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Home Show - Lincroft, NJ

From January 13-15, 2006, Lincroft, New Jersey will be the home for ideas for your renovation and redecorating plans in the new year.

Located in the Brookdale Community College, the 16th Jersey Shore Home Show lets the amateur and the professional work together to find a way to make a house a home and make your decorating dreams become reality.

With more than one hundred of the area's manufacturers and retailers of products you can use in your decorating and refurnishing work, you can find everything from cabinets for the kitchen to outdoor furniture.

You can also learn about installing pools and security systems as well as furnishing for the inside of your home. Look at the booths for retailers of appliances and cooking tools. And don't forget about your windows and ventilation systems.

With experts on planning an executing it all, you're sure to find all of the ideas and answers that you need.

Look for more information next week--this is going to be a great show for everyone to attend!

How to get the Dallas Convention Center

Getting to the Dallas Convention Center is simple if you follow these directions:

]]> From the Dallas Fort Worth Airport:

You can take the south exit from the airport to 183E, then head to 35E South. You'll then take 35E into downtown Dallas and to the convention center.

From Dallas Executive Airport:

You will take 67N to 35E and follow 35E into downtown Dallas and the convention center.

From Love Field Airport:

You will take the Mockingbird Lane south to 35E and follow that into downtown Dallas.

From Addison Airport:

Take Addison Belt Road south to Beltline Road. Take Beltline road east to the Dallas North Tollway. You will follow the tollway until you hit 35E and then follow that into downtown Dallas.

Home and Garden Show-Dallas, TX

As just one of the two annual home and garden shows in Dallas, Texas, you'd be crazy to miss this winter treat.

]]> At the Dallas Convention Center, all ages will enjoy the 5th Annual Spring Texas Home and Garden Show. On January 13-15, 2006, admission is only $8, with children under 12 getting in free.

The hours are Friday, January 13 from 2:00-8:00PM, January 14 10:00AM-8:00PM, and January 15 11:00AM-6:00PM.

You'll meet contractors, homebuilders, landscaper, and decorators as well as see the latest products and trends in action. The whole family will enjoy the landscaping and garden displays as well as the pool and spa pavilion.

There will be a home decorating area, featuring all of the current design trends for your home.

You might also want to check out the gourmet cooking shows and ideas for outdoor living and entertainment.

For more information, contact the Dallas Convention Center at (214) 939-2700.

Gardening Show Paducah, KY

Garden Gurus VIII is coming to Paducah, Kentucky--are you going to be there?

]]> On January 14, 2006 at 9:30AM, Garden Gurus VIII begins at the Expo Center & Executive Inn in Paducah, KY. While you might think that the venue is small, think again. This is an all day jubilee of gardening that highlights speakers Holly Shimizu and Michael Weishan.

You can also enjoy live and silent auctions, various vendors, informative workshops, and plant sale.

Holly Shimizu will give a talk on The Fragrant Garden at 1:00PM.

Michael Weishan will speak on Seven Deadly Sins of Gardening at 2:30PM.

At the door, you can get tickets for $30 a person, but if you call ahead, you can purchase tickets for $25.

Note that since this is an inn, you may be able to reserve a room as well for the duration of the show.

Carol Ullerich is the person to call for more information:
kentina@copper.net or (270) 554-9520

How to get to the Horticulture Lecture

To get to the lecture in Del Mar, CA- San Diego County on January 9, 2006:

]]> From coastal North San Diego County and Orange County:

You will need to take Interstate 5 south. Then, exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (right turn at the base of the off-ramp)and take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard and turn left at about a tenth of a mile.

The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.

From Riverside County and inland North San Diego County:

You will need to take Interstate 15 south, to Highway 78 west, to Interstate 5 south or you can take Interstate 15 south, to Highway 76 west, to Interstate 5 south. You then exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (right turn at the base of the off-ramp)and take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about one-tenth mile), turn left.

The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.

From coastal San Diego:

You are going to take Interstate 5 north and exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (left turn at the base of the off-ramp) and take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (for three-tenths mile) and turn left.

The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.

From inland San Diego:

You need to take Interstate 15 north or south, to Highway 56 west, to get to Interstate 5 north. Then exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (left turn at the base of the off-ramp)and take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about three-tenths mile) and turn left.

The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.

From eastern San Diego County:

You can take Interstate 8 west, to Interstate 805 north, to Interstate 5 north or you can take Interstate 8 west, to Highway 125 north, to Highway 52 west, to Interstate 805 north, to Interstate 5 north.
Then, exit at Via De La Valle, turn west (that's the left turn at the base of the off-ramp)and take Via De La Valle west to Jimmy Durante Boulevard (about three-tenths mile), turn left.

