Explore familiar terrain in a new way as Descanso Gardens hosts “Enchanted: Forest of Light,” a seasonal Instagram hit featuring a series of night-time light displays installed in the La Cañada Flintridge gardens.
The roughly mile-long route blends the best of nature with a modern light show in ways you’ve likely never seen. The nightly tour takes advantage of some of Descanso’s most-popular attractions during the day — native oaks, the lake at Oak Woodland and the Japanese Garden. Some displays, such as Jen Lewin Studio’s Pool, pictured above, are interactive and great for kids.
Wine and hot chocolate are available, as well as light snacks.
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Olivia Cremarosa, 6, of Burbank, jumps from light disk to light disk leaving a trail of color behind her on “The Pool” in the “Luminous Lawn” display at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Visitors touch interactive color columns in the “Rainbow Sycamores” display at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A pathway, illuminated with star lights, guides visitors to the “Lightwave Lake” display at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Visitors walk through the “Fantasy Forest” at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Electronic tulips in the “Flower Power” display at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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“Lightwave Lake” at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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A visitor uses an interactive control of the lights in the “Lightwave Lake” display at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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“Symphony of Oaks” at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Leaves are silhouetted on a glowing red ball in the “Garden of Good Fortune” at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Visitors make a video of the movement of color in the “Flower Power” display of electronic tulips at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Visitors walk through the “Fantasy Forest” at Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The entrance to the Descanso Garden’s “Enchanted: Forest of Light!” in La Cañada Flintridge on Monday, November 21, 2016.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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“Enchanted: Forest of Light” tickets, which are $24 to $28, are timed for hour-long tours and must be purchased in advance. Limited discount tickets are available on Goldstar. 5 to 9 p.m. nightly through Jan. 8. Closed Christmas Day.
Lisa Boone is a features writer for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2003, she has covered home design, gardening, parenting, houseplants, even youth sports. She is a native of Los Angeles.
