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After two years of pandemic-era shut-downs and cancellations, the spring Home & Garden Show returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center March 4-13.
The event, in its 40th year, covers 10 acres and typically draws more than 350,000 visitors, with a showroom full of homegoods you can see, touch, try and buy. With everything from fresh produce to handmade furniture, it’s the largest home event in the U.S.
“Every year people are looking forward to visiting, but this year is different because people have created lists of ways to improve their homes because they’ve spent so much time there,” Moore added. “This year’s Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show won’t disappoint. The superiority of goods and experience of the experts exhibiting for 39 years will continue at our 40th anniversary show.”
Executive Director Mark Moore took over the show earlier this year following the New Year’s Day death of his father, John DeSantis, who had spearheaded it since the first Home & Garden Show in 1982. One of the dining options at the show is John’s River View Café, named in honor of DeSantis.
The show is divided into four categories — shows within the show — so shoppers can find what they need with ease. The Garden Pavilion offers ideas and expertise for outdoor living. The Construction & Remodeling Center features products and experts who can answer questions in that area. The Home Interior Galleries has furniture, lighting, art, accessories and floor/wall/window covering options and ideas. The Kitchen and Cooking Collection provides everything from cabinets to countertops and cookware, plus purveyors offering taste-testing of foods, wines and other treats.
There will be a large variety of vendors at the show this year, whether they’re returning brands or first-timers.
The Pittsburgh Bonsai Society, which offers a way for those who have limited or no outdoor garden space to give their green thumbs a workout, will return with a full exhibition of miniature trees, as well as a presentation stage offering demonstrations and instruction on the ancient art of bonsai. This exhibit premiered at the 2020 spring show, just days before COVID-19 caused that year’s event to wrap up early.
Every year, the show also hosts Amish exhibitors who use woodworking skills passed down through generations to make furniture. This year, Amish craftspeople include Dutch Barn builders who, in addition to barns, build homes and cabins; JDM Structures, who uses green building methods and materials; Keim’s Custom Cabinets, a fourth-generation company that started as a lumber …….
Source: https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/whats-new-this-year-at-the-pittsburgh-home-garden-show/
