
APRIL 1-2, 2023
The Home & Garden Showcase will be back for their 18th annual event at Forest Hills Lodge. The 2022 show was a smashing success and pleased all that attended. See tons of household products and services and get ready for Spring with items and services for your lawn and garden. Plus “Planters Row” will be back bigger and better with flowers, shrubs and plants for you to beautify your yard!
Schedule
Clinics Presented on the Xfinity Gardening Stage
Fun, Informative, and FREE

Saturday, April 1
Sunday, April 2
Saturday, April 1
10:30 AM
Healthy Ways to Garden
U of I Master Gardeners
10:30 AM
11:45 AM
Container Gardening
U of I Master Gardeners
11:45 AM
1:00 PM
Seed Saving
U of I Master Gardeners
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
Attracting Birds to Your Garden
U of I Master Gardeners
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
Vegetable Gardens. Your Best Garden Yet!
Landscape Connection
3:15 PM
Sunday, April 2
10:45 AM
Houseplant Propagation
U of I Master Gardeners
10:45 AM
11:45 AM
Hosta’s: Ordinary or Extraordinary?
U of I Master Gardeners
11:45 AM
1:00 PM
Living with Japanese Beetles
U of I Master Gardeners
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Container Gardening: Tips & Techniques to bloom all summer long!
The Landscape Connection
2:30 PM
Visitor Information
The Home & Garden Showcase will showcase over 100 companies offering homeowners and apartment dwellers the convenience of comparative shopping for an array of products and services all in one place. See the latest trends in landscaping, decks, backyard ponds and waterfalls, remodeling, neat gadgets for the garden enthusiast and more! The Master Gardeners, Extension of U of I, will be on hand all weekend to answer all questions on gardening. Visitors are welcome to bring in plants they have questions on for the Master Gardeners to answer. Plus don’t miss “Planters Row”, the live plant sale! There will also be multiple interesting clinics on lawn and gardening.
Date & Times:

APRIL 1 – 10am-5pm
APRIL 2 – 10am-5pm
Address:

Forest Hills Lodge, 1601 West Lane Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111
Price:

FREE admission & parking!
Exhibitor Information
Having a booth at our consumer trade show is extremely valuable and so much more than just a form of advertising…..IT IS A WAY OF SELLING!
Meet your target market one on one….
Opportunity to establish a relationship and put a name with a face. This is your chance to convince them your product or service is the one for them.
Show them visual samples of your work/product….
pictures, actual product or a sample for them to take home. Provide a demonstration to seal the deal…. show them first hand why they should buy from you.
The Rockford Home Show, held at the Indoor Sports Center (8800 E. Riverside Blvd. Loves Park, IL 61111), is annually looked at as the first sign of spring every year.
It’s the perfect venue for exhibitors to showcase their product or service to eager spectators planning their spring indoor and outdoor projects. Thousands upon thousands of perspective buyers view the Home Show as the ideal atmosphere to find just the right products or services while being entertained with seminars and live family entertainment. The show provides the visitors with the opportunity to speak one on one with you, research all their options and set up estimates/quotes to set their projects in motion.
We have an extensive advertising plan that blankets the...
Area through network and cable television, radio, live interviews, newspaper, discount coupons and direct mail. This plan ensures that your target market will be attending not only from Rockford but also coming from the western Chicago suburbs, the south to LaSalle/Peru, west to the Mississippi river and north into Southern Wisconsin. Booth space starts at just $435, call today to reserve a prime spot, as time goes on your choices become limited. CALL TODAY!