DOORS OPEN


Thursday 2 P.M. - 9 P.M.
Friday 2 P.M. - 9 P.M.
Saturday 10 A.M. - 9 P.M.
Sunday 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.

ADMISSION COSTS


$9.00 adults;
$2.50 children 6 to 12
5 and under free

RIVERCENTRE


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Wilkins Exhibition Hall
Auditorium

The Big Show that has it all.

Whether building a new home or improving the one you have, there’s something for everyone at the 34th annual Home and Patio Show.

See hundreds of home improvement companies featuring all the new innovations in home products and services, from custom kitchens to bathrooms, porches to landscaping, pools, spas, interior design and exterior remodeling.

Enjoy free daily workshops and seminars on home improvement, gardening and landscaping by your favorite celebrity speakers, including The Renegade Gardener, Don Engebretson and KARE 11's Bobby Jensen.

Get inspired as you walk through the lavish landscaped gardens and Outdoor Living Area.  Take a walk through the Live Butterfly House with over 5,000 live butterflies.

Get ideas.  Get inspired.  Celebrate spring!

 
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Special Events

NEW! The Butterfly House - Free to see!
Over 5,000 live butterflies
 
Renegade Gardener
Don Engebretson
 		 KARE 11's
Bobby Jensen
Kids Free workshops Kids Free workshops
Free Kids Daily Workshops

 		 Kids
Potting Bench
 

Click any of the images below to view a photo gallery of the Butterfly House


Butterfly 1
Butterfly 2
Butterfly 3
Butterfly 4
Butterfly 5
Butterfly 6
Butterfly 7
Butterfly 8
Butterfly 9

Click any of the images below to view a gallery of past years' featured gardens.


Garden 1
Garden 2
Garden 3
Garden 4
Garden 5
Garden 6
Garden 7
Garden 8
Garden 9
Garden 10
Garden 11
Garden 12
Garden 13

Seminar Times
Home Improvement Stage - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Home Improvements

All seminars presented by the Home Depot Pros, except as noted

Thursday, February 14

2:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
3:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
5:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
3:00 p.m.  Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets
5:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation:  Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone

Friday, February 15

2:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
3:00 p.m. Ask the Home Depot Pros: Open Q & A
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
5:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
6:00 p.m. Gardening: Tips and Techniques to Start Now and Plan for Spring
7:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
3:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Painting Tips and Techniques
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
5:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
6:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
7:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Vanity and Faucet Installation

Saturday, February 16

11:00 a.m Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
12:00 p.m Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
1:00 p.m. Gardening: Tips and Techniques to Start Now and Plan for Spring
2:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
3:00 p.m. Ask the Home Depot Pros: Open Q & A
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
5:00 p.m. Gardening: Tips and Techniques to Start Now and Plan for Spring
6:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-finished Laminate sand Hardwood Flooring
7:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
11:00 a.m. Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
12:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
1:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Vanity and Faucet Installation
2:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
3:00 p.m. Lynne Stryker, CKD—Small Space Kitchen Design for Older Homes
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches and Outlets
5:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Cabinet Refacing
6:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
7:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs

Sunday, February 17

11:00 a.m Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
12:00 p.m Gardening: Tips and Techniques to Start Now and Plan for Spring
1:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
2:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Tile Installation: Ceramic, Porcelain and Stone
3:00 p.m. Ask the Home Depot Pros: Open Q & A
4:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
11:00 a.m.  Do-It-Yourself Installing Pre-Finished Laminate and Hardwood Flooring
12:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Cabinet Refacing
1:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Toilet Installation and Repairs
2:00 p.m. Christine Nelson, AKBD—Current Trends in Kitchens and Baths
3:00 p.m. Do-It-Yourself Painting Tips and Techniques
4:00 p.m.  Do-It-Yourself Light Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Landscape Lighting
Kids Workshops

Kids Club, Home Depot Booth - Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Thursday, February 14     2:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, February 15          2:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 16      12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 17         11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Northern Gardener Stage - Roy Wilkins Exhibition Hall
Flowers Flowers 2 Flowers

Sponsored by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society

Thursday, February 14

5:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11 and The Lawn Ranger—Tough Sites, Great Solutions
6:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener - Crafting Cool & Creative Containers
5:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Really Cool Plants for Northern Gardens
6:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11—Backyard to Table: Secrets of Successful Vegetable Gardening