The entrance to the Fairgrounds will be on your right.

Horticulture Lecture Del Mar, CA

For a monthly meeting that discusses the history and growth (no pun intended) of growing ornamental plants in California, read on.

]]> On January 9, 2006 at 6:00pm, San Diego County's Horticulture industry will feature Eric Larson, a master horticulturist. Mr. Larson is the head of San Diego's County Farm Bureau and will be speaking on how San Diego came to be one of the leaders in horticultural crop production.

At Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, CA, Larson will be discussing the future of horticulture in California as well as addressing current trends and challenges growers are facing. These issues are relevant to all who attend, no matter their hometown.

Again, this is a monthly meeting and it runs from 6:00pm -9:00pm. There are no fees to this meeting and all are invited.

For Further Information Contact:
Susi Torre-Bueno
info@sdhortsoc.org

The Arizona State Home Show

Head into the sunny skies of Arizona for a home show that features celebrities from all of your favorite design shows.

]]> On January 6-8, 2006, you can go and learn everything from how to design your home on a budget to how to build parts of your home on your own. Decorators Frank Bialec (Trading Spaces) and Lee Snidjers (HGTV) will be there, as will Dean and Robin from Hometime.

Ice demonstrations and landscaping ideas will be available in and around 500 displays all geared to helping the homeowner make imvestments in their space and beauty in those investments.

And doing it the right way!

It's at the Tuscon Convention Center in downtown Tucson and costs only $7 for admission. Kids get in free. Make a vacation of it--three days of great information and meeting your favorite design mavens.

Getting to the Long Beach Home and Garden Show

Now that you've gotten to California, how do you navigate your way to the Long Beach Convention Center?

]]> If you're coming from LAX, you can take 405 South to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Then you go south on the Long Beach Freeway to the downtown exits. You'll want to note that 710 will become Shoreline Drive. You then follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking lot. Look for signs to point the way.

From the Long Beach Airport, take Lakewood Boulevard south to 405 North. Take the San Diego Freeway (405) to the Long Beach Freeway, also known as 710. You then head south on the Long Beach Freeway to the downtown exits. Follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking area.

And from the Orange County Airport, you will follow 405 North to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Go south on the Long Beach Freeway to the Downtown Exits. You then follow Shoreline Drive to Linden Avenue and into the parking lot.

Long Beach Home and Garden Show

If you're going to make it through the winter, you may need a little more than just a home and garden show, you may need the special touch of Long Beach to thaw you out.

]]> On January 6-8, 2006 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Showbiz Productions Homeworld is putting on a home and garden show to rival all others. Not only is the convention center top notch and the days warm and friendly, but the information that you can gain will last you well into the summer months.

Booked as a home improvement and decorating show, you can get both the hows to make it and the how to dress it up for every room in your house. Get the tools to do it yourself, even if you're a beginner.

This is a public event, so there's no need to feel bombarded by retailers and other sellers--you can go at your own pace with friends and family.

For more information about the Homeworld Show 2006, you can call (714)418-2000.

Redwood City, CA Orchid Show

After the holidays have died down and the winter has settled in, why not perk things back up with a beautiful flower and art show?

]]> On 1400 Roosevelt Avenue in Redwood City, California, the Community Activities building is playing host to the Jungle Fever Peninsula Orchid Society Show and Sale. On both January 7th and 8th from 10am to 5pm, visitors can browse the hundreds of orchids that will be judged throughout the show.

The 2006 show also offers the "Orchids in Art" show with paintings and other art offerings by local artists.

You can also buy orchids at thsi show to help you through the months. Lessons in the care and maintenance of orchids will be given throughout the weekend.

Admission is only $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and children from 12-16.

For more information, contact Mary Gerritsen at meg570@comcast.net

Hands On Greens Workshop-Baltimore, MD

Bring your gloves and your imagination, it's time to get decorating for the holidays!

]]> On December 9 and 10, you can go out to the Cylburn Mansion/Cylburn Arboretum greenhouses for a walk-in Swag Making workshop. The pre-registration starts at 10am and goes until 2pm. Materials are provided, but really, bring some gloves to work in.

And if you pre-register, you can sign up for an evergreen centerpice, evergreen wreath or boxwood topiary workshop.

What better way to decorate the halls of your house than with a home made centerpice on the dining room table? This workshop is on Friday at noon, Saturday at 10:30am.

