Show Features
Greater Frisco Home & Garden Show Features
Home Improvement
You’ll find show features in the home improvement area including builders, remodelers, contractors, building supplies, new smart home gadgets, home tech, the latest in kitchen and bath, interior design ideas, and so much more to help you build the home you’ve always wanted! Come with an idea, leave with a real plan and awesome products.
Everything for Your Home and Garden Under One Roof!
You’ll find aisle after aisle of every kind of home improvement products you could imagine, all in one place! Plus the experts to bring it all together.
- Kitchen & Bath Ideas and Remodeling
- Interior & Exterior Handcrafted Natural Stone Veneers
- Building Materials
- Cabinets, Countertops & Flooring
- Interior Design and Home Decor
- Storage, Home Organization and Garage Solutions
- Furniture and Home Accessories
- Roofing, Gutters, Skylights, Windows & Doors
Meet One-on-One With Experts!
Meet one-on-one with local home improvement pros that can turn your dreams into a reality! With a huge selection of builders and remodelers, whether you want to build a new home or update the one you have you’re sure to be inspired. From urban contemporary to classic or retro!
- Custom Home Builders, Contractors & Remodelers
- Interior Designers, Organization Experts
- AC, Heating & Window Installation Experts
- Home Restoration & Foundation Repair Companies
- Plumbers & Water Treatment Installers
- Electricians & Handyman Services
- Landscapers and Gardeners
Texas Home Improvement with Jim Dutton
Jim Dutton, host of Texas Home Improvement and the largest home improvement radio show in Texas, opens his gigantic toolbox to help homeowners make great decisions regarding maintaining and improving the home they love. Get practical solutions from an experienced contractor with decades of experience in Texas. Demos include advice for every home—inside and out. He will also take questions from the audience. Be there to meet Jim and bring any questions you have about your next project!
Get Organized!
From garage organization and lift systems, to backyard storage solutions, to finally getting the closet of your dreams—find the perfect system for your problem areas all under one roof.
Outdoor Living
Are you ready to take it outside? With over 4,000 square feet of the latest trends in hardscapes, gardens, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, turf solutions, decking, and more—you’ll be the envy of the neighborhood this spring!
Landscapes and Gardening
Find your green thumb at the show – or find someone to make it look like you’re a Master Gardener! You’ll find dozens of exhibits featuring gardening and landscaping you can only dream of.
- Landscapers and Outdoor Contractors
- Organic Soil Treatment
- Hardscapes and Patios
- Fencing and Decks
- Coastal Bend Plant Sale
- Expert Gardening Advice
Outdoor Lifestyle
Take your family fun outside by building the perfect room or entertainment space outside.
- Pools and Spas
- Outdoor Kitchens and BBQ’s
- Playsets
- Family Fun Activities
- Outdoor Furniture and Accessories
Texas Gardening Experts and Tree/Plant Clinic
Got pests? Oak wilt? Tomatoes that won’t grow? Bring all of your gardening questions for free advice from Texas experts! The Collin County Master Gardeners, Texas Gardening Magazine, and Howard Garrett the Dirt Doctor are the best around and have all assembled to help you get your garden in tip-top shape.
Shopping
Find items for your home, things to eat, to give and share, and to enjoy. See the latest gadgets for your home. Shop the art, gift and gourmet area. Meet local artisans, and discover items you won’t find in stores.
Art, Gift, and Gourmet Marketplace
Shop our amazing selection of gourmet treats like nuts, soups, cookies, gourmet popcorn, seasonings, sauces, rubs, and more! Plus, find a huge selection of cookware, knives, and other kitchen gadgets.
Family Entertainment
Bring the kids to enjoy our huge Kid’s Zone full of projects, crafts and even fun characters to meet. Enjoy shows, cooking demos and entertainment for kids and adults.
Edible DFW Cooking Stage
Enjoy live cooking demonstrations and sample cuisine from some of the area’s hottest local Chefs and food artisans! See the show schedule for times to see these amazing chefs’ cooking demos:
Chef Adam West of Local Yocal BBQ & Grill
Chef Andrea Shakelford of Harvest Seasonal Kitchen
Saucy Chef Jennifer Bajsel
Sapna Punjabi-Gupta of Slow Food DFW & beSPICED
Chef David Bernard of Bernard’s Gourmet Foods
Chef Annie Greenslade, Culinary & Pastry Chef of The Sweet Life Chef
Plus enjoy sampling from Empire Baking, Texas Olive Ranch, and beSPICED!
Huge Kids Zone with Free Activities for the Kids
Bring the kids for all sorts of fun, free activities! Check out the schedule for more details.
- KidFish—free catch-and-release fishing for large and small catfish
- Live-action Peter Rabbit Puppet Show—educates kids on gardening and is fun for the whole family!
- Learning Express Brain Games—interactive, hands-on games at the Education Station
- Pot a Plant—free seed-planting craft for kids
- Ugly Carrot Crafts—learn the importance of reducing food waste while creating a make-n-take Ugly Carrot with Imperfect Produce
- And more!
