Home, garden and flower show under way at Fryeburg Fairgrounds

Home, garden and flower show under way at Fryeburg Fairgrounds

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FRYEBURG — If you’re ready to tackle that remodeling project, start a garden or make your home more energy-efficient, the place to start is the Northern New England Home, Garden, Flower Show, taking place May 16-18 at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

Garden centers, garden artisans, beautiful landscape displays, seminars and demonstrations, good friends and delicious food makes this three-day event a great way to kick off summer in New England.
This is the 13th year of the home show, which has twice been chosen by Yankee Magazine as a top-20 event in Maine. Last year more than 11,000 people attended the three-day event.
Some 8,200 square feet of exhibit space has been added this year. The show will encompass a total of seven buildings at the fairgrounds, and over five acres of outdoor displays.
Exhibitors include experts in all aspects gardening, landscaping and home improvements. The show is an opportunity to shop for ideas, and for the materials you need to bring those ideas to fruition.
There is a food component to the show as well. The popular Meet the Chefs Cooking Series, presented by Bridgton Hospital, returns to Expo 1, with award-winning chefs from the region sharing healthy and delicious recipes for the entire family.
Crafters and artisans round out the show, creating unique accessories for your home and garden, craft baskets, hand-made jewelry, dried floral wreaths and more.
“We have assembled a unique mix of quality exhibitors, speakers, artists, crafters and breathtaking landscape displays,” says Karla Ficker, producer of Northern New England Home, Garden, Flower Show. “Our exhibitors are here to help enlighten attendees to the newest energy-saving products on the market, others to showcase their amazing talent in landscape and garden expertise. If it is information you are seeking, plants or veggie seedlings to purchase, great garden crafts, or you just want a fun way to spend a spring weekend, this event should be high on your weekend schedule.”
Activities for the kids will be taking place Saturday and Sunday. Youngsters can learn how to plant their first garden, starting with preparing the soil.
“By starting small they will develop a deep respect for the earth,” says Ficker. “It’s a magic time for them. There will also be an opportunity to meet author John Shelley who will be doing a book reading from ‘The Adventures of Snitch The Fracoon.’ Children will enjoy meeting Snitch the Fracoon and have their pictures taken too.”
The show’s “All Things Growing” series, presented by the Maine Landscape and Nurseryman’s Association, offers seminars and demonstrations throughout the weekend. Paul Parent, host of the popular Paul Parent Gardening Club talk radio show, will be on hand, and he will host his show live from the fairgrounds on Sunday, May 18, from 6 to 10 a.m.
The home show got under way Friday. Hours for the weekend are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $4 for ages 6-16 and free for children under 6.
More information is available on the website, www.homegardenflowershow.com, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/fryeburgshow. Or call (800) 359-2033.