To make the evergreen wreath, you'll need to call ahead and attend on Saturday at 1pm. The Boxwood topiary workshop is on Saturday at 9am.

General admission is free, but the swag workshop will cost $20, the others cost $25 for materials.

And why not take a tour around the mansion before and after you're done working. Hours are from 9am to 2pm both Friday and Saturday.

Contact Kristopher Madore for more information (410) 367-2217.

Fall Garden Workshop South Brunswick, NJ

Do you have troubles keeping those pointsettias and other holiday plants alive well into the new year? Are you even supposed to?

]]> Register before November 21st for a workshop and show on how to care for your holiday plants. While some plants do wither away with the snow, others can be planted and grown into the next year.

On November 30th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in South Brunswick, NJ, you'll learn about what heat, humidity, and light works best to nuture holiday plants until you can plant them outside.

Call today and register. You'll have to pay a $45 regiatration fee, but this includes two hours of instruction as well as available tours of the gardens surrounding the center.

You can contact Denise at (732) 398-5262 for more information and to sign up. Reservations are required to attend.

Baltimore, MD Garden Show

Just two days in December are all you have to enjoy the winter fun in Baltimore, Maryland at Holiday Dress.

]]> The historic Cylburn mansion is dressed up for the season in the traditional Victorian style and charm. Located alongside the Cylburn Arboretum on 4915 Greenspring Avenue, this 207 acre wildlife preserve and park is spectacular to explore in the snow on a clear day.

The house itself will be decorated in the olden fashions, while the outdoors is left to Mother Nature and her dressings. See nature in its winter form and not dancing light figurines.

Admission is free for each day—December 17th from 10am to noon, and December 18th from 2pm until 4pm. It’s a short window of opportunity, but well worth the trip. Not only can you see a piece of Maryland in its old world finest, but you can also check out the arboretum to see how the Cylburn Arboretum Association works to preserve and protect the region’s shrubs and trees.

The many nature trails and gardens are a delight in their ‘holiday dress,’ but there’s not much time left.

Contact Kristopher Madore for information at inro@cylburnassociation.org or call him (410) 367-2217.

There are many different holiday treats for garden lovers, or at least enough to keep you content until spring.

Oklahoma City, OK Garden Lights

For another holiday treat, why not look into putting on your boots and heading outdoors (that’s where you want to be anyways, isn’t it)?

]]> At the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City, OK, the Annual OG&E Garden Lights celebration, garden lovers of all ages can walk the grounds to see the popular Jungle Bells exhibit with it hungry alligators, dancing monkeys, and pink flamingoes.

You can walk the lighted winding paths as you go on this tropical safari. Lights give new perspective to the many orchids, palms, and waterfalls in the conservatory.

Over seventeen acres of gardens and also an indoor conservatory are turned into a paradise for the heart and the eye. From November 25th through the 1st of the year, adults can get in for only $6, seniors and students for $5, and children from 4 to 12 for $3. Hours are 9am- 6pm Mondays through Saturdays, with hours from noon until 6pm on Sundays.

And they’re closed on Christmas, of course.

But if you head over on Sundays in December, it’s free from 6pm-9pm.

Located at the corner of Reno and Robinson in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City, The Garden Lights are always a treat for the season.

For more info, call (405) 297-3995 and talk to Kristy Potter (kristy.potter@okc.gov).

Their website is http://myriadgardens.com

Wheaton, MD Winter Garden Show

Can't sit still during the winter? Just itching to get going on your garden, but can't even find it under the snow?

]]> Well, the Garden of Lights garden show is the perfect way to shake off the flurries and get outside for a while. Situate in Wheaton, MD from November 19th to January 8th, 2006, visitors will experience the tranquility of a winter's night with a little holiday cheer mixed in for good measure.

Over 650, 000 lights illuminate the winter gardens shaped as animals, plants, and fountains. The Brookside Gardens glow with the cheer of the holiday season without any of the denominational characteristics.

This is a great show to take the kids to and make a learning experience. Point out the different plants as constructed into lights, or look through the gardens to see what hasn't been completely covered in snow.

At 1800 Glenallan Avenue in Wheaton, MD, from 5:30pm until 9pm, all ages can zip up their coats and enjoy the brisk air. It's $15 per car or van, but if you have a larger vehicle in mind, you will want to call (301) 962-1457 for a more detailed registration fee.

Kerri Nichols is the one to contact for more information. Email her at Kerrie.nichols@mncppc-mc.org or give her a call at (301) 963-1453.