Bring a glow to your garden with Resene FX Nightlight. For this feature garden, river stones have been painted in Resene Alabaster and finished in Resene FX Nightlight, which will soak up the UV rays during the day and cause the stones to glow in the dark at night. Here’s how to create your own glow-in-the-dark garden.
You will need
River stones – enough to fill the garden space. We used around 60 stones
Resene testpot in Resene Alabaster
Resene FX Nightlight glow-in-the-dark paint
- Wash the river stones, getting rid of any dirt and algae. Fully dry.
- Lay the stones out and paint the tops of each stone in Resene Alabaster. Once dry, repeat on the other side.
- Create a glow-in-the-dark effect by painting two to three layers of Resene FX Nightlight on to each stone. Leave the stones to dry between each layer.
- Lay the stones out in a swirl effect along your pathway or around succulents in a planter box for a striking garden feature.
Planter box painted in Resene Artemis and timber flooring in Resene Light Greywash
Paint a selection of stones with creative designs using Resene testpots and mix them with the glow-in-the-dark stones so you can enjoy a very different look by day and by night.
Project: Leigh Stockton. Photos: Bryce Carleton.
