The 2008 Spring Show was a huge success.  We had record attendance, and ran out of show guides on Saturday afternoon!  The public made numerous comments how lovely the exhibits were, and how they appreciated that the exhibits are professionally staffed by the area’s best home & garden experts!  Berg Productions thanks our vendors, speakers, media sponsors, the fairgrounds staff and our exceptional employees for bringing this fantastic event to our community.  The show's generous guests brought a whopping 13,800 pounds of canned food to benefit FOOD for Lane County.  At the show we diverted 10,850 lbs of waste at the show, which is about an 83% diversion rate.  Berg Productions hires Waste Free Oregon to sort all waste collected in the City of Eugene Recycling Kit.  Congrats to our vendors that share our commitment to reducing waste and reusing materials from the shows.     Breathe in some spring. Dig into the dirt. And give your home a little love! See you at the October 12-15, 2008 Lane County Home Improvement Show! 29th Annual Lane County  Home & Garden Show March 6-9, 2008 Thursday       5pm-9pm Friday           5pm-9pm Saturday      10am-9pm Sunday        10am-5pm ~  Discover what’s new at the BIG Lane County Home & Garden Show, with over 500 booths of products & services on every aisle to help create your dream home – inside and out.  This giant marketplace is packed with the very latest ideas & trends in home building, remodeling, gardening, landscaping and decorating.  Our home & garden experts throughout the show will provide valuable information and ideas. Come meet the experts & find the best products. Please pick-up your American Family Insurance - Official Show Bag in any of the Lobbies!

Meet Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener! Don is fast becoming one of America's best-known gardening authorities.  A regular garden expert on HGTV and PBS, this humorous, opinionated garden writer hopes to severely limit homeowner's "staggering failure" with his talk on "Top 10 Gardening & Landscaping Blunders-and How to Avoid Them!"  We know you will be rushing home to dig into the dirt to fix your blunders... before the neighbors see them! Friday 5:30pm, Saturday 3pm, Sunday 1pm You can also learn how to “Craft Cool & Creative Containers” which Don calls "the throw pillows of exterior design".  During these hands on demonstrations you'll learn the design secrets to artistic long-lasting container arrangements with grasses, perennials and blooming annuals from Proven Winners Nursery! Some lucky attendees will leave with one of The Renegade Gardener’s creative garden containers - Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 12noon & 6pm, Sunday 11am & 3pm   Kris Wetherbee, Winged Wonders! Author Kris Wetherbee will speak on bringing winged wonders into the garden through creative naturescaping. Don’t miss the opportunity to bring bloom into your garden through the entire growing season. Kris’s own Oregon garden is simply stunning and the bees buzz about how wonderful she treats them too!  Saturday 2:30pm, Sunday 2pm.

John Fischer, KEZI Weatherman & Gardener Learn how to Garden Organically the Super Easy Way from KEZI-9's Weatherman John Fischer!  John will share how raising great organic food doesn't have to cost you a ton of money or time.  Discover John's insider secrets to growing an abundant and flavorful garden the eco-friendly way on Thursday night 7pm.     John Stephenson, The Landscape Doc! Learn how to Create Your Dream Landscape Around Your Budget.  The Landscape Doc will cover designs, irrigation, soil, rock, plants and working with contractors too. After leaving a long career as Principal of Earth Services Landscaping, John has decided to share all the insider secrets on how to approach landscapes in a logical and budget friendly way. From minor landscape renovations, to the full blown fantasy landscape, The Doc is not afraid to talk numbers and creative cost cutting ideas!  Thursday 6pm & Sunday 1pm.    45 Free Home & Garden Seminars! Plan your visit around one of the Home & Garden Seminars.  We've got 45 seminars from installing patios, to growing roses and dazzling dahlias. If remodeling is on the project list we have 10 seminars on whole house, kitchen and bath remodeling topics.  Just click on the H&G Seminar Tab to the left to see the entire line-up of excellent seminars and how-to's!   Win Valuable Prizes! While at the show, Register to Win Valuable Prizes in the Atruim Lobby.  Rules are posted at the drawing and apply to all entries.   Win a Stunning Bamboo & Lacewood Contemporary Console        Crafted by Complete Woodworks Kitchen & Bath Sponsored by KEZI-9   Win a Green Egg BBQ Grill From Premium Spas & Stoves Sponsored by KEZI-9   Win a 8’x10’ Gable Mini-Barn Constructed in Your Yard Or opt for a $1700 Credit toward a larger Mini-Barn From BetterBuiltBarns.com Sponsored by KVAL-TV   Win a Woodard “Bar Style” Patio Set From Emerald Pool & Patio Sponsored by KVAL-TV   FREE Admission & Parking!  Please bring canned food donations to help fight hunger with FOOD for Lane County.  Where: Lane County Fairgrounds, Convention Center & Expo Halls, 13th & Jefferson, Eugene, Oregon Tip to avoid the crowds:  To get more quality time with contractors, attend the show on Thursday & Saturday evenings.   On these evenings you will find that our expert contractors can really spend time with you and discuss your next project!    All rights reserved - a berg Production