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Plants that scent the garden when night falls

1 June 2026 at 14:30

On hot days, sunset and night bring the beneficial effect of falling temperatures. Sitting on a park bench or on the balcony at home offers a different perspective of the garden areas. Taller species will silhouette against the twilight sky, and following their outline with your eyes, as if tracing their shape, is an act of reverence, a connection with the plants. Likewise, the stillness of those hours will add a slowing sensation to the day’s fast pace.

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The whiteness of gardenia flowers stands out on moonlit nights.The silhouette of an oriental plane tree is traced against the twilight sky.A brugmansia and its enormous hanging flowers exhale their perfume at night.Cineraria and its silvery leaves are also a visual draw in a garden at dusk.

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The night-blooming jessamine is full of fragrant flowers that can only be smelled after dusk.
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