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* Info: longwoodgardens.In 1798, Joshua and Samuel Peirce began Peirce’s Park, an arboretum and pleasure ground on 190 acres of rolling hills 30 miles west of Philadelphia.

Includes admission to the gardens and Nightscape. * Where: Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square * When: Wednesdays through Saturdays through Oct.

* What: The gardens are transformed in the evenings with lights, accompanied by music.

in the East Conservatory GardenS’ Nightscape 19 kids can take part in a Nightscape scavenger hunt, and there will be live family entertainment at 7 p.m. They include bluegrass musician Marc Silver, gypsy jazz performer Jon Dichter, soul music innovator Angela Sheik and acoustic pop performer Dani Mari.įamily nights are July 15 and Aug. Longwood will offer programs in conjunction with the exhibit, including live music, family nights and an artist speaker series.Įach Thursday in the beer garden, regional musicians perform 7-10 p.m. Longwood is introducing a signature brew, Longwood Seasons: Summer Zest, created by Victory Brewing Co. The exhibit also features the opening of a beer garden during Nightscape. “Within each different garden landscape, we’re interpreting the space through movement, color, light and sound, feeding off what’s there and illuminating it with our imaginations in a playful way.” “Nightscape is an experience very much in relationship with what’s already here at Longwood,” Rivera says. The Large Lake features dancing fireflies, soaring birds and other naturally inspired images against the trees. The Legacy Tree is highlighted with deep blue and violet colors that move from the tree’s roots through its canopy, where particles of light disperse into the night sky. The Rose Arbor features striking bismarckia palms projected with a kaleidoscope of color. The Flower Garden Walk features thousands of points of light that dance and flicker among the flower beds. Both sides of the walkway are transformed into an undersea fantasy world by waves of blue and green lights. The Flower Garden Drive, a formal avenue of towering hedgerows, becomes truly immersive. Outdoors, the meticulously shaped shrubs in the Topiary Garden are humorously projected with living instruments that pulse to the music. In the East Conservatory, colorful designs accent the unique plantings. In the Palm House, patterns move across the towering palm trees, creating an otherworldly feeling. In the conservatory, the Silver Garden, an arid landscape by day, comes to life with undulating bands of colors. “Nightscape” is Klip’s first garden installation. The company has done installations at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, and Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier in 2007, 20. Klip was founded by Rivera and photographer Pier Nicola D’Amico in 2003 to create immersive video projection experiences. “The gardens itself is the inspiration for the installations.” “I felt like a kid in a candy store,” he says. Ricardo Rivera, director of Klip Collective, started working on the project more than two years ago when he and other designers “ran around the gardens at night with flashlights.”