Starts today through the 20th. I went last year and the vendors were supplying all kinds of deals and discounts, not just for outdoor items, but also for indoor home improvements like insulation, painting and sealing, windows, doors, and much more! And the landscaping was absolutely gorgeous!
http://www.gardeningcolorado.com/garden ... -home-show
SHOW FEATURES:
• See the giant sea creatures in the Underwater Adventure Entry Garden presented by Bank of the West
• Discover 600 companies at Colorado’s largest home & garden marketplace to research, compare and buy thousands of products and services
• Take advantage of hundreds of show-only specials and save big!
• Stroll through 14 beautifully landscaped gardens bursting with 10,000 blooming flowers
• Learn from home and garden experts at the Presentation Theater
• 100% of every ticket sold is awarded in horticulture grants & scholarships across Colorado
SHOW HOURS:
Saturdays 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Sundays 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Monday – Friday Noon–8 p.m.
TICKETS:
$12 for adults, $10 for seniors, kids 12 and under are free courtesy of American Family Insurance
(There's a $2 off coupon for up to two people at the link above)
Some fun statistics and information about the Colorado Garden & Home show:
400,000...the amount of square feet the show at the Colorado Convention Center
45,000...the amount of square feet—more than an acre—is devoted to flowering garden displays.
$116,000...worth of flowers, trees and shrubs grown specifically for this show.
15,000...blooming flowers, plus 200 trees and 500 shrubs are used in creating the lush landscaped gardens at the show. The flowers and blooming trees are grown in Welby Gardens' greenhouses. They are planted in August and are grown in a strict climate-controlled environment which encourages the plants to bloom in the middle of winter.
2,000...cubic yards of recycled mulch used in the gardens. This is equivalent to 2,000 pickup truck loads.
400...tons of boulders and rocks used in the gardens.
3,000...workers from exhibiting companies, gardeners, and convention center staff work
30,000...man hours over 5 days during move in and set up of the show
650...companies from 25 states and Canada showcasing their gardening and home improvement products and services.
50...free educational seminars led by some of the region's most noted gardening, landscaping and home improvement experts.
$38 million...the show's annual economic impact on metro Denver.
60,000...people are expected to attend the 52nd annual Colorado Garden & Home Show. This is the LARGEST consumer show held in the Colorado Convention Center and boasts the highest attendance.
7,000...flowers will be delivered to more than 60 area nursing homes at the end of the show.
100...Rotary Club volunteers and Boy Scouts deliver those flowers so nursing home residents can enjoy them.
100%...of every ticket sold is awarded in horticulture grants & scholarships across Colorado.
$3 million...the amount in show proceeds donated over the past 52 years in the form of grants and scholarships to promote the horticulture industry in Colorado.
