WELCOME BACK TO OZARKS FOX AM
WE ARE TALKING TO LISA WITH
SPRINGFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WE HAVE A NEW HOLIDAY LIGHT
DISPLAY BUT STARTS THIS FRIDAY.
DOES THAT RUN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND?
IT'S EVERY THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
WE ARE NOT OPEN ON
THANKSGIVING.
I JUST REALIZED YOU ARE
WEARING A BEAUTIFUL FLOWERED
SHIRT.
SO THIS IS NEW.
HOW DID THE IDEA COME ABOUT?
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS
FOR A WHILE.
WE DID A SOFT OPENING LAST YEAR
AND EXTENDED THE HOURS AND THIS
YEAR WE HAVE A MAIN GARDEN
AGLOW AND WE ARE ADDING LIGHT
DISPLAY FRAMES IT'S DIFFERENT
THAN OTHER HOLIDAY LIGHT
DISPLAYS.
WE WANTED TO BE MORE BOTANICAL
IN NATURE.
YOU WILL SEE SOME.
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I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO
COME TO THIS.
EVERYBODY LOVES TO SEE THE
LIGHTS.
AND I AM GOING TO SAY THIS IS
BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE OF THE
REFLECTION ON THE WATER.
THERE WERE THREE BEAUTIFUL
PONDS.
WE WILL AT THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR
SUPER AFFORDABLE FIVE DOLLARS
TO GET IN KIDS 12 AND UNDER
FREE IF YOU ARE FRIENDS OF THE
GUARDED MEMBER OR SPRINGFIELD
YOU GET IN FOR FREE AS WELL.
THOSE ARE REALLY PRETTY.
IT'S FIVE DOLLARS THURSDAY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OPEN UNTIL
WHAT TIME?
DECEMBER 28?
THE TIME OF NIGHT.
STARTING AT 5 PM AND ENDING
AT 8:30 PM.
YOU MENTIONED HOT CHOCOLATE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE WILL HAVE VENDORS WHO
WILL BE SELLING HOT CHOCOLATE
AND ESPRESSO AND WE WILL HAVE
SOME FIRES TO WARM UP AS WELL.
I LOVE THAT THEY ARE DOING
THIS.
IS JUST BREATHTAKING TO LOOK
AT.
CAN YOU TELL US HOW PEOPLE
CAN BECOME FRIENDS OF THE
GARDEN?
FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN.org
YOU CAN SIGN UP ONLINE AND
SPRINGFIELD SISTER CITIES PEACE
THROUGH PEOPLE.ORG.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR
AN INDIVIDUAL IS 25 TO 35 AND
THE FAMILY IS 50.
IT'S A GREAT VALUE.
ALL OF THESE THINGS AT THE
GARDEN, DID THEY GET TO COME IN
FOR FREE?
BEFORE GARDENS AGLOW, YES.
AND ALSO YOU GET INTO THE
JAPANESE FALL FESTIVAL AND
FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN GATE SHE
WENT TO 320 GARDENS ACROSS
AMERICA.
WE ALSO SHARE THE JAPANESE
GARDEN YOU CAN GET IN ALL
SEASON LONG REGULAR ADMISSION
WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO EITHER
ORGANIZATION.
IS THAT PET FRIENDLY?
WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR
DOG ON A LEASH AND CLEAN UP
AFTER IT.
HOW FUN WOULD IT BE TO LET
YOUR DOGS AND YOUR KIDS
EXPERIENCE IT?
IT'S GREAT.
IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WALK
HE WILL TAKE.
SPRINGFIELD NEED SOMETHING
FAMILIES CAN COME TOGETHER AND
BEAUTIFUL FEATURES THE MAIN
BRIDGE.
THE TEAHOUSE AND ALL THOSE
THINGS.
WILL THE TEAHOUSE BE OPEN?
YES AND IT WILL BE LIT UP.
WE WILL ADD TO THIS EVERY
YEAR AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL
SPREAD IT OUT AND OTHER PARTS
AS WELL.
THESE PHOTOS IT'S SO
IMPRESSIVE AND WHAT YOU DOING A
LIGHT THING YOU HAVE TO DRIVE
THROUGH.
YOU WILL HAVE THAT NICE
SOUND OF THE WATER.
LIGHTS AND HOLIDAY MUSIC.
YOU GOT ME IN THE MOOD FOR
THE HOLIDAYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM COMING TO THIS BECAUSE
I LOVE THE GARDENS SO MUCH.