Spring Has Sprung!

It’s March and that means the start of Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival!  75 days of beautiful flowers, plants, topiaries, special guest artists and gardeners giving demonstrations and tips, special events for the kids, vendor booths, and of course the Flower Power Concert Series featuring performers and music from the 60s
& 70s!  Every weekend they perform three 35 min. “mini-concerts” each night at the American Gardens Theater, and our neighbors, Joe and Nancy, joined us for the first weekend’s shows.  One of our favorites was playing…The Guess Who (American Woman, These Eyes, No Time).  These guys are master musicians and seem to
have a blast not only playing for their listeners but playing off each other.  They include the audience whether it’s the keyboardist leading everyone in Clap For The Wolfman, the lead singer coming out into the crowd, or encouraging everyone to stand up and dance.  Their shows are definitely a rockin’ good time!  We arrived for the
second show, stayed for the next, and then caught the Illuminations fireworks before heading home.  On our way out the front entry, we got to enjoy the topiary now beautifully illuminated with multi-colored lights.

We didn’t see all of the topiaries on this first weekend, but there will be time to catch the rest during the coming weeks. With over 100 of them, it could be tiring to try to see them all in one day!  We won’t get to see all of the concerts since we’ll be leaving the area before the Festival is over, but the ones we see are always fun!  So stay tuned for more pics of beauty and song because spring has definitely sprung at Epcot!