RHS Wisley the botanical gardens in Surrey is always a beautiful place to go, but during the Christmas season they’ve added a bit extra magic with “lumiere” in the gardens. Lumiere, I think, means lights designed by French people to be worthy in an artistic sense and funky.
We had no idea that they’d have such a display and went down there just to enjoy the gardens. It’s freezing cold but the sky was clear, it was bright and the light in the glasshouse especially was the most beautiful I’d ever seen it.
Getting to see the lights in the garden after dark was an unexpected bonus. It was absolutely beautiful seeing the gardens lit at night, I’d never stayed past dusk.
I wish I could have taken more pictures, but being low light it was difficult to set up shots without a tripod. The first one I tried to do with a bit of propping on a bench and holding my breath to avoid camera shake resulted in me losing my toddler momentarily. (He’d wandered off in a fit of pique over his removal from the Christmas displays).
The lumiere is on at the gardens until 3 January.
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