Yes sptfyr I think it makes them look too artificial but done with sublety it can look magical and not like a lifeless show room. But I dislike a fussy garden mine is wild.

Ideally, I would have minimal lighting in certain areas. What I prefer is to mix a number of "night bloomers" in with regular flowers. There is a Missouri primrose that is beautiful but only blooms at night. Angel trumpets are fabulous at night and seem to emanate their own light. A color combination of yellow and blue can light up a garden at night with no light. I have brown eyed susans and behind the brown eyed susans, I have giant blue lobelia. The colors seem to come alive at night. However, I would enjoy some light where I have shrubs and bird baths and other flowers that are not quite so flamboyant. First, though, I need electric so this is in the planning stages.

Definitely. Nightscaping is becoming a very important part of the over all landscape "product".

So many folks, buy lights from a "box store" and overuse them. It's important to highlight important plants, architectural features or hardscape. Not just line up lights so that each walk way appears like an airport run way!

In the dark, light punctuates. Less is more in this case.

I hope that this helps

i have a well lit garden

yes!
i love your picture moles are one of my favorite animals

nah, I think well lit gardens are kinda tacky and arrogant. I like mine Au Natural. Who needs the hoity toity artificiality of well lit gardens.

I would love a well lit garden in more ways than one, but where to go for good info? RScott

A well lit garden is lovely to look at in the evening.

I think a well lit garden at night can be beautiful. Its all about staged lighting. No one wants to see all the plants, but if certain ones are spotlighted, it can look really impressive.

No, in fact I don't like a "not well-lit" garden because I don't like gardens - too much work. The only vegetation that should be growing outside my house is the grass (which is hardly ever watered anymore because we're getting "metered").