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2004 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
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by Rebekah Moseley
April 22, 2004
A look at this year's Flower and Garden Festival including pictures from the Opening Ceremony.

Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival

Epcot's annual International Flower & Garden Festival kicked off last Friday and runs through June 6th. It began with a ceremony hosted by Walt Disney World Ambassador Christopher Stewart, the Vice President of Epcot Brad Rex, Bob Jacobson from Home Depot and HGTV's Paul James. Below is coverage of that event (including a short video clip) and highlights from the Festival. Look for more updates in the coming weeks. For the complete Flower and Garden schedule of events, click here.

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As the crowd awaited the opening ceremonies for the festival, cast members handed out various flowers.
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Walt Disney World Ambassador Christopher Stewart welcomes everyone to Epcot's International Flower and Garden Festival and introduces the Vice President of Epcot Brad Rex
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Epcot's Vice President Brad Rex explains the Flower and Garden Festival is so amazing thanks to the countless hours Disney horticulturists spend planting, irrigating, mulching, weeding, pruning, nurturing and setting the various plants displayed around the theme park. When asking if the audience had ever seen a bigger Goofy, referring the Festival's largest topiary, he reminded the audience that it would be impolite to point to the person standing next to them. He concluded his remarks by highlighting the various new additions that can be found at this year's festival and introduced the Global Product Merchant Garden Centers for Home Depot Bob Jacobson.
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Bob Jacobson referred to as the 'Godfather of Garden' at Home Depot offer his thanks to the Disney horticulturists and his own Home Depot team for their fantastic combined effort in creating this beautiful showcase of gardening.
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