Garden glow:
A Christmas lights show will bring some sparkle to Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden this year.
It is being planned by a firm behind spectacular shows in London, Oxfordshire and Berlin and will be its first major outdoor event in Edinburgh.
Classical concert promoter Raymond Gubbay says the show will bring work from around the world to create a mile-long illuminated light trail.
The event, running from 23 November to 30 December, will include a crystal lawn, a fairytale avenue and a fire garden.
Similar events have taken place at Kew Gardens in London, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Berlin Botanic Gardens.
The company’s new event in Edinburgh replaces the popular Botanic Lights event, staged over the previous three autumns, which was axed by the historic Edinburgh attraction earlier this year in favour of a new Christmas show.
The new event will run for almost two weeks longer than Botanic Lights and will also coincide with Edinburgh’s Christmas festival for the first time.
Heather Jackson, director of enterprise at the Royal Botanic Garden, said: “Christmas at the Botanics is shaping up to be one of our most exciting events yet. It will be a magical experience for everyone, and will really show off the splendour of the garden.”
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