West Michigan Home & Garden Show

Seminar Stage Schedules


The Home Stage

Featuring:

Jim Parks

 

Friday, Mar 5
4:00 PM It's Not Your Grandma's Color Anymore! Standale Interiors
5:00 PM Flower Shop Design Show – Dazzling Arrangements made before your eyes Michigan Floral Association
6:00 PM Homeowner Quiz-O-Rama! Jim Parks - HGTV
7:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy



Saturday, Mar 6
12:00 PM Designing for all Five Senses Leslie Hart-Davidson
1:00 PM It's Not Your Grandma's Color Anymore! Standale Interiors
2:00 PM Decorating Your House without Killing Your Spouse Leslie Hart-Davidson
3:00 PM Homeowner Quiz-O-Rama Jim Parks - HGTV
5:00 PM Remodel Survival Guide Leslie Hart-Davidson
6:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy
7:00 PM It's Not Your Grandma's Color Anymore! Standale Interiors



Sunday, Mar 7
1:00 PM Homeowner Quiz-O-Rama Jim Parks - HGTV
2:00 PM It's Not Your Grandma's Color Anymore! Standale Interiors
3:00 PM Keeping Your Home Energy Efficient Bob Fegan, DTE Energy

 


The Standard Kitchens Cooking Stage


Featuring:


    

Chef Angus Campbell of the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at GRCC


Thursday, March 4
5:00 PM Roasted Tomato Salsa with Fresh Potato Chips
7:00 PM Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Dip with Sage Crackers


Friday, March 5
2:00 PM Roasted Tomato Salsa with Fresh Potato Chips
4:00 PM Spinach & Artichoke Spread with Whole Wheat Crackers
6:00 PM Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Dip with Sage Crackers
8:00 PM Guacamole Picado y Tostaditas (Avacado Relish and Tortilla Chips)


Saturday, March 6
12:00 PM Guacamole Picado y Tostaditas (Avacado Relish and Tortilla Chips)
2:00 PM Spinach & Artichoke Spread with Whole Wheat Crackers
4:00 PM Spinach & Artichoke Spread with Whole Wheat Crackers
6:00 PM Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Dip with Sage Crackers
8:00 PM Guacamole Picado y Tostaditas (Avacado Relish and Tortilla Chips)


Sunday, March 7
1:00 PM Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Dip with Sage Crackers
3:00 PM Guacamole Picado y Tostaditas (Avacado Relish and Tortilla Chips)

 


The Home & Building Association Builders Stage

Thursday, Mar 4
5:00 PM Cents-able Kitchens - Design a WOW Kitchen for Less
Bill Wolf - Dream Maker Kitchen & Bath
6:00 PM Update my Kitchen & Bath
Jim Parks - HGTV



Friday, Mar 5
2:00 PM The Myths and Magic of Green Remodeling
Ben Thompson - Thompson Remodeling
3:00 PM Update My Kitchen & Bath
Jim Parks - HGTV
4:00 PM Cents-able Kitchens - Design a WOW Kitchen for Less
Bill Wolf - Dream Maker Kitchen & Bath
4:30 PM Popular Home Upgrades
Matt Reinsma - Surpass Renovations
5:30 PM Making Your Water Softener Work More Efficiently
Gerrit Muizelaar - Godwin Plumbing
6:00 PM Dry Basement & Crawl Space Science
Ed Krieger - Ayers Basement Systems
6:30 PM Protecting Your Home
David Hood - Engineered Protection Systems
7:00 PM Tips for a Better, Less Stressful Kitchen Project
Joe Miles - Williams Kitchen & Bath



Saturday, Mar 6
11:00 AM Great Ideas When Building a Home
Rich Kogelschatz - Heartland Builders
11:30 AM Great Green Building Ideas
Rich Kogelschatz - Heartland Builders
12:00 PM Choose Green!
Joe Pleune - Rivershores Building Products
12:30 PM Making Your Water Softener Work More Efficiently
Gerrit Muizelaar - Godwin Plumbing
1:00 PM Green Living 101
Jim Parks - HGTV
2:00 PM Dry Basement & Crawl Space Science
Ed Krieger - Ayers Basement Systems
3:00 PM Going Green in Grand Rapids
Matt Smith - All Weather Seal
4:00 PM Protecting Your Home
David Hood - Engineered Protection Systems
4:30 PM Economical Square Footage - Four Season Porch Additions
Phil Muston - Muston Construction
5:00 PM Old World Floors for the 21st Century
Steve VanderWeide - Rivershores Building Products
5:30 PM Hardwood Flooring - Putting it Down     
Aaron Lepley - Rivershores Building Products
6:00 PM Update My Kitchen & Bath
Jim Parks - HGTV



Sunday, Mar 7
12:00 PM Popular Home Upgrades
Matt Reinsma - Surpass Renovations
1:00 PM Economical Square Footage - Four Season Porch Additions
Phil Muston - Muston Construction
1:30 PM Protecting Your Home
David Hood - Engineered Protection Systems
2:30 PM Tips for a Better, Less Stressful Kitchen Project
Joe Miles - Williams Kitchen & Bath
3:00 PM Update My Kitchen & Bath
Jim Parks - HGTV

 


