Where'sPiglet?
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2007
I can't remember what woke me up. I don't remember if Lori called, or if I set my phone alarm, or if it was the Jammitors, who were setting up their equipment for a little concert.
Regardless, I love the Jammitors, so Lori and I stood around to watch them. They changed up their stuff to be a garden theme:
After the concert ended, we went in to Mouse Gears to find that magic amount of stuff that will still fit in the luggage that is already packed, yet satisfy the "oh my goodness I'm LEAVING WDW and I don't know when I'm going to be back so I MUST impulse shop on my way out of the park!" Don't laugh. You know you know what I'm talking about!
The Garden Fest had some merchandise kiosks set up around the park, and I had my eye on a Mickey garden gnome plant pot. If I had been staying in the park longer I might have bought it at first sight and had it sent to the park exit for pick up later, but I was concerned I would be leaving before it made it to the front. If I was staying at WDW longer, I would have totally taken advantage of the feature they offer to ship your in-park purchases to your resort. I've done it before and I love not having to carry stuff around!
At first, I saw this and wanted it, but I had no place for it while living in an apartment:
I got the far more practical plant pot, as seen with one of my plants in it:
I wanted a LOT of stuff in Mouse Gears. I was restrained and didn't buy too much, but it was still time to make our way back to the resort.
On the way out, we passed by a few more topiaries. Unfortunately, I did not make it to ALL the special topiaries and features in the park. It was just too much. I never did make it to the UK or Canada Pavilions. According to the map, I missed "Water Wise Herbs and Vegetables" and "English Tea Garden". The tea garden is the one presented by Twinings and it says you could sign up for a 20 minute guided tour; you can "discover the history and art of tea blending as you stroll". I also missed the Peter Pan topiary and the "Lush Xeriscapes". When I lived in Denver, they would talk about xeriscapes on the news sometimes, since Denver has such a dry climate. Xeriscaping is gardening with plants and layouts that require very little water to thrive. It would have been interesting to see that. However, I really did see almost all of the Garden Fest, so I have no regrets.
On the way out, we saw the Lion King topiaries. This was a series of topiaries at the base of Spaceship Earth.
They had a great set up at the entrance to Epcot. Since we had come in from the International Gateway, we missed it coming in. They had a sign for people leaving on the back side of it, but we stopped to enjoy the entrance side too.
Regardless, I love the Jammitors, so Lori and I stood around to watch them. They changed up their stuff to be a garden theme:
After the concert ended, we went in to Mouse Gears to find that magic amount of stuff that will still fit in the luggage that is already packed, yet satisfy the "oh my goodness I'm LEAVING WDW and I don't know when I'm going to be back so I MUST impulse shop on my way out of the park!" Don't laugh. You know you know what I'm talking about!
The Garden Fest had some merchandise kiosks set up around the park, and I had my eye on a Mickey garden gnome plant pot. If I had been staying in the park longer I might have bought it at first sight and had it sent to the park exit for pick up later, but I was concerned I would be leaving before it made it to the front. If I was staying at WDW longer, I would have totally taken advantage of the feature they offer to ship your in-park purchases to your resort. I've done it before and I love not having to carry stuff around!
At first, I saw this and wanted it, but I had no place for it while living in an apartment:
I got the far more practical plant pot, as seen with one of my plants in it:
I wanted a LOT of stuff in Mouse Gears. I was restrained and didn't buy too much, but it was still time to make our way back to the resort.
On the way out, we passed by a few more topiaries. Unfortunately, I did not make it to ALL the special topiaries and features in the park. It was just too much. I never did make it to the UK or Canada Pavilions. According to the map, I missed "Water Wise Herbs and Vegetables" and "English Tea Garden". The tea garden is the one presented by Twinings and it says you could sign up for a 20 minute guided tour; you can "discover the history and art of tea blending as you stroll". I also missed the Peter Pan topiary and the "Lush Xeriscapes". When I lived in Denver, they would talk about xeriscapes on the news sometimes, since Denver has such a dry climate. Xeriscaping is gardening with plants and layouts that require very little water to thrive. It would have been interesting to see that. However, I really did see almost all of the Garden Fest, so I have no regrets.
On the way out, we saw the Lion King topiaries. This was a series of topiaries at the base of Spaceship Earth.
They had a great set up at the entrance to Epcot. Since we had come in from the International Gateway, we missed it coming in. They had a sign for people leaving on the back side of it, but we stopped to enjoy the entrance side too.