Best Lawn and Garden Shows
Lawn and garden shows can be great to attend. If you are a customer, they provide many vendors in one place so you can easily compare prices and products. If you are a vendor, you will have hundreds, maybe thousands of possible customers around you. Many shows are given all over America in many mid-sized to large cities. A quick Internet search of your area will give a list of shows near you.
- National Lawn & Garden Show in Dallas-Frisco, Texas – This show claims to not be the trades show you’re used to attending. They save you time with pre-set appointments in which vendors bring products to you at your private conference table. You will also be able to enjoy events, product displays and new product prototypes. This show is described as “speed-dating for Lawn and Garden products.” Vendors get better results with this layout because they are meeting people that requested an appointment and are the decision maker.
- Nashville Lawn & Garden Show in Nashville, TN – More than 22,000 people attend annually. It is one of the largest shows in the South. Their centerpiece is more than 20 live gardens created by professional landscapers. 20 free lectures, 250 exhibit booths and 25 of the best floral designers are offered at this four-day show.
- Yard, Garden & Patio Show of Portland, Oregon – The Oregon Association of Nurseries founded this show in 1988 as way to highlight their retail and landscape members. It is the largest consumer gardening event of its kind in the United States.
- National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, NV – They are a hardware show, but they are so much more. You will not only see hardware and tools, but you will also see homewares, lawn garden & outdoor living, paint & accessories, plumbing & electrical, storage & organization, tailgate products, inventors spotlight, pet products, energy efficient, and an international sourcing area.
- Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show in Kansas City, KS – This show is dedicated to the green industry. Their exhibits 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 décor. More than 30,000 consumers attend each year to shop.
- St. Louis Builders Home & Garden Show in St. Louis, MO – They are the largest consumer home show in North America with more than 500 exhibitors and 1,800 booths. This show started more than 30 years ago. The show is five complete shows in one. It includes lawn & garden, pool & spa, kitchen & bath, and interior design & building products. Local and national celebrity speakers, large gardens and family fun are some of the attractions this show offers.
- San Francisco Flower & Garden Show in San Francisco, CA – They have a “Garden to Table” cooking demonstration with famous Bay Area chefs. Their 600-square-feet of edible garden displays and hands-on advice, large children’s section, wine garden, and film premier are a few the events for attendees to see.