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Thousands of tiny twinkling
lights will transform Bellevue Botanical Garden into a fantasyland of
flowers
every evening during the annual Garden d'Lights festival from November
29, 2008 through January 11, 2009.
Inspired by plants found in Northwest gardens, hundreds
of volunteers bundle strings of commercial grade outdoor lights into three
dimensional flowers, shrubs, vines, and critters. In November, these
creations are 'planted' in the Botanical Garden and, with a flip of a
switch, this unique holiday garden blooms every evening from 5:00-10:00 pm.
Volunteers design new flowers for the display every year so it continues to
grow. In addition to artistic interpretations of plants, the volunteer team
has created several charming animal characters. The large green frog remains
a favorite and will be back by his pond in the Groundcover Garden.
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As Garden d'Lights has become a holiday tradition for
families, there will be many kids asking "Where's Willie?"
as they search the light display for the shinny slime trail
of Willie the slug. Willie likes to play hide and seek so is
not found in the same place every year. Critter Hunt
maps are available in the visitor center or
download and print
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View Garden d'Lights in the Snow
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Be sure to visit the Sharp Cabin
and see what the fabulous ladies of the support group, Genus One, have
done to transform the cabin into a Tropical Paradise!
Your Donations Are Needed.
In order to continue making this a special family event
available to everyone (as in no admission fee), please give generously
when you visit. There is a $5 fee for preferred parking in the Botanical
Garden parking lot. Free parking is available to the east at
Wilburton Hill Park and WISC.
Parking fees will support future Garden d’Lights.
Complete Details
The lights
will be on each evening from 5:00 to 10:00 starting Saturday night
November 29 (so you can bring your out-of-town Thanksgiving guests) and
continuing through January 11, 2009. If you like crowds come late in the month; if you’d like a
more peaceful evening, come early in the month preferably when there is
a light rain.
So
come, enjoy the dazzling magic of Garden d'Lights, bring your aunts and
uncles, grandparents and grandchildren, third cousins and anyone else
you can think of; they will like the lights too.
Dogs or other pets are not
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