Birds of Prey
Watch live demonstrations of Texan birds of prey, courtesy of the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center.
Meet Your Meteorologists
This is your chance to get to know the WFAA weather team! Kalee Dionne, Jesse Hawila, and Kyle Roberts will all be available to meet and take pictures with on Saturday. Bring all your (and your kids’!) weather questions, and take some commemorative pictures with them.
Special Guests
Learn gardening and home improvement tips and tricks at seminars throughout the show. You’ll even meet one of your favorite home and garden TV celebrities.
Grace Mitchell, of HGTV's "One of a Kind"
The host of One of a Kind on HGTV, Grace Mitchell is the designer behind A Storied Style. In 2012, a few years after launching her website, (when she had four children under the age of three), Grace began writing for interior and lifestyle magazines such as Domino and Better Homes & Gardens, and working with major brands showcasing their products and styling spaces. She pivoted to working with clients, a job she loves, to create beautiful interiors, all of which told the story of the homeowners living inside.
These designs are “a history of sorts,” she states, adding, “you can often find me on the hunt for incredible antique and vintage furniture, always searching for that special one-of-a-kind piece to be the focal point of a space.”
Because of her years of experience renovating her own 100-year old home, and also her professional work, Grace has learned where to spend, where to salvage and redo, where to dream, and where to be practical.
In each episode of One of a Kind, Grace and her team listen to homeowner’s stories to create unique and special designs that reflect their personalities, family history and passions. Her amazing renovations delight and nurture each family in a personal way.
Grace and her husband live in Fort Worth Texas with their four children.
Sue Yaghi, KonMari™ Certified Organizing Consultant
Sue has spent over 18 years developing creative and beautiful interiors for homes around the world. Her main focus over that period has always been on designing spaces with a serene, calm, and clutter-free sensibility. She finds that people are able to find their best sense of self when their homes are not overloaded with unnecessary clutter.
Sue’s passion for organized living led her to the first Marie Kondo book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” in 2017, when she began her long journey to becoming the first certified KonMari Method™ practitioner in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Her dream is to bring joy back into people’s homes through professional organizing services.
Don’t miss this life-changing experience.
Sue is particularly excited to bring a unique background to professional organizing in Dallas—combining her years of interior design experience with her KonMari™ certification. Like a kaleidoscope, this unique combination allows her to view each project from multiple vantage points. Watching clients react to their new organized homes and the happiness in their eyes after they complete their work—organizing plus design—is what truly sparks joy for her.
Traveling around the world is her biggest passion and has given Sue the opportunity to experience different cultures as well as unique architectural designs. In fact, Sue designs & de-clutters homes while vacationing in some of the 27 countries she’s visited. On a personal note, she’s a mother of three wonderful daughters and a tennis enthusiast who has been fortunate to meet the most amazing people on the courts.
Howard Garrett, The Dirt Doctor
- Nationally syndicated Organic Gardening & Living radio talk show host
- Arborist – Member of International Society of Arboriculture ISA
- Columnist for the Dallas Morning News – Organic Answers
- Author of 15 books
- Chairman of Texas Organic Research Center (TORC)
- Past Member of the Organic Advisory Board Texas Department of Agriculture
Howard Garrett has extensive experience in landscape contracting, greenhouse growing, golf course planning and maintenance, and organic product development. Howard has devoted his life to establishing a leadership role in the natural organic marketplace. He provides advice on natural organic gardening, landscaping, growing, pet health, pest control and natural living.
Howard Garrett received his Bachelor of Science degree in park administration and landscape architecture from Texas Tech University in 1969. After a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Howard started his business career at Club Corporation of America where he was a laborer and assistant golf course superintendent. In 1985, the birth of Howard’s daughter Logan was the turning point of his entrance into organic gardening, landscaping, farming and ranching. By 1988 he had committed his entire career to the research, education and promotion of organic products and practices. In addition to teaching organics to homeowners, he began the conversion of numerous commercial projects such as the Frito-Lay National Headquarters in Plano.
His work also includes research on natural organic planting techniques, use of native and well adapted introductions and water saving solutions. Organic projects in the studies have realized 40-50% cost savings in water use. Consulting clients have included Lambert Landscape Company, Moore Tree Care, Carrington Labs and their aloe vera growing operation in Costa Rica, Greenway Parks residential development in Dallas, Tarrant County Community College properties, Tierra Verde Golf Club in Arlington, Texas Instruments, Iscar Metals in Arlington and Sabre Corporation in Southlake.
Howard can be heard Sundays from 8 – 11am on KSKY 660AM and in over 240 markets across the nation. His column in the Dallas Morning News appears Thursdays. His books cover many subjects related to organic gardening and healthy living. He also produces the highly popular web site DirtDoctor.com.
Giveaways
Free Tote Bag!
Get a free tote bag for all your shopping needs, courtesy of Weedex.
$100 Learning Express Giftcard
Courtesy of Learning Express. May be used for anything at Learning Express!
Luxury Gift Certificate for Fine Art Portrait
This Luxury Gift Certificate may be applied toward your photographic experience and fine art to display in your home or office to celebrate the ones you love.