Now Is the Best Time to Go to a Home Show Event
Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo – The Milwaukee Sports Complex, Oct. 16, 17, 18
Who goes to a home show event in the middle of a recession? Smart, savings-minded homeowners, that’s who. And that’s why more than 200 exhibitors will be on hand at the Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo, to be held at The Milwaukee Sports Complex, 6000 W. Ryan Road in Franklin.
The show is sponsored by Brilliant Event Planning, Inc. Admission is free, parking is free, information and inspiration are free. If you like saving money or want to add value to your #1 asset, this is the ideal time to go to a home show. Consider this:
• There may never be bigger bargains on home improvements. Contractors, hungry for work, are cutting bids to keep their crews busy. And thanks to the recession, the market for some luxury items—like granite countertops—
• Under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, homeowners can get a federal tax credit for qualifying energy-efficient home improvements, including windows, doors, roofing, insulation, HVAC, water heaters, and more. It’s a double savings, because homeowners not only get the tax break, but reduce their utility expenses. But the tax credit expires in 2010, so homeowners must act soon.
It’s a chance for homeowners to learn, for free. See what’s new…pick the experts’ brains about your project…pick up helpful tips from complimentary demos, including healthy cooking demonstrations. In addition, attendees can enter to win prizes in a drawing, including gift cards, gift baskets, and big savings on services.
A highlight of the show will be an appearance Sun., Oct. 18th, by nationally known gardening expert Melinda Myers. Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening and The Garden Book for Wisconsin. She hosts “Great Lakes Gardener” seen on PBS stations and the nationally syndicated “Melinda’s Garden Moment” segments. She is a columnist for Birds & Blooms magazine and hosted “The Plant Doctor” radio program for over 20 years. Her home show presentation is “Winterizing Your Landscape” and she has provided some tips below.
In addition, the event will raise funds for 4-year-old D.J. Harper, who was pulled from a burning SUV by two off-duty firefighters and a police officer in Milwaukee.
The home show event will be held at The Milwaukee Sports Complex, 6000 W. Ryan Rd. in Franklin. Hours are: Friday 4-9 pm, Saturday 9 am-6 pm, and Sunday 9 am-5 pm. For more information, visit, www.HomeShowEvent.com.
Contact: Lekas & Levine PR, 847.327.9530, JoannePR@aol.com
TIPS from Melinda Myers: Winterize Your Landscape and Prepare for a Beautiful Spring
Save time, money and energy by recycling fall leaves right in your landscape. Shredded leaves (as long as you can see the grass) can be left on the lawn to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil. Dig left over shredded fall leaves into vacant gardens or spread on the soil around perennials as a mulch.
Leave perennials stand for increased winter survival and to provide habitat for beneficial insects, food for the birds and winter interest for you to enjoy
Protect broadleaf and newly planted evergreens from winter’s drying winds and sun. Use fabric, decorative fencing or other items to create shade and windbreaks for these and other sensitive plants.
Dig in shredded leaves, compost or other organic matter into annual flower and vegetables gardens to improve the soil for greater beauty and productivity next season.
Increase plant survival and reduce winter injury by watering evergreens, new plantings and all your landscape plants thoroughly before the ground freezes.
And don’t forget to keep planting. Planting bulbs, trees and shrubs gives you a colorful start to next years landscape improvements.
