Dates:
Feb. 12-15, 2009

Location:
Iowa Events Center
730 Third Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Hours:
Thursday, Feb. 12 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Admission:
Adults $10 ($7 when purchased online)
Ages 7-12 $4
Ages 6-under free

Ticketing:
Tickets are available for purchase online at www.desmoineshomeandgardenshow.com or the Veterans Memorial Auditorium and Hy-Vee Hall box offices.

Show Highlights:
• Find money-saving ideas and low prices as more than 500 companies specializing in landscaping, remodeling and interior design showcase their home improvement products and services.
• Come in from the cold to enjoy five exquisite gardens.
• Learn from the professionals at the Lifestyle Stage, featuring top experts in everything from designing within a budget to sustainable living.
• Tour the 2009 Showcase Home to see the trends and new designs.
• Check out a new era in log cabin living with Gastineau’s Log Cabins 2 Go, the only full log oak park model available in the world.
• Stop by the Celebrity Rooms to find out to see how your favorite TV and radio personalities decorate.
• Not-for-profit, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity will present “Home is where the Art is”, an art exhibit and sale with all proceeds benefiting Habitat.
• Central Iowa Canstruction® will showcase a can sculpture made entirely of canned food.
• Sample and purchase Iowa-made wines at the Iowa Wine Village.
• The Potting Shed Garden Store will offer a variety of gardening products for purchase and the All-Iowa Store will be stocked with Iowa-made goods.
• Ten pre-selected contestants will dig for a diamond and other spectacular gemstone prizes during the Diamond Dig held on Valentine’s Day at the show.
• Area residents will build and display their “Hawk House” bird houses. Show attendees will vote for a favorite and the lucky winner will receive a free trip to Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Contact:
800-HOM-SHOW (800-466-7469) or info@homeandgardenshow.com

Web site:
www.desmoineshomeandgardenshow.com

About the Des Moines Home & Garden Show
The Des Moines Home & Garden Show – The Big One!SM is the city’s oldest and largest show of its kind, featuring the latest trends in home, garden and interior design concepts from hundreds of companies. Scheduled for Feb. 12-15, 2009, this year’s show will be the largest in its 31-year history.

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Posted: January 29, 2009 at 9:57 am by erica