Metropolitan Lawn and Garden Show

The American Royal Center
February 10 - 12, 2012

The Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show is Kansas City's premier consumer Show dedicated to the green industry. Products and services exhibited include landscaping, power equipment, statuary, lawn maintenance, water gardens, decks, seeds, plants and bulbs, patio furniture, mulch, bird houses and baths, trees, shrubbery, fountains, gazebos, fencing, driveways, stonework, pottery, garden tools, fertilizer, water garden accessories, and ornamental outdoor decor.

Meet local experts on everything from water gardens and plant care to power equipment and designing outdoor living spaces. Each year over 30,000 consumers attend the Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show to shop for the latest products and services for their gardens and outdoor lifestyles.

Show Features for 2012

HGTV's Ahmed Hassan

To read The Kansas City Star's Q & A with Ahmed Hassan click here.

Licensed landscape contractor and certified landscape technician Ahmed Hassan vows a great home starts with a solid landscape. Ahmed holds a certificate in ornamental horticulture and maintains a qualified applicator certification for pest control. One of the Bay Area's most sought-after young landscape designers, Ahmed has spent more than 20 years mastering the business of landscaping and home improvement. His forte is residential design, where he leans heavily on his experience and knowledge of plant identification and soils, as well as irrigation and maintenance. He runs his own landscape consulting, installation, maintenance and irrigation business. Ahmed shares his valuable expertise and candid humor on DIY Network as host of Turf War and Yard Crashers.

For more information on Ahmed click here. For Ahmed's speaking schedule click here.

Water Gardens: Snapshots of Nature

The Water Garden Society of Greater Kansas City and House of Rocks have teamed up to build a 6,000sqft water garden feature, showcasing many aspects of water gardening. The various displays will include everything from water gardens at night to cascading waterfalls and even a Living Water Table. The displays will emphasize the use of natural rocks, ranging from colored pebbles to several ton boulders, along with creative design ideas. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions and help you conceive the right water garden design for your outdoor living space.

For more information on Water Gardens: Snapshots of Nature click here.

Orchid Show

The Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City will showcase a 2,500 square foot Orchid Show at the Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show.

The exhibit will include artistically arranged displays featuring the "queen of flowers," by a large number of orchid purveyors, including orchid vendors, orchid societies and local copyists. Hundreds of orchids, large and small, including rare species and man-made hybrids from around the world will be on display.

For more on the Orchid Show click on the picture.