Lightscape

Lightscape 2025 Melbourne

Discover floral canopies, a sparkling ‘Effervescence carpet of light’, and lose yourself in a landscape reimagined with artistic lighting and immersive soundscapes.

Stroll beneath the stars, sip on mulled wine or hot chocolate and indulge in delicious treats – all while surrounded by a symphony of light and nature.

Enjoy Lightscape at your own pace. We recommend 1.5 to 2 hours to enjoy your experience.

20 JUNE – 10 AUGUST 2025

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We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and learn and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Take a sneak peek at a selection of this year’s installations.

Kitchen Garden

These delightful plant label illustrations are projected onto the trail path.

Hoya

An impressive cluster of giant illuminated flower sculptures.

Rescue Seeds

These incredible images show highly magnified seeds and spores of Victorian plants.

Effervescence

Thousands of tiny lights change colour in time to the music.

Blossom

These delicate flowers on the branches of trees appear painted by light.

Lunaires

Delicate translucent seed heads hang on the plant’s bare branches.

Neon Bird Boxes

A playful tribute to the Gardens and its feathered friends.

Ros’O

Tall reeds add glamour to the surrounding forest.

Lines of Country

Wood burning designs (pyrography) by artist Lewis Wandin-Bursill.

Water Stories

Artworks created through The Torch Project and presented by NOVAK

Seeds of Hope

Words by Jeanine Leane, a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic from southwest New South Wales.

Trapezoid

A multi-coloured fully immersive tunnel by ArtAV.