[a] Cypress Gardens - Festival of Flowers
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Learn how you can bring a bit of the captivating beauty of Cypress Gardens home to your lawn and garden during The Festival of Flowers, February 22-March 30, 2008.Âť This annual lawn and garden show is set against the natural beauty of the park and features activities for all ages.
Take a garden tour and learn about the flowers and plants found throughout the history of Cypress Gardens. Discover the inside scoop on the time, effort and knowledge necessary to keep these historic botanical gardens green and blooming throughout the year. Watch demonstrations on creating the unusual topiaries, as well as other how-to clinics and exhibitions. Home Depot will also be on hand to show off the latest tools, tips and trends in gardening. Fridays through Sundays little ones will enjoy Garden Crafts for Kids, a series of hands-on activities such as making bird-feeders, creating pet rocks, seed-planting and more. Come enjoy all that's in bloom this Spring at Cypress Gardens!
ACTIVITIES:
Botanical Garden Tours - Daily at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
This guided walking tour is complimentary and begins at the entrance to the Botanical Gardens.
Gardening Demonstrations - Monday through Friday
Home Depot Village Demonstrations - Weekends Only
- Topiary Talks with Val
- The Butterfly Equation: Attracting the Butterflies You Want
- Putting the WOW in Pruning
- Water Works! Creating Basic Irrigation for Your Yard or Garden
- Living Wreaths and Container Gardens
One-of-a-Kind Entertainment!
- Building a New Patio or Walkway, February 22-24 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Learn Ways to Go Green: Organic Gardening and Composting, February 29-March 2 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Mower Selection & Maintenance, March 7-9 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Installing an Irrigation System, March 14-16 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Flower Re-Potting for Kids, March 21-22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Kid's Workshop, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come be a part of the interactive entertainment featuring Venus Fly Trap & The Vine, Larger-than-Life Butterflies and Art Attack.
Concerts:
February 23, 2008George Jones
February 24, 2008
March 01, 2008
March 02, 2008
March 08, 2008
March 09, 2008
March 15, 2008
March 16, 2008
March 22, 2008
March 29, 2008
March 30, 2008
Image above: These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-123 crew portrait. From the right (front row) are astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, commander; and Gregory H. Johnson, pilot. From the left (back row) are astronauts Richard M. Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Garrett E. Reisman, Michael J. Foreman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Takao Doi, all mission specialists. Reisman is scheduled to join Expedition 16 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-123. Image credit: NASA
