the local press to advertise the annual MG show and promos for guest speakers etc and it went on from there. And yes, I am a member of GWA and freelance for a few 'paying' newspapers.

I sure wish I had photos but my moon garden exists only in planning stages right now!

By now everyone's seen this so letting it drop down.