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July 15, 2021
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Home and landscape show blooming with ideas BY TYLER WEGLEITNER Peoria Times Staff Writer
The Maricopa County Home and Landscape Show is coming to State Farm Stadium in Glendale July 16 to July 18. The Home and Landscape Show provides a place for people to come shop local businesses and attend seminars and workshops. Katie Jones, show director for Maricopa County Home Shows, said the home shows provide “an opportunity for consumers to come to one central location and shop a bunch of exhibitor booths.” Jones said the show boasts a variety of vendors and companies for visitors to peruse. “There’s everything from home decor, home goods, home design, there’s remodeling companies, there’s landscapers, seminars, gardening,” she said. “It’s so much revolving exclusively and specifically around home improvement and home and garden.” The upcoming show at State Farm Stadium will host several special events, including demonstrations, shows and seminars. Among these are a beginner-level glass etching class, beeswax candle-making and dog training demonstrations. Jones said there will be two stages at the show. One will be dedicated to remodeling and home improvement. Guests can meet with experts there and learn more about
nies that will discuss projects and services in a “very safe and controlled, screened environment.” “They get to talk with reputable, licensed, screened contractors,” Jones said. “We ensure that they’re licensed properly through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. That way when you come to the show, you can shop with confidence.” Local artisans will sell their crafts and wares as well. Many The Maricopa County Home and Landscape Show has local vendors, educational seminars and of them rely on the workshops about home improvement and gardening. (Submitted photos) show for business. “They rely on the leads that are generathome improvement projects. The other ed from the home shows to keep their stage hosts gardening and landscaping employees on payroll,” she said. “Then and will be taught by the UA’s Master the companies are able to grow and reGardener’s Program. tain those employees.” Successful features will return this By hosting five home shows throughyear. out the year at locations in Phoenix, “We also have our Handmade Head- Glendale and Scottsdale, it also proquarters back by popular demand, and vides these companies with new opporthat is our crafting workshop station tunities. where you can come in … build your “It gives the companies opportunities own craft and leave with that craft,” she to exhibit and meet people from areas said. of the Valley that don’t necessarily travThese crafts range from painted signs el over to them, which expands their to garden terrariums. growth as well,” Jones said. Jones said the Home and Landscape She said because companies from all Show will have free wine tastings and “a over the Valley travel to these shows, free walk-up landscaping consultation” they also give the public an easier way valued at $350. Anyone interested in the of finding companies to do business landscaping consultation should bring with. photos and measurements of their yard. “Now they’re being exposed to these Jones said out of approximately 800 companies across the Valley who are booth spaces at the show, around 700 feature local contractors and compaSEE LANDSCAPE PAGE 9
