Cleveland Home and Garden Show

The Cleveland Home and Garden Show, held each February at Cleveland's I-X Center, is the largest such show in North America. The nine-day event features celebrity gardens, gardening demonstrations, dozens of gardening and home improvement vendors, home models, and food and drink. The 2009 theme is "Romantic France" and the 2009 dates are February 7-15.The Cleveland Home and Garden Show features a variety of celebrity gardens, created by celebrities in conjunction with local landscape designers. Among the 2009 participants are TV5's Mark Johnson, Jimmy Malone and Chip Kullik from WMJI, and Jen Bowen from Cleveland Magazine.

In addition to the celebrity gardens, the 2009 show features a Home Idea Showcase, a Green Pavilion, a "Tribute to France" with a 3000 square foot French marketplace, and a gardening stage with demonstrations led by local gardening experts.The centerpiece of the model homes at the 2009 show is the Boulevard of Homes, an impressive collection of designer homes and 24 designer rooms. This year's show includes a cedar log cabin and a one-room River's Edge Cabin.The 2009 show's Kids' Corner is a special, interactive spot for kids of all ages to learn about nature and landscaping. Features included a realistic bear cave, friendly backyard critters brought in by the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, face-painting, and a library of children's books about nature.In addition to the homes and gardens, the 2009 Cleveland Home and Garden Show features more than 900 home improvement and garden exhibitors, a Home Depot Home Improvement demonstration stage, Pat Catan's Creative Design Center, and Loretta Paganini's cooking stage.The Cleveland Home and Garden Show is open Saturdays from 10am to 9pm, Sundays from 10am to 6pm, Monday - Thursday from 11am to 9pm, and on Friday from 11am to 930pm.

2009 Admission at the door was $13 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, and free for children 5 and younger. Discounted ($10) tickets are available in advance of the show at selected AAA offices and Home Depot stores.Cleveland Home and Garden Show
I-X Center
6200 Riverside Rd. (route 237)
Cleveland
800 600-0307

For other gardens shows, see this listing of Spring Garden Shows across the United States, from the About Guide to Gardening.

Update 06/06/08: It was just announced that Cincinnati-based, Fifth Third Bank will replace National City Bank as the title sponsor of this event.

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