Kalamazoo Home and Garden Expo held at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center, the annual Home & Garden Expo is Southwest Michigan's premier home and garden show, showcasing new building trends, products, ideas, and inspiration!

Come visit our exhibitors. From landscapers, to painters and so much more, all under one roof - everything you could need for your home.

Schedule of Events:

March 7, 2025:

Veteran's Day

Veterans who show their military ID will receive FREE entry at the door.

Free Seminars:

Join us for an interesting seminar.

Schedule:

1:00 PM: Designing For Nature
Presented by: Alysia Babcock, Owner, The Garden Guru Kzoo

There’s more to supporting pollinators than planting Milkweed. We’ll discuss the importance of creating habitats for pollinators beyond flowers and the value of incorporating native grasses and sedges, small-scale water features and overwintering habitat into your landscape.

2:00 PM: Lavender Year-Round Care and Enjoyment
Presented by: Anthony Tran, Owner, Shades of Lavender

Explore how lavender can be maintained and enjoyed throughout the year, seasonal care tips, harvesting methods, and ways to preserve lavender's beauty and fragrance in different seasons.

3:00 PM: Rethinking and Renewing Your Landscape
Presented by: Scott A. Stokes, KVCC, Adult Education Instructor

Define your space and increase valuable curb appeal or create a backyard oasis. Learn the elements of design for energizing, renewing, or beginning your project with a step-by-step approach that will assist you in planning, project costs, planting and purchasing ideas.

4:00 PM: Home Investments Are A Sure Thing
Presented by: Mark Lee, of Better World Builders, and Brad Bartholomew, of Bartholomew Heating & Cooling

Planning a remodel or a roof, upgrading insulation or installing a heat pump or solar panels? We’ll show you how you can get money to help pay for these projects and increase the appraised value of your home. Learn where to start and what projects qualify for these incentives.

March 8, 2025:

Family Fun Day!

Free face painting from 11-2 pm & balloons by Jingle the Clown from 1-4pm

Free Seminars:

Join us for an interesting seminar.

Schedule:

11:00 AM: Rethinking and Renewing Your Landscape
Presented by: Scott A. Stokes, KVCC, Adult Education Instructor

Define your space and increase valuable curb appeal or create a backyard oasis. Learn the elements of design for energizing, renewing, or beginning your project with a step-by-step approach that will assist you in planning, project
costs, planting and purchasing ideas.

12:00 PM: Bees and Lavender - Best of Friends
Presented by: Anthony Tran, Owner, Shades of Lavender

Discover the vital role of bees in a lavender farms’ ecosystem and how these essential pollinators contribute to the health and beauty of lavender in your yard.

1:00 PM: Low Maintenance Gardens With Native Plants
Presented by: Alysia Babcock, Owner, The Garden Guru Kzoo

No garden is maintenance free but there are plenty of plants that require less care. Learn about which plants as well as tips so you can spend less time working and more time enjoying your garden!

2:00 PM: Home Investments Are A Sure Thing
Presented by: Mark Lee, of Better World Builders & Brad Batholomew, of Bartholomew Heating and Cooling

Planning a remodel or a roof, upgrading insulation or installing a heat pump or solar panels? We’ll show you how you can get money to help pay for these projects and increase the appraised value of your home. Learn where to start and what projects qualify for these incentives.

3:00 PM: Caring For Soil & The Planet with Native Plants
Presented by: Dr. Kathryn Docherty, Professor, WMU Department of Biological Sciences

Interested in including native Michigan plants in your garden? Learn how native plants can help create community, healthy soils, and beauty in your neighborhood.

4:00 PM: Beyond Butter: Other Ways to Cook, or Not Cook, A Mushroom
Presented by: ZaZu Mushrooms

We’ve never met a mushroom that wasn’t great sautéed, but there’s lots of ways to cook mushrooms. We’ll show you how to roast mushrooms to make the most of that umami goodness without making them rubbery. Then just for funsies we’ll demonstrate how to not cook mushrooms at all. Mushroom ceviche anyone?

March 9, 2025:

Educators and First Responders Day

All educators and first responders can get in for $5 at the door!

Last day to meet with local Home & Garden Professionals about your next home improvement project!

Dates and Times:

March 7, 2025: 12:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.
March 8, 2025: 10:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m.
March 9, 2025: 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

Location:

Kalamazoo County Expo Center,
2900 Lake Street,
Kalamazoo, MI 49048.

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