Thank you for attending our BIG 2010 Spring Show!  Contractors reported that homeowners leeds from the show were strong. Our retail vendors reported that "at show" sales were strong - some even broke records.   Our Next Spring Show will be held March 10-13, 2011.  Until then, we hope to see you at the October 8-10, 2010 Lane County Home Improvement Show!     2010 Official Show Sponsors      All Seminars & Times are NOW Posted - Click on the Spring How-To Tab All Vendors are NOW Posted - Click on the Spring Exhibitors Tab The Register Guard's Show Edition of Home & Garden Monthy in Newstands Thursday March 11th - Featuring all the details about this year's show.

Meet Michael Weishan! Host of the Victory Garden on PBS Speaking Friday thru Sunday, Book Signings to Follow ! Topics? Victory Gardens, Intimate Gardens, 7 Deadly Sins of the Modern American Landscape  Michael Weishan is most widely known as host of The Victory Garden on PBS and for The Cultivated Gardeneron NPR, and has appeared on local and national television, including The Today Show on NBC and CBS’ Early Show. Gardening fans have come to love Michael both for his comfortable, fun-loving style and his practical, dirt-under-the-nails gardening expertise.     Author of three books, The New Traditional Garden; From a Victorian Garden; and The Victory Garden Companion, Michael is also the current gardening columnist for New Old House magazine, and continues to write articles for a wide variety of other national publications. Summer of 2009 marked his entrance to the BloggerSphere when he launched his popular online forum "Old House, Old Garden," which narrates the "tales, tips and techniques of Traditional Gardening."   Michael lives outside of Boston surrounded by 3 acres of gardens & extended family, 24 heritage ducks & geese, an occasional horse, and the best ever rescue dog named Dexter.    Michael travels the country giving seminars on “Greening the Victory Garden,” and has recently been named to the prestigious Garden Club of America's National Speakers List.  We are pleased to have Michael at this year’s show. His fun and fast-paced seminars come to you courtesy of Black & Decker’s rechargeable & green-friendly outdoor product lines.    One lucky attendee at Michael's Seminars will WIN an Eco-friendly Black & Decker Rechargeable Electric Mower!   Come Meet Clifford The Big Red Dog® Get your photo taken at the American Family Insurance Exhibit - Booth #235-238.  Saturday 1-4pm.      John Fischer is BACK! As The Relaxed Gardener!

DIG into DIRT! NW Garden Experts! Dig into Dirt with some of the Northwest's best Garden Experts!  We are presenting longtime garden experts like The Relaxed Gardener - John Fischer! He is sharing his secrets to Easy Veggie & Fruit Gardens!  Nurseryman and Author Roger Gossler is speaking on Saturday about What's in Bloom!  Join The Dahlia Queen - Sharon Frey of Frey's Dahlias, The Kiwi King - Jim Gilbert of One Green World, and The Flower Lady - Jan Detwiler of The Lily Pad Bulb Farm to learn how to grow exotic edibles, flower gardens of wedding flowers and dazzling plate sized dahlias.   Jackie Chama of Bloomer's Nursery will be presenting Pacific NW Garden Styles, Making More Plants, Sensuous Plants, and Landscaping on a Budget.  All garden talks with times will appear in the March 11th issue of the Register Guard Home & Garden Monthly.   Remodel it NOW! NW Experts!   Plan your visit around one of the Home & Garden Seminars.  Attend over 40 seminars from installing patios, growing flower gardens of wedding flowers, and dazzling dahlias.  This year you can learn how to raise an Urban Chicken and Make Twig & Willow Furniture too!  If remodeling is on the project list we have 14 seminars on whole house, kitchen and bath remodeling topics.  And many of the seminars are focused on budget friendly ideas too!  Just click on the H&G Seminar Tab to the left to see the entire line-up of excellent seminars and how-to's - to be posted soon!    2010 Springtime Gardens! Tour gorgeous gardens in full bloom!  Designers & Landscapers have been planning these themed gardens since fall.  Discover the creativity and talent of these dedicated landscapers that know how to bring the outside -  inside!  This year's gardens will be packed with more color, more splash, and more style then ever!   Explore "Where the Wild Things Grow" created by Cutting Edge Landscapes   Celebrating "The Artful Landscape" created by Rexius Supply & Landscape Service   Experience the "West Meets East" Garden created by Duckworth's Nursery & Landscaping   Tour thru the Sustainable "It All Comes Back to You Exhibit" take a pledge to leave a lighter footprint.   Discover Flamingo into Spring in the Lobbies!    Win Valuable Prizes!   Europa Pellet Stove From Premium Spas & Stoves Sponsored by KVAL-TV   8'x10' Gable Mini Barn From BetterBuiltBarns.com  Sponsored by KEZI-9   Vermont Castings BBQ Grill From Emerald Hearth, Spa & Patio  Sponsored by KEZI-9   Tiffiany Lamp or a Casablanca Zephair Fan From Brighter Homes & Lighting Sponsored by KVAL-TV   Oregon Collection Loveseat & Chair From UGO Furniture Sponsored by by KVAL-TV   FREE Admission & Parking!    Please bring high protein canned food donations to help fight hunger with FOOD for Lane County.  Last year our spring show alone raised over 13,000 pounds of food!   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