Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival

• 2012 Flower and Garden Preview
• 2012 HGTV Stars Present at Festival Center
• 2012 Flower Power Concert Schedule
• 2012 Seminars from Gardening Experts
• 2012 Festival Center
• 2012 Flower & Garden Festival Weekend Events
• 2012 Photo Gallery
• Blog

One of the most welcome signs of spring is Epcot's annual International Flower & Garden Festival. While the grounds at Epcot are always beautiful, the Flower and Garden Festival takes them to the next level.

Throughout Epcot over 100 topiaries will be on display. The Flower Power Concert Series will return as well as special kids' activities and gardening workshops.  An exciting addition to this year's Festival is several presentations by HGTV stars at the Designers Stage. 

Perennial Flower and Garden favorites such as the Flower Power Concert series, the English Tea Garden, and Ask An Expert will be returning. For the kids, there's Bambi's Butterfly House, GoGo on the Go Challenge, the Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden, and the Bee Scavenger Hunt.

Over at the France Pavilion, there will again be a "lift and sniff" Fragrance Garden focusing on some of the flowers used in making the Guerlain line of perfumes.

Throughout the event, Disney horticulturists and garden experts will conduct seminars, sharing tips and secrets for you to try at home.

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2012 will feature some new displays, as well as bring back some old favorites!

• Bambi's Butterfly House will be expanded as it opens in its new location at Imagination Walkway near Innoventions West.
• Let's Get Moving: Play structures offer a fun break for kids ages 2 and up! Located at Imagination Walkway.
• Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden: Find beautiful topiaries of your favorite fairy characters in this garden world.  This garden even features play structures are designed for ages 2 to 5. Located at Test Track Walkway.
• Sounds of Nature, Conveniently located next to the Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden, guests can listen to the soothing sounds of nature. 

• Sustainable Beauty, presented by HGTV: This garden is full of simple ideas that you can use at home to create a sustainable garden. 

• Festival Blooms, Located at Future World East and West Lake, Presented by Syngenta
• Kid Garden (official name to be determined), Presented by Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association
  

• Fantasia Mickey, displayed at the front entrance
• Peacock topiary, displayed behind Spaceship Earth
• The Fab Five—Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Donald—displayed outside the Festival Center
• Fairies, displayed at Test Track Walkway
• Peter Pan topiary, displayed at the walkway from Future World to World Showcase
• Bambi and friends in the Butterfly House, located at Imagination Walkway
• Farmer Mickey and Minnie, displayed at World Showcase Plaza
• Winnie the Pooh and friends, displayed in the United Kingdom Pavilion
• Classic Disney couples, displayed between the United Kingdom and France Pavilions
• Beauty and Beast, displayed in the France Pavilion
• Lightning McQueen and Mater from the Disney-Pixar film Cars 2, located at the Japan Pavilion
• Buzz, Woody and Lotso from the Disney-Pixar film Toy Story 3, displayed in the American Adventure Pavilion
• Lady and the Tramp, displayed in the Italy Pavilion
• Snow White and the 7 dwarfs, displayed in the Germany Pavilion
• Dragon and panda topiaries, displayed in the China Pavilion

The popular home and garden decorating channel HGTV will sponsor the Festival. As part of this sponsorship, HGTV hosts will be presenting at the Festival on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Festival Center on the HGTV Designers Stage between Universe of Energy and Mission: SPACE in Future World.  Mondays - Thursdays other flower and garden experts will present.  All presentations will be at noon and 3 pm. 

March 9 -11: John Gidding, (Curb Appeal: The Block)

March 16 -18: Sabrina Soto, (The High/Low Project)

March 23 - 25: Jason Cameron, (DIY Network's Desperate Landscapes and Man Cave)

March 30 - April 1: Camille Styles, (HGTV.com Entertainment contributor)

April 6 - 8: Dan Faires, (HGTV.com's DanMade, HGTV Design Star Season 5)

April 13 - 15: Brandon Johnson, (host of HGTV's My Yard Goes Disney)

April 20 - 22: Meg Caswell Hollady, (HGTV's Meg's Great Rooms)

April 27 - 29: Monica Pedersen, (HGTV Dream Home Tour 2012 and Designed to Sell)

May 4 - 6: Antonio Ballatore, (HGTV's The Antonio Treatment)

May 11 - 13: Carter Oosterhouse, (HGTV's Million Dollar Rooms)

May 18 - 20: Genevieve Gorder, (HGTV's Dear Genevieve and HGTV Design Star)

Featuring music from the 60's and 70's (America Gardens Theatre):
Show times 5:15 pm, 6:30 pm & 7:45 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

• 3/09 - 3/11: Jose Feliciano
• 3/16 - 3/18: Starship starring Mickey Thomas
• 3/23 - 3/25: The Guess Who
• 3/30 - 4/01: The Spinners
• 4/06 - 4/08: Chubby Checkers and the Wildcats
• 4/13 - 4/15: Paul Revere & The Raiders
• 4/20 - 4/22: The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie
• 4/27 - 4/29: Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night (new in 2012)
• 5/04 - 5/06: The Orchestra, starring Former Members of ELO (new in 2012)
• 5/11 - 5/13: Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
• 5/18 - 5/20: Micky Dolenz

 Note: The concert schedule is subject to change without notice.

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Show Times: Daily at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., from March 7 to May 20, 2012.

Gardening experts share tips and secrets that you can use in your own garden. Visit the Festival Center for daily topics.

