A white-lined sphinx moth hovers at dusk while sipping from the nectar-rich blooms of garden verbena 'Homestead Purple'. (Rick Wetherbee) There's something magical about the hours of darkness that ...

Several weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my cereus cactus had formed a huge bud. I began to watch at dusk for signs of opening, and on the night of Aug. 19, during the August ...

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Several years ago I ran across the term ‘moon garden’ and found the topic a fascinating one. A moon garden is a garden specifically designed to be enjoyed at night. Sitting in the cool of the evening ...

Q: Please identify the blooms that are in our mangroves. They bloom at night only. Very pretty and probably a weed. My friends say this is night-blooming jasmine, they may be right, since the flowers ...