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

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.

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.

For presentation schedule information click here .

Water Gardens- A Sustainable ECO System

The Water Garden Society and House of Rocks join together to bring you "Water Gardens- A Sustainable Eco System". As you meander your way through the display, enjoy the peaceful sounds of running water and the tranquility that only nature can offer. Society members will be on hand to answer any questions you might have on the benefits of having your own water garden.