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Disney World Blossoms With Gardening Advice, Concerts

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The ticking Croc from the classic Disney film, “Peter Pan,” appears in elaborate topiary form at the annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World.

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By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 2, 2009

Walt Disney World will present its 16th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival from March 18-May 31.

Epcot guests will explore gardening exhibits and activities including:

• The Great American Gardening Series - Gardening celebrities and authors from across the country will reveal their gardening secrets including "Ground Breakers" host Joe Washington and Shirley Bovshow of "Garden Police."

• Flower Power Concerts Performers include Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Davy Jones, Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, Tony Orlando, Jose Feliciano, Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone and others.

• Green Garden– Guests discover how anyone can create an environmentally friendly garden as they learn about low-water-use gardens, with native plants.

• Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden - Hundreds of butterflies flit inside a walk-through screened enclosure that includes an exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.

• Disney Gardening at Home Presentations - Disney horticulturists will share gardening tips and lead guests in a hands-on, take-home activity every Friday-Sunday. Children can learn how to grow a pizza garden during "Kids Gardening-It's More Than Mud Pies" April 24-26.

• Epcot Gardens of the World Tour - For an in-depth exploration of Epcot's many different gardens, this tour is scheduled Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the festival's duration. Guests get the inside scoop on World Showcase gardens that re-create landscapes from around the world, as well as tips for adding some landscape magic to their own gardens. For guests 16 and up, $59 plus Epcot admission.

More information about the 16th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is available by calling 407/W-DISNEY (934-7639) or at disneyworld.com/flower.

Reporter Ted Jackovics can be reached at (813) 259-7817.

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