The Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show and the Virginia Flower & Garden Show have combined forces for the second year in a row for this exciting show with the theme Sensuous Gardens.
The event is expected to draw over 25,000 guests and feature nearly 500 exhibits of products and services to improve indoor and outdoor living environments, plus lavish display gardens. Celebrity headliners and horticultural experts will cover a range of topics pertaining to the home and garden. Cooking demonstrations throughout the show by Certified Angus Beef Corporate Chef Scott Popovic and 1,000 cookbooks will be given away to the first 1,000 guests to the show each day! Read More
Real decorating for real people
Presented by Matt Fox and Shari Hiller of HGTV's Room by Room
With more than 50 years combined experience in the home décor field, Matt Fox and Shari Hiller are experts at interior design that reflects homeowners' personal tastes, buying quality that lasts, and blending great ideas with experienced know-how for do-it-yourself projects.
The latest in kitchen design
From Jim Krengel, nationally recognized expert in renovating kitchens.
A 40-year veteran and leader in the kitchen and bath industry, Krengel is nationally recognized as a foremost authority on kitchen and bath design. He has served as a consultant for Proctor and Gamble and Dow Corning manufacturing firms and was also the DesignDirector of the Maytag Kitchen Idea Center for 13 years.
Green gardening
With Paul Tukey, author of Organic Lawn Care and Horticultural Communicator of the Year
Known as one of the most sought-after gardening and landscape experts in the nation, Tukey is founding editor and publisher of People, Places & Plants magazine and author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual.
Extreme canine stunt dog show
Watch these celebrity dogs perform amazing feats of acrobatics and aerobatics!
Watch these celebrity dogs as they take to the stage and perform amazing feats including frisbee tricks, big air stunts, high-jump bar challenges, comedy antics and a three-sport relay race. These world-class stunt dogs have thrilled audiences on the Tonight Show, Animal Planet's Pet Star, ESPN, Fox Sports' You Gotta See This! and ABC's Monday Night Football.
Tour the sensuous gardens
Along with a full line of speakers, they'll give you ideas for your own garden!
Enjoy colorful feature gardens, all alive with an impressive variety of blooming flowers and thriving plants – something to please everyone!
- Visit the popular Artist Alley and view an attractive collection of original art depicting horticultural themes. Created by some of the region’s leading artists, the works will be available for sale at the event.
- Exhibit booths featuring flowers, plants and garden arts and crafts.
- Competitions galore! Can your flair for all things floral stand up to competition? If so, don’t miss your chance to take home top honors and bragging rights at the show's floral competitions. Read More
- The Tidewater District of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. will host a gardening show and competition “Stop and See the Flowers.” This competition features designs and horticulture from garden club members from all over the Tidewater District. Read More
- Participating Gardening Societies
- Companies with Landscape Displays
Want to help?
The Virginia Horticultural Foundation is seeking volunteers to help set up displays at this year's event. Extensive horticultural knowledge is not a requirement, just the willingness to carry materials for placement and other types of errands. Help is needed for set up during the week of Feb. 10-14 as well as during the event Feb. 15-17. If interested, contact Barbara Brawley, volunteer coordinator, at 481-2041.