Garden Glow

It's one of the favorite holiday events at Missouri's Botanical Garden and you can see it through January 9, 2016. "Garden Glow" turns the Gardens into a magical wonderland with hundreds of cut-down trees brought in especially for the occasion.

The trees are bought from tree farms, where the trees are grown to be cut down. Once used for the event, the trees become compost and mulch to protect the Gardens plants through winter.

Lit trees dot walks along Missouri Botanical Garden's "Garden Glow."

The lights were also synchorized to Christmas music. The Climatron was beautiful in frog green in front of changing blinking lights.

Around the first main corner of the "Garden Glow" path, the only fully-lit tree, "Big Blue."

Garden Glow's "Big Blue" tree is the only tree fully lit during the seasonal event.

What kind of tree is "Big Blue?" A sweet gum.

Margaret (right) and I take a turn in the Garden Glow Snow Globe.

The Garden Glow walking tour included several photo opportunities including the snow globe, where I stopped with my friend Margaret for a quick shot.

Happy New Year and may you, and your garden, also glow in 2016!

Charlotte