Friday, February 15

2:30 p.m. Michelle Mero Riedel, Photographer and Master Gardener—Must Have, Can't Live Without Annuals and Perennials
3:30 p.m. Evelyn Hadden, LessLawn.com founder—Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn
4:30 p.m. Douglas Owens Pike, EnergyScapes—Creating a More Sustainable Landscape
5:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Crafting Cool & Creative Containers
6:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11 and The Lawn Ranger—Tough Sites, Great Solutions
2:30 p.m.  Ramsey County Master Gardener —Planting for Pollinators
3:30 p.m. Ramsey County Master Gardener —How do Master Gardeners Shop for Plants?
4:30 p.m. Ramsey County Master Gardener —Deer Resistant Plants
5:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener — Plants and Design Tips for Shady Spaces
6:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11—Backyard to Table: Secrets of Successful Vegetable Gardening

Saturday, February 16

11:30 a.m. Michelle Mero Riedel, Photographer and Master Gardener—Sowing Seeds Outdoors in the Winter
12:30 p.m. Meg Arnosti, Windsor Companies—Hardscape Design Ideas
1:30 p.m. Jane Horn, Master Gardener—Container Gardening
2:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Top 10 Gardening Blunders and How to Avoid Them!
3:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11 and The Lawn Ranger—Tough Sites, Great Solutions
4:30 p.m. Heidi Doering, Hermes Garden Centers—Introducing... New Garden Annuals for 2011!
5:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11 and The Lawn Ranger—Tough Sites, Great Solutions
6:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Crafting Cool & Creative Containers
11:30 a.m. Anne Marie Moseman, Mickman Brothers Garden Center—Sunny Perennials
12:30 p.m. Arlee Anderson, Rainbow Treecare—Emerald Ash Borer Management
1:30 p.m. Michelle Mero Riedel, Master Gardener—Anything but Green Foliage
2:30 p.m.  Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Really Cool Plants for Northern Gardens
3:30 p.m. Joel Karsten, Author and Certified Nursery Professional—Straw Bale Gardening
4:30 p.m. Mark Armstead, Linder’s Garden Center and Greenhouse—Square Foot Gardening
5:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11—Backyard to Table: Secrets of Successful Vegetable Gardening
6:30 p.m.   Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Plants and Design Tips for Shady Spaces

Sunday, February 17

11:30 a.m. Mary Montagne, Master Gardener—The Secret Ingredient: Growing, Preserving, and Using Herbs
12:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Top 10 Gardening Blunders, and How to Avoid Them!
1:30 p.m. Mary Maguire Lerman, MN State Horticultural Society Board member—Accenting with Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
2:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11 and The Lawn Ranger—Tough Sites, Great Solutions
3:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Crafting Cool & Creative Containers
11:30 a.m. Mark Armstead, Linder’s Garden Center and Greenhouse—Organic Food from Small Spaces
12:30 p.m. Bobby Jensen, KARE 11—Backyard to Table: Secrets of Successful Vegetable Gardening
1:30 p.m. Michelle Mero Riedel, Master Gardener —Orange Punch: Adding this Adventurous Color to the Garden  
2:30 p.m.  Dale K., the Garden Guy, FOX9 News—Container Gardening
3:30 p.m. Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener—Plants and Design Tips for Shady Spaces
 

Special Events, MN State Horticultural Society Booth Roy Wilkins Exhibition Hall
 
Kids Potting Shed s

 

Kids Potting Bench

Every day throughout the show

Ask The Gardeners!

Ramsey County Master Gardeners

Saturday, February 16                      12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 17                        12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.

 

  • Saturday,
    February 18     12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday,
    February 19     12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.

Butterfly House!


Kids Potting Shed sThe Monarchs Forever Butterfly House is a one-of-a-kind experience not found anywhere else in the world. While many people have visited a butterfly garden at some point, only visitors to a Monarchs Forever Butterfly House have had the opportunity to actually interact with these beautiful marvels of nature.

The Monarchs Forever Butterfly House always has a minimum of 5000 live butterflies flying at all times.
Flowers

Bulb Sale

Every day throughout the show