Get Some Ideas To Spruce Up Your House This Weekend

The Seacoast Home and Garden Show takes place this weekend at the Whittemore Center.

If you're tired of staring at your dark, dank walls inside, and have visualized a new garden while staring out the windows this winter, then this show is for you.

The 22nd Annual Seacoast Home and Garden Show includes more than 200 exhibitors, including:

•  Garden Marketplace and Seminars, which brings the expertise of local nurseries — including Churchill’s Garden Center in Exeter and Pawtuckaway Nursery in Barrington — to home show attendees. Garden seminars sponsored by Churchill’s Gardens include topics such as “Planting NH Native Edibles” and “Expanding the Pallet of Cool Weather Plants for Spring Containers”.

• 12th Annual TASTE Meet the Chefs cooking series presented in partnership with Taste of the Seacoast, featuring — among others — Kevin Fitzgibbon of Michelle’s Bistro, Chef Tom Begani of CR’s The Restaurant, Chef Suzanne Schepis-Gray of Misto! Café.Bar.Bistro, Chef Rico Garcia of Martingale Wharf, and Chef Mark Segal of Tino’s Greek Kitchen.

•  Seminar Series featuring topics including Why Build a Net Zero Energy Home, Benefits of the Design/Build Process, Changes All Around in Solar, Benefits of Ductless Heating & Cooling Systems, and more!

•  Artisan Marketplace, which combines unique crafts, gifts and specialty foods with a local shopping experience.

• Expertise from professionals in fields including building and remodeling, kitchens and bathrooms, outdoor living, green living, and décor.

Tickets to the show cost $8 for adults, $6 for seniors. The hours on Saturday are from 10-6, Sunday 10-4.

So come out of hibernation and get some excellent ideas on how to beautify your home and property. Even if you live in an apartment, you could  get some great ideas on how to make your home more comfortable.