Green MSP: Don't miss garden show

18:50 28th August 2009

Garden and greenhouse fans have been urged to take in a show in the Scottish capital.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh is hosting the Power Plant display, where visitors can walk through the grounds of the attraction as the sun sets.

A variety of intricately positioned lights and sounds guides attendees on their way, with images of nature projected onto the walls of greenhouses.

Discussing the attraction, Green Party member Robin Harper told BBC News that lovers of horticultre should do their best to see it.

"This very vivid experience is unmissable because it will alter people's view of nature quite deeply and provoke thought on climate change," he stated.

Participants will be able to see a Victorian glasshouse illuminated in such a way as it seems electricity is flowing through it, while a dramatic soundscape is created by vacuums attached to organ pipes and a World War II siren.

The garden is also set to invite visitors to listen to David Leddy's Susurrus as they walk through the grounds from next week.