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An Enchanted Eve: A Garden of Mystic Marvels

Willow and Marigold invite you to The Enchanted Garden, where lights sparkle, magic stirs and a touch of Christmas spirit and playful mischief awaits around every corner.

A version of Willow and Marigold’s story is also available for visitors with sensory needs.

 

Willow and Marigold are eagerly awaiting your presence to guide you through their Enchanted Garden.

Willow and Marigold characters from The Enchanted Garden Willow is yellow and Marigold is pink

Celebration Lawn: The Grand Gathering

The Enchanted Garden glows with magic, ready for your adventure. Enjoy food, drinks and time with loved ones before following the twinkling path to the entrance… magic awaits!

Coloured light tubes arched over a walk way
Overhead sheets of colured lights draped

Allee Bridge: The Flicker Walk

Lights meant to twinkle softly instead flash, zig-zag and blink in playful polka dots, some pulsing or flickering like Morse code.

“Maybe they’re trying to tell us something?” Marigold asks.

“Yes, that this wasn’t supposed to happen.” Willow sighs.

The path ahead shimmers, the magic finding its rhythm.

The Hub: The Twinkling Tangle

Marigold and Willow await you, though Marigold’s welcome spell has lights swirling, drifting and zipping overhead-one streak of gold even darting by.

“Perfect! Everything’s already in motion!” Marigold grins.

“Are you sure it’s supposed to be moving that fast?” Willow asks.

The magic has begun.

Garden covered in thousands of colouted fairy lights with trees and plants uplit with coloured lights
A frame covered in fairy lights chaped like a reindeer in a garden bed covered in fairy lights

Spectacle Garden: The Brilliance Bloom

A planned display of beauty has bloomed brighter than expected-petals glow, trees shimmer and bursts of brilliance sweep through.

“It’s even more spectacular than I imagined!” Marigold gasps.

“I said less is more.” Willow notes.

“I strongly disagree.” Marigold replies.

The garden glows in full bloom.

Weeping Fig Avenue: The Glacial Passage

Cool stillness replaces warmth as mirror orbs scatter crisp light over drifting fog and icy-lit trees.

“Okay, I may have gone a little overboard on the frozen spell.” Marigold says.

“You think?” Willow replies.

The magic hangs quiet and clear.

Tall trees lit with coloured lights a large disco ball handing from the trees projecting small patterns on light onto the pathway
A green lawn covered in many tall standing large bulbs of light with trees in the background uplit with coloured lights

Old Bombax: The Twinkle Maze

A star-like maze spreads beneath the trees, tiny lights drifting in waves of colour and parting to reveal hidden paths.

“It’s like walking inside a dream.” Marigold whispers.

“A dream that doesn’t want to end.” Willow smiles.

The lights shimmer in agreement.

Arid Land: The Radiance Runway

Ribbons of light rise and fall, golden beams sweeping like Aurora trails as mist curls between the cycads.

“Do you ever get tired of chasing the light?” Marigold asks.

“Not when it’s this beautiful.” Willow answers.

The colours ripple through the night.

Cylindrical lights hanging from ponytail palms
Sparkling lights hanging from a framed structure along a spiral bridge

Fern Gully Bridge: The Dancing Path

A walkway that moves-rainbow bands ripple underfoot, patterns flash, pulses follow music and glowing vines drape overhead.

“It reacts to movement! That means it’s technically a dance floor.” Marigold twirls.

“That technically was not the plan.” Willow replies.

Each step sparks new colour.

The Rainforest: The Spellbound Spiral

The path coils toward a glowing heart, light threading through the trees as beams swirl into a living spiral.

“This is the grand finale!” Marigold declares.

“I’ll admit… it’s even more magical than I imagined.” Willow says.

The spiral wraps you in radiant stillness.

Palm trees with strands of coloured lights framing the tree trunks
Lake featuring a fountain uplit with coloured lights

The Lake: The Spirited Shore

The Lake glows softly, ripples shimmering like a quiet heartbeat.

“Marigold… you did it. Thank you for all the magic, the wonder, and the adventure. This was truly extraordinary.” Willow says.

“We did it together.” Marigold replies.

The lake offers a final, gentle farewell, the magic lingering in your heart.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Turrbal and Yuggera people, Traditional Owners of the land on which we gather and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.