For thousands of years, people of various civilizations have
made moon gardens. In China and Japan, traditional gardens held
special areas where moon viewing ceremonies could take place.
Some had moon gates, made of paired large panels, each with a
large half-moon-shaped cutout. When closed, they formed a
perfect circle in the center of the gate that would frame an
especially beautiful plant or view or capture part of the full
moon's rising path. In England and parts of Europe, moon gardens
were filled with plants with white flowers and creamy foliage
that would phosphoresce by twilight. This is still a popular
garden theme and creates an especially lovely effect when
arranged around a patio or terrace overlooked by the moon and
stars by night. Farmers and gardeners have organized their
practical tasks and chores according to moon cycles for
millennia. I find it fascinating that gardeners all over the
world (including, for instance, parts of Africa, South America,
and Asia) are guided in at least some of the