The Garden Stage


Thursday, March 4

5:30 PM Adding Water to your Outdoor Living Space
Jack Huisman, Landscape Plus
6:00 PM Veggie Gardening 101
Rebecca Finneran, MSU Extension Horticulture Educator
6:30 PM A Container for All Seasons
Koree Mabie
7:00 PM Ten Great Trees for Urban Conditions
Bartlett Tree Experts
7:30 PM Proper Planting of Trees and Shrubs
Tim Guikema, Bartlett Tree Experts-Certified Arborist



Friday, March 5


1:30 PM Veggie Gardening 101
Rebecca Finneran, MSU Extension Horticulture Educator
2:00 PM Beautify and Privatize your Outdoor Living Space
Joel Skok, Forever Green Tree Transplanting
2:30 PM The 3 R's of Container Gardens: Re-Use, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent
Lucinda Grover & Rick Margo
3:00 PM Prune it Right!
John Stone - Landscape Management Specialist, MSU
3:30 PM Test your Gardening Knowledge
Sue Hoekstra, S&H Greenhhouses
4:00 PM Adding Water to your Outdoor Living Space
Jack Huisman, Landscape Plus
4:30 PM Caring for Orchids in your Home
Wendy Pektunus, FMG&SP Horticulturist
5:00 PM Enjoying Koi and Goldfish
Don Apol, Great Ponds & Koi Society of West Michigan
5:30 PM Easy Art for your Garden-Making Hypertufa
Sandi Miller, Flowerland
6:00 PM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - The Influence of English Gardens on American Gardens in the 20th Century
John Elsley
7:00 PM Common Sense Tree Care
Bartlett Tree Experts-Certified Arborist
7:30 PM Beautiful Roses for your Michigan Garden
Eric Nelson, Lincoln Nelson



Saturday, March 6


11:30 AM Creating an Eco-Friendly Landscape
Lynn Timmer, Michigan Rain Barrels, Certified Horticulturist
12:00 PM Gardening With Children Ian Warnock, FMG&SP Horticulturist
12:30 PM Healthy Lawns & Mole Control
Rick Vuyst, WZZM Green Thumb and WOOD 1300 AM Flowerland Host
1:00 PM Prune it Right!
John Stone, Landscape Management Specialist, MSU
1:30 PM

2:30 PM Beautiful Roses for your Michigan Garden
Eric Nelson, Lincoln Nursery
3:00 PM Beautiful Patios, Walks & Walls
Bruce DeWitt, Rosemont Nursery
3:30 PM Gardening for Butterflies
Gabe Vlasma FMG&SP Horticulturist
4:00 PM Why Hire a Certified Arborist
Tim Guikema, Certified Arborist
4:30 PM Perennials for Connoiseurs
Eric Nelson, Lincoln Nursery
5:00 PM Goin Green for Container Flower Power
John Szymczak, Commerce Great Lakes, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener
5:30 PM Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens & More
Lynn Timmer, Michigan Rain Barrels, Certified Horticulturist
6:00 PM Great Ideas Come from Summer Garden Tours Dave Kramer, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener
6:30 PM Composting to Make Your Garden Bloom
Juliette Cowall, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener
7:00 PM Answers to your Tree Problems
Bill Drews, Woodland Tree
7:30 PM Beautify and Privatize your Outdoor Living Space
Joel Skok, Forever Green Transplanting



Sunday, March 7


11:30 AM Easy Art for your Garden-Leaf Casting
Sandi Miller, Flowerland
12:00 PM Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens & More
Lynn Timmer, Certified Horticulturist
12:30 PM A New Twist on Terrariums
Rose Allerding, FMG&SP Horticulturist
1:00 PM Composting to make your Garden Bloom Juliette Cowall, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener, Master Composter
1:30 PM Beautify and Privatize your Outdoor Living Space
Joel Skok, Forever Green Tree Transplanting
2:00 PM Getting More from your Vegetable Garden
Oriana Bosma, FMG&SP Horticulturist,
2:30 PM Great Ideas Come from Summer Garden Tours
Dave Kramer, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener
3:00 PM Goin Green for Container Flower Power
John Szymczak, Commerce Great Lakes, MSU Extension Advanced Master Gardener



The Home Depot Hands-On / Do-it-Yourself Stage

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Thursday, March 4
6:30-8:30 PM
Interior and Exterior Painting Preperation & Application Techniques


Friday, March 5
1-3 PM
How to Waterproof your Basement
3-5 PM
Ask the Pros... Hands on Know How for Basic Plumbing & Electrical
5-7 PM Ceramic Tile for Walls, Floors & Backsplashes
7-8:30 PM
How to Weatherproof your Deck


Saturday, March 6
11 AM - 2 PM
Ask the Pros... Hands on Know How for Basic Plumbing & Electrical
2 -4 PM How to Weatherproof your Deck
4-6 PM Ceramic Tile for Walls, Floors & Backsplashes
6-8 PM How to Waterproof your Basement


Sunday, March 7
12-2 PM
Ask the Pros... Hands on Know How for Basic Plumbing & Electrical
2-4 PM
Interior and Exterior Painting Preparation & Application Techniques
4-6 PM
Ceramic Tile for Walls, Floors & Backsplashes