What better way to start off spring than taking a family stroll through the Como Park Conservatory, perusing the rich colors of pansies, cyclamen, viola, cineraria, amaryllis, azaleas, camellias, velthemia and primula? (Phew!) The Como Park Conservatory winter flower show brings a rush of spring to the zoo with the colors and fragrances of bountiful blooms. Free. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Drive, St. Paul; 651.487.8200; comozooconservatory.org.