The Gwinnett Center hosts the 12th Annual Georgia Home & Garden Show Feb. 13-15. This year's show will include expanded offerings for the home and garden, as well as workshops all weekend long.
Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. However, all active military get in free. Admission is also free if you bring in five cans of food for "Hosea Feed the Hungry."
Show hours are noon to 6 p.m. that Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Participants will enter the show through a greenhouse filled with colorful flowers which will be for sale during the entire event. There will be numerous garden displays, how-to clinics and exhibitors displaying the latest in home and garden supplies.
Walk-through exhibits will be presented by Allin Landscaping, Exterior by Yards, and Legacy Scapes, giving new ideas for the home gardener.
As special treat on Valentines Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, the first 100 ladies to visit the show will be given a plant compliments of No Longer Bound Greenhouse. The non-profit group will also sell plants at the event.
Other features of the show include:
• A seminar on natural gas education and energy conservation.
• Home efficiency exhibits by Jackson EMC.
• Prize giveaways, like a weekend vacation package at Amelia Island Plantation.
• Silent Auction to benefit Camp Sunshine, a camp for children battling cancer. Auction items include villas in Italy and Costa Rica, a Jacuzzi SPA, restaurant gift certificates and more.
• Free health and wellness fair in conjunction with the Home and Garden Show.
• Workshops by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension-Gwinnett County, and by Master Gardeners.
Tickets may be purchased at the door. The Gwinnett Center is at 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth. Visit the Show's Web site for more information and discount tickets at:
www.booksandshows.com.
A free Health and Wellness event in conjunction with the GA Home & Garden Show will be ongoing during the entire show.
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