Things to do in Florida March 4, 5, 6, 2011

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There are many things to do in Florida March 4, 5, 6, 2011. With those spring temperatures we've had this past week, many plant lovers are already descending on garden centers and plant nurseries alike quickly setting yards all across the state ablaze with every color of the rainbow. State parks and public display gardens in Florida of every description will also begin to welcome gardeners and others who just appreciate nature's annual (or perennial) exhibition to the grand opening showcase. Even Epcot at Walt Disney World does it up big with both ongoing evergreen and seasonal flower displays while greenthumbs with credentials dole out gardening advice to novice gardeners with sore knees. Also apparent in this things to do in Florida Mar 4, 5, 6, 2011 list is that flowers aren't the only thing that grow here in Florida with one of the biggest and most anticipated events this time of year having to do with a little red berry devoured by the ton in every toothsome concoction one can imagine. Yes Florida, it's the Strawberry festival at location near you. If you enjoy music, the Strawberry Festival in Plant City has a star studded line-up most promoters only dream about. And oh yes, there's one event in this list of things to do in Florida Mar 4, 5, 6, 2011 having nothing much to do with flowers or fruit. You may even be able to hear this one as Harley's from all points of the compass head for Bike Week in Daytona. So get your motor runnin' and head out on the highway - look for some adventure, in whatever comes your way,... like maybe something right here in this week's things to do in Florida list for March 4, 5, 6, 2011.

The Things to do in Florida list usually posted each Wednesday.

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Things to do in Florida March 4, 5, 6, 2011

Mar 5 - 6
Amelia Island, FL
Garden Show
904-491-4872

March 5
Anna Maria Island, FL
Heritage Day
941-778-0492

Mar 5 - 10
Boca Raton, FL
Kultur Festival
561-832-7677

Mar 5
Cape Coral, FL
Block Party & Night Parade
239-549-6900

Mar 5 - 6
Floral City, FL
Strawberry Festival
352-795-3149

Thru March 6
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County Fair
239-543-8368

Mar 6
Fort Myers, FL
Isreal Festival
239-939-2787

Thru March 6
Fort Pierce, FL
St. Lucie County Fair
772-464-2910

Mar 5 - 6
Gainesville, FL
North Central Florida’s Home Show

March 3 - 6
Jacksonville, FL
Spring Home and Patio Show
904-730-3356

Mar 5 - 6
Lady Lake, FL
The Villages Craft Festival
954-472-3755

Feb 24 - March 6
Orlando, FL
Central Florida Fair
407-295-3247

Mar 3 - 5
Lake Wales, FL
Mardi Gras
863-638-2686

March 5 - 6
Leesburg, FL
Fine Art Festival
352-365-0232

Mar 5 - 6
Naples, FL
Mercato Fine Arts Festival
239-262-6517

March 8
Naples, FL
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Hayes Hall
President Bill Clinton
239-597-1900

Mar 5 - 6
Ocala, FL
Spring Home and Garden Show
352-854-2322

Mar 4 - 5
Panama Beach, FL
Mardi Gras at the Beach
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March 5
Pensacola, FL
Mardi Gras Parade

Mar 3 - 5
Sanibel, FL
Shell Fair & Show (the big one shell lovers)
239-472-2155

March 4 - 6
Sarasota, FL
Coin Show and Sale
941-954-0202

Mar 5 - 6
Sebring, FL
Winter Craft Fair
386-860-0092

Mar 4 - 6
Tampa, FL
Florida State Fairgrounds
Tampa Tribune Outdoor Expo and Boat Show
813-621-7821

March 5 - 6
Tampa, FL
The Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
813-876-1747

Mar 6
Vero Beach, FL
EcoFest
772-589-5050

March 5
West Palm Beach, FL
Evening on Antique Row
561-832-4164

Mar 4 - 6
West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach Fine Crafts Show
203-254-0486

March 4 - 6
Mount Dora, FL
(Native American Indian)
Thundering Spirit Powwow
352-636-4271
or
352 589-0045

Mar 5 - 6
Melbourne, FL
Habitat for Humanity Strawberry Festival
321-728-4009

Mar 5
Tampa, FL
Bark in the Park
(Fundraising Walk for the Animals)

Mar 5
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Walk for the Animals
954-266-6817

March 5
Ruskin, FL
Pets in the Park
813-345-6899

Mar 4
Safety Harbor, FL
Seafood Festival

March 4 - 6
Punta Gorda, FL
BBQ & Music Festival

Mar 5 - 6
Orlando, FL
Festival of Chocolate

Mar 5
Orlando, FL
The Food and Wine Festival at Baldwin Park
407-542-4929

March 5
Melbourne, FL
Space Coast Train and Toy Show
321-267-3622
or
1-866-490-9292

March 5 - 6
Palatka, FL
Azalea Festival
386-312-6266

March 5 - 6
Palatka, FL
Ravine Gardens State Park
Azalea Days
386-329-3721

Mar 5
Melbourne, FL
Strawberry Festival Open Car Bike Show
321-255-6473

March 5 - 6
Cape Coral, FL
Irish Festival

Mar 5
Palmetto, FL
The Florida Friendly Family Festival
941-722-4524

March 5
Mount Dora, FL
An Evening with
Paul Revere and the Raiders

Mar 5
Englewood, FL
Music Festival
941-473-0231

March 6
Winter Park, FL
Bach Festival
J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion
407-646-2182 (a few tickets may still be available)

Mar 5 - 6
Dade City, FL
Zephyrhills Celtic Festival
and Highland Games
813-786-2724

Mar - 4
Parrish, FL
Florida Railroad Museum
Murder Mystery Dinner Train
Miss Murple's Last Case
941-776-0906

March 5 - 6
Homestead, FL
Asian Culture Festival
305-247-5727

Mar 3 - 6
Palmdale, FL
Old Country and Bluegrass Festival
863-675-1778

March 5
Fort Pierce, FL
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Florida Crackers -
The Cattlemen and Cowboys of Florida
Box Office 772=461-4775
Read about Florida's cowboys on Florahome USA

March 5 - 6
Venice, FL
Downtown Venice Art Classic

March 4, 5 and 6
Jacksonville, FL
Diana Ross - Mar 4th
John Mellencamp - Mar 5th
The Oakridge Boys - Mar 7th

Mar 5
Tallahassee, FL
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
The Battle of Natural Bridge
850-922-6007

March 5 - 6
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Las Olas Art Fair Part II

Mar 5
Silver Springs, FL
Clint Black
352-236-2121 (Model-T show on the 8th)

March 5
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
SPIDERS! (Isn't this how Peter Parker got started?)
850-267-8330

Mar 3 - 5
Homestead, FL
Anique Auto Club of America Show
Southeastern National Winter Meet

March 5
Apalachicola, FL
Pawrdi Gras (to benefit the Franklin County Animal Shelter)
Dixie Theatre Info line 850-653-3456
Box Office 850-653-3200

Mar 5
Pensacola, FL
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
The Planets
850-595-3880

March 6
Spring Hill, Florida
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
Weeki Wachee Pageant


March 5
St. Augustine, FL
The Sack of St. Augustine 1668

Mar 4 - 6
Quincey, FL
Hello Dolly!
850-875-9444

Ice Skating in Florida

Florida running Events

Florida Biker Events

Florida Car Shows

Florida Horse Shows

Florida Zoos

The Things to do in Florida list is usually posted each Wednesday.
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Music, food, art, theatre - things to do in Florida Mar 4, 5, 6, 2011


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Florida Gardening - Green Thumbs and Butterflies

Florida gardening is a piece of cake for green thumbs but may give you the wrong kind of butterflies if your thumbs happen to be of a different color. Heard often is the excuse, "Oh I just don't have a green thumb" or "If I touch it, it will die." These pat answers given by those who generally consider themselves 'unlucky' when it comes to Florida gardening or most likely any other type of gardening are suffering from the misconception that growing beautiful healthy plants is some mysterious gift sprinkled like fairy dust on certain blessed individuals while they themselves are sentenced to go about reducing plants to fire fodder all their lives. In reality, those who do possess a green thumb - meaning those who are consistently successful at growing plants are neither born that way nor have they had a visit from the flower fairy. They have simply learned the "secret" of growing beautiful healthy plants and if you would like to learn this secret please rush $19.95 to Florahome USA,... JUST KIDDING.  Florida gardening or any other gardening simply requires doing one's homework. Plants, like people have certain basic requirements such as food, water and sunlight with the amounts of these elements needed determined by the amounts generally received in that plants particular native habitat. If there was a formula for growing healthy plants it would be to replicate as nearly as possible the plant's native environment. This is why many in Florida and elsewhere have begun to use native plants in their landscape. Florida gardening however still requires knowing just where in Florida the plant is actually found growing in the wild with habitats in Florida varying greatly from one location to another. Even within ones own yard, conditions vary from soil type to the amount of sun a certain area receives. It should be evident by now that having a green thumb has a lot more to do with a willingness to work than fairy dust and those said to have one most likely have earned it. If you're really serious about turning your thumbs green, here are some good resources to get you started.

Florida Friendly Gardening 101 - also available here to download, these are the basics every Florida gardener should know. Learning these valuable lessons will not only keep you from dumping your money into a poorly dug hole, but will teach you environmentally safe gardening practices.

Florida Native Gardening

Native Butterfly Gardening - attracting the NICE butterflies. If you're in the Gainesville area, be sure to see the butterflies at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Also check out Butterfly World in the Florida Gardens list under Coconut Creek, FL.

Lawn and Garden - good articles on a variety of topics.

Azaleas - seen especially in North Florida in the spring.

Fruit

Vegetables

County Extension Offices - One of your best local resources for information on growing plants in your particular area.

Books for turning your thumbs a deeper shade of green:

Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love

Month by Month Gardening in Florida

Sustainable Gardening for Florida

Your Florida Guide to Shrubs

Native Florida Plants

Herbs and Spices for Florida Gardens

Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies

Container Gardens for Florida

Guide to Florida Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Florida's Best Fruiting Plants

Here's a good video to give you a better understanding of fertilizer. One additional tip to remember is the old admonition found in the bible concerning moderation. Two of the biggest mistakes people make with plants is either killing them with neglect or killing them with kindness. Those who are said to have a green thumb tend to follow the middle road giving their plants only as much food, water and light as they need - no more and no less.



Florida Gardens List - True green thumbs learn from other gardeners and the gardens listed here display Florida gardening at its very best - butterflies and all!



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