Days are growing longer. Temperatures are becoming more mild. Spring is right around the corner.
While the prospect of leaving winter behind might be a welcome thought, there’s a bevy of challenges that come with a new season.
Yards across the Pikes Peak region have sat dormant for months, with precious little precipitation having been offered to a landscape desperate for a drink. Another year has passed and the paint on homes throughout the neighborhood has begun to fade. Plus, this is the year you’ve earmarked to build that new, expanded deck with surrounding water features.
Suddenly, another few weeks of winter doesn’t sound so bad.
But you don’t have to take on spring’s challenges alone. The Home and Landscaping Show offers an array of vendors and professionals ready to help simplify your life. Whether indoors or out, construction or design, economical or luxurious, you’re likely to find someone who can lend helpful advice.
The Colorado Springs Event Center will house hundreds of booths next weekend.
Jake Harris, from local company Jake’s Design, believes this is one of the better shows in the region and is looking forward to the landscape competition. Each company will design an area with plants, fire pits, water features, patios and more in hopes of winning The People’s Choice Award, chosen by show attendees.
“You can find any type of vendor here” said Harris, whose company won both first-place awards at last year’s show. “From roofing, home security, windows, carpeting … anything that has to do with a house.”
Headlining the show is celebrity landscaper Jake Moss, host of DIY Network’s hit show “Yardcore!” A California landscape designer and artist, Moss often is recognized by his signature fedora hat and energy. He will be selecting and presenting the second landscaping award.
Katy Linnell, owner of Shelf Genie and Made in the Shade Blinds, has been part of the show for three years and believes it’s a great opportunity for consumers and vendors alike.
“There is such a huge variety of vendors, everyone is sure to find what they need,” she said.
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