March 2-5, 2023
Features & Attractions
Saturday is Family Day!
With kids in free till noon & special events through the morning and afternoon, Saturday is the day Families LOVE at the Home & Garden Show!
Schedule of Activities:
| 10am-12noon | Free Kids Admission | |
| 10am | Plant a Pansy (while supplies last) | AGRLP Center Garden E |
| 10:30 am-11:15 pm | Family Pasta Dinners | Chef Jeff – Cooking Stage |
| 10:30 am-11:15 pm | Kids in the Garden Activities & Book Reading | Adam DeLamielleure for Plant Michigan Green – Garden Stage |
| 11am-12noon | Gardening with Kids! Propagation Magic- How to turn one Plant into Two! | Barslund Judd – MSU – Garden Stage |
| 12p-1p | Mini Floral Arrangement | Great Lakes Floral Association – Grand Gallery |
| 1pm-2pm | Live Birds of Prey Presentation | Blandford Nature Center – Home Stage |
PLUS activities all day with Grace Adventures, performances by the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony, Crash from West Michigan Whitecaps giving away Whitecaps Tickets, and more!
Life in Bloom Flower Power Charity Challenge!
Friday, March 3 at 6pm on the Home Stage, watch your favorite local celebrities arrange flowers in a bid to win money for their favorite charity! Hosted by 13 ON YOUR SIDE‘s Catherine Behrendt & J Schwanke of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom
The Prize:
Grand Prize $500 for the Winning Charity!
The winner is determined by audience applause! Cheer on your favorite celebrity or charity! Runners-up win $100 each for their charity.
The Players:
Shelley Irwin – WGVU Morning Show, playing for C-Snip
George Lessens – WZZM 13 ON YOUR SIDE, playing for Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan
Jennifer Pascua – Halo Halo Multimedia, playing for Grace’s Table
Renee Tabben – Bank of America playing for Family Promise of Grand Rapids