March

• Scott Shultz, "Trees—Proper Selection"—presenting March 7
• John Groh and Jesse Pacheco, "The Forgotten 4 (soil, mulch, fertilizer & compost)"—presenting March 8
• Robert Bowden, "Cabbage, Collards and Beans-Oh My! A Southerners View on Growing Fruits and Vegetables"—presenting March 9 - 11
• Joseph Rainey, "One Sided Window Boxes"—presenting March 12
• Season Steib & Eric Williams, "The Artful Garden"—presenting March 13
• Doug Mc Kenney, "Garden History"—presenting March 14
• Scott Hulett, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting March 15
• Rob Zaccaro, "Irrigation 101"—presenting March 16 - 18
• Ed Buhler, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting March 19
• Nelson Whittaker, "Topiary in Miniature"—presenting March 20
• Rob Williams, "Epi What? Get Acquainted With Epiphytes"—presenting March 21
• Eric Schmidt, "Dinosaurs in the Garden: Prehistoric Plants for your Yard!"—presenting March 22
• Doug Benedict, "Special Occasion Plants and Projects"—presenting March 23 - 25
• Ed Rehrig, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting March 26
• Ray Locke, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting March 27
• Cindy Stump, "Gardens From Dusk to Dawn"—presenting March 28
• Scott Shultz, "Top Performing Trees"—presenting March 29
• Scott Luers Franklin, "Equipment Care"—presenting March 30 - April 1

April

• Scott Luers Franklin, "Equipment Care"—presenting March 30 - April 1
• John Groh and Jesse Pacheco, "The Forgotten 4 (Soil, Mulch, Fertilizer & Compost)"—presenting April 2
• Joseph Rainey, "One Sided Window Boxes"—presenting April 3
• Season Steib & Eric Williams, "The Artful Garden"—presenting April 4
• Doug Mc Kenney, "Garden History"—presenting April 5
• Jarrod Stewart, "Preserving Your Bounty"—presenting April 6 - 8
• Scott Hulett, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting April 9
• Ed Buhler, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting April 10
• Nelson Whittaker, "Topiary in Miniature"—presenting April 11
• Rob Williams, "Epi What? Get Acquainted With Epiphytes"—presenting April 12
• Ira Wileman, "Horticulture Disney's Heritage"—presenting April 13 - 15
• Ed Rehrig, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting April 16
• Ray Locke, "Pest Management- Pest Friendly"—presenting April 17
• Cindy Stump, "Gardens From Dusk to Dawn"—presenting April 18
• Eric Schmidt, "Dinosaurs in the Garden: Prehistoric Plants for your Yard!"—presenting April 19 Nick Baker, "Pruning and Training"—presenting April 20-22
• Scott Shultz, "Trees-Proper Selection"—presenting April 23
• John Groh and Jesse Pacheco, "The Forgotten 4 (soil, mulch, fertilizer & compost)"—presenting April 24
• Ed Buhler, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting April 25
• Nelson Whittaker, "Topiary in Miniature"—presenting April 26
• Tracy Pollard, "Roses at the Walt Disney World Resort"—presenting April 27 - 29
• Rob Williams, "Epi What? Get Acquainted With Epiphytes"—presenting April 30

May

• Ed Rehrig, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting May 1
• Ray Locke, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting May 2
• Cindy Stump, "Gardens From Dusk to Dawn"—presenting May 3
• Tom MacCubbin, "The Edible Landscape"—presenting May 4 - 6
• Scott Shultz, "Trees-Proper Selection"—presenting May 7
• John Groh and Jesse Pacheco, "The Forgotten 4 (soil, mulch, fertilizer & compost)"—presenting May 8
• Joseph Rainey, "One Sided Window Boxes"—presenting May 9
• Season Steib and Eric Williams, "The Artful Garden"—presenting May 10
• Ricardo Bansho Carrasco, "Telling Stories Through Flowers"—presenting May 11 - 13 Doug Mc Kenney, "Garden History"—presenting May 14
• Scott Hulett, "Kids Love Bugs"—presenting May 15
• Ray Locke, "Pest Management-Pest Friendly"—presenting May 16
• Eric Schmidt, "Dinosaurs in the Garden: Prehistoric Plants for your Yard!"—presenting May 17
• Lewis Brehm, "Fashionable Fabulous Containers"—presenting May 18 - 20
  
  

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This area is open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and is where you can find many of the seminars and presentations featured during the Festival.

• HGTV Designer's Stage - 12:00 & 3:00 pm
• Greenhouse Stage - Get tips from gardening experts to help you improve your own garden - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Mondays - Wednesdays
• Ask An Expert - Get your questions answered by master gardeners from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Planting Pointers - Get gardening ideas from the gardening experts at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida - 1:00 & 4:00 pm on select days
• Epcot Gardens of the World Tour
  Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Three hour guided tours will be conducted by Disney Horticulturists of special displays and award-winning international gardens.
  $60.00 (includes tax, guests must be age 16+, theme park admission required)
  To book, register at Guest Relations or call 407-WDW-TOUR.

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• March 23 - 25, 2012 - Art in the Garden celebration of plein air artists. See some unique works of art.
  
  
• April 13 - 15, 2012 - Disney's Animal Kingdom Specialists teach about indigenous insects.
  
  
• April 27 - 29, 2012 - Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. present beautiful floral arrangements.
  
  
• May 4 - 6, 2012 - Fresh from Florida Weekend: Learn about the foods of Florida —from Apalachicola to Zellwood.
  

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• 2010 Photo/Video Gallery
• 2010 Blog
• 2009 Flower & Garden Festival Photo Gallery
• 2009 BLOG
• Riding Tour Videos from 2008 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
• 2008 Flower and Garden Photos
• 2007 Photos
• 2006 Photos

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