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Finding a sustainable builder can be a challenge. It’s even tougher to find a builder who’s eager to consider the “human element” of building or renovating your home.
If you’ve ever attempted a “green” remodel, you probably resigned yourself to choosing your battles with your builder. You made concessions because your contractor maybe wasn’t knowledgeable or [...]
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Suddenly it’s Spring… inside the Pittsburgh Convention Center downtown.
From March 5-14, 2010, nine acres of products and services are gathered in one place at one time. With more than 1,500 exhibits, this is the place to shop for home improvement, gardening, landscaping and lifestyle options.
Lush landscape gardens, the $2 million 2010 Dream Home, seven presentation [...]
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The Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show will be the best place in the Midwest this weekend for shopping, learning, playing, and just stopping to smell the roses. The show offers attractions for kids of all ages, gardeners and garage gearheads, home designers and home improvement DIYers – all in one sprawling location.
Kid Stuff [...]
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Set your 10-year-old inner balloonist free at the Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show
I want to be 10 years old again.
This year at the Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show, I want to be 4-ft high, have a cookie in my pocket, and be responsible for nothing.
I don’t want to worry about how [...]
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Visit the Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show this weekend for green home design inspiration
Ten years ago, you were green if you recycled your plastics and insulated your attic. Five years ago, we were told to change to CFL light bulbs and buy a hybrid car.
Now, in the spring of 2010, America’s building, landscaping [...]
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Title: The 52nd annual Indiana Flower & Patio Show
Location: Indiana State Fairgrounds’ West Pavilion Hall
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Description: For 50 years, the Indiana Flower & Patio Show has been one of the nation’s most renowned outdoor living shows, with more than 100,000 guests attending each year. Visitors come for the gardens, but stay to [...]
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Title: 6th Annual Builders St. Charles Home Show
Location: St. Charles Convention Center
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Description: The Builders St. Charles Home Show takes place each spring at the St. Charles Convention Center. This state-of-the-art center is the perfect venue for a home show. See almost 200 companies in approximately 62,000 square feet. Top-notch celebrity speakers and [...]
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Title: Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show
Location: Pittsburgh Convention Center Downtown
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Description: Adults: $10.00
Children Ages 6-12: $4.00 Children under 6 FREE
Hundreds of firms display their newest products, best ideas, latest services and greatest savings.
Start Date: March 5, 2010
End Date: March 14, 2010
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Title: 33rd Annual Builders Home & Garden Show
Location: America\’s Center & Edward Jones Dome
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Description: The St. Louis Builders Home & Garden Show is the largest quality consumer home show in North America. More than 600 exhibitors and 1,900 booths will fill almost 400,000 square feet of America\’s Center and Edward Jones Dome [...]
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Title: 51st annual Indiana Flower and Patio Show
Location: Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN
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Description: Get ready to step out of winter and into spring at the 51st Annual Indiana Flower & Patio Show, as they proudly salute springtime and over 50 years of garden excellence.
Each of the 20+ gardens is expertly crafted by [...]
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Title: The 14th annual Dayton Home and Garden Show
Location: Dayton Convention Center
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Description: Our home and garden show proudly salutes springtime renovations, fresh interior designs and gardening experience!
Start Date: February 25, 2010
End Date: February 28, 2010
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Title: Better Living Home, Garden, & Lifestyle Show
Location: Portland Expo Center
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Description: Free admission. As the idea of sustainability and healthy living grows, this show has gained in popularity each year.
Start Date: March 26, 2010
End Date: March 28, 2010
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Title: 29th Annual Builders Home & Remodeling Show
Location: St. Charles Convention Center
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Description: The Builders Home & Remodeling Show has been going on for almost 30 years and is the perfect place to go to prepare for those fall and winter home projects. With more than 200 companies filling 62,000 square feet at [...]
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Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County, a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, has a retail store that carries new and used home improvement merchandise. It’s called the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and it’s located at 130 Trade Center Drive West in St. Peters, MO.
The Habitat ReStore receives donations of new and lightly [...]
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A special feature at the 5th Annual Builders St. Charles Home Show is the 3rd Annual St. Charles Sausage Festival & Wine Tasting, (Got that?) The Festival was such a huge hit with everyone for the past 2 years that it has been expanded into a bigger area for 2009!
When you arrive at the show, [...]
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Well, not yet, but they’ll be back in St. Louis before we know it.
And if you’re an outdoor-loving female, you’re the delicious target. (Did you know mosquitos love biting women more than men?) I knew there was a reason I always feel like a mosquito buffet! )
More than a few beautifully appointed St. Louis [...]
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Storybook Gardens, a display of 9 separately themed gardens based on childrens stories, is one of the highlights of this year’s St. Louis Builders Home and Garden Show The Gardens take 5 days of construction from the first cobblestone to the last waterfall. You can watch the 9 Storybook Gardens grow via live [...]
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They say when you follow your heart, you will be successful in business and in life.
Stephanie Frisch, co-founder of Blue Ocean Events and the Energy Trust Better Living Show, was raised by environmentally-minded parents, so living green has been a long-standing priority in her life. They also imbued her with independence and determination to make [...]
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Every year, the St. Louis Builders Home and Garden Show’s goal is to outdo last year’s show. Gary Zide, Show Manager, calls it the WOW factor. See if you think he and his crew succeeded this year…
The 2009 show is actually 5 shows in 1!
Pool and spa, complete with palm trees. (Bring on the Pina [...]
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When is a statue not a statue? When it takes a bow. Up until then, you might just pass it by as you stroll the aisles of the St. Louis Builders Home and Garden Show. After all, the crowd gathers around so many different demonstrations, and there are hundreds of products displayed down each row [...]
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