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There's always something blooming at the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival. Use this schedule to plan your visit around the Garden Town programs that you don't want to miss. See special programs and hear guest speakers at Garden Town, located in Future World East.
Garden Town – New! – Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Future World East
Start your day here! Festival Information, new displays, demonstrations, shopping and more! Discover all this year's Festival has to offer and get tips on how to get the most out of your visit!
Disney Gardening at Home – 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., (Wed-Sat)
Get the "inside scoop" from Disney experts and participate in hands-on activities where you can bring your creations home to enjoy in your home or garden!
Ask an Expert – Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Get your gardening questions answered! "Master Gardeners" from IFAS at the University of Florida will be available to respond to your queries.
Festival Merchandise
Capture the splendor of the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival with a unique souvenir like event apparel, gardener's tote or a special piece of art!
Great American Gardeners – Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – Garden Town
See informative and entertaining presentations from nationally recognized garden personalities.
- Roger Swain — March 19 and 20
Join the man in the red suspenders, the long-time host of PBS's "The Victory Garden" for an eye-catching, mouth-watering, planet-saving, and just plain old heart warming celebration of the harvest of sunlight we call gardening.
- Joe Lamp'l aka joe gardener® — March 21 – 23
Gardeners enjoy a connection with the earth unlike anyone else. Joe offers practical information and environmentally friendly tips to revolutionize the way gardeners should look at their landscapes and what they can do to make them "greener."
- Ellen Zachos — March 28 – 30
Ellen Zachos shows you how to plant a dinosaur garden for kids of all ages. Discover how prehistoric (and prehistoric-looking!) plants make a perfect playground for kids and dinosaurs alike.
- Shirley Bovshow — April 4 – 6
Garden designer and television host, Shirley Bovshow offers some "out of the box" ideas for elevating common landscape elements such as fences, walkways, garden beds, furniture and even mulch, to art status. "Take an artistic approach to the design of your garden, and blend function, beauty, and whimsy so that your art is built-in to the garden!"
- Jeffrey Restuccio — April 11 – 13
Author of "Get Fit through Gardening" Jeff will discuss how to reduce back strain, muscle soreness and even calluses on your hands using proper gardening techniques. Going further, Jeff's presentation will show how to transform traditional gardening into a lifelong, fitness and wellness program.
- Tovah Martin — April 18 – 20
A double-whammy from a well-known author/freelance writer/frequent television guest on PBS's "Cultivating Life", Tovah talks about Garden Stewardship – successfully bringing gardens with a past into the future. Plus, she'll share Garden Secrets from the country's primo green experts.
- Felder Rushing — April 25 – 27
Nationally-renowned horticulturist, columnist, NPR host and author of award-winning Passalong Plants Felder Rushing talks SLOW - Slow Gardening, that is. He shares practical tips for all-year beauty using tough shrubs, flowers, herbs and even "designer" vegetables grown in regular flower beds and containers.
- Tom MacCubbin — May 2 – 4
Florida garden writer, media personality and Extension Agent Emeritus with the University of Florida, Tom MacCubbin talks about how to make your landscape pay its way by growing much of what you eat. Most landscapes can be converted to plantings your family enjoys and Tom shows you how to be a success at putting these foods on the table.
- Raymond Western — May 9 – 11
A guerlain perfume speciaist, Raymond offers insights into the world of fragrance and the intimate relationship between plants and perfume.
- Robert Bowden — May 16 – 18
Gardening expert, author and director of beautiful Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, Robert Bowden talks about the best plants for weekend gardening projects. Discover how plants with unusual textures, habits and colors make an interesting and fun home landscape.
- Melinda Myers — May 23 – 25
Nationally known gardening expert, TV host and author Melinda Myers shares some simple, yet creative, ideas for packing a lot of garden into a small space or creating an intimate garden within a large lot. Discover tips, techniques and accessories for designing and maintaining gardens with year round interest in every layer from the ground to the roofline.
- Jon Carloftis — May 31 – June 1
Acclaimed garden designer Jon Carloftis, author of "First A Garden" and "Beyond the Windowsill," offers insightful tips to integrate plants and nature in every aspect of life – from interior spaces to urban scapes.
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