Trail of Lights - A More Sustainable Holiday Tradition
The above image shows four giant cottonwood trees that are covered with well over 100,000 LED lights. They are part of this year’s NEW Trail of Lights at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. LED lights are far more durable than incandescent lights, often lasting as much as ten times longer than traditional lights. And, because LED lights burn cooler they are safer to use and reduce the risk of fire. LED lights are also much more sustainable than traditional lights. The trees above use only 7 amps of energy - the amount of energy that typically is needed to brew a pot of coffee in your coffeemaker at home.
Trail of Lights opens December 3rd. Come visit us and discover the magic of Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.
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I read about this post on twitter and am happy to read it. I also write about LED lights and how they use much less electricity (in my book, in articles and on my blog).
Well done,
Terra
Thanks for the comment, Terra. I visited your blog and bookmarked it for future reference. Say hello to Big Boy and Miles for us. Why do cats like to sit right in the middle of plants?
Now that’s a gorgeous picture and a whole lot of LED lights. It would have been really cool if the image was much bigger when I clicked it.
LED lights are definitely the way to go for both safety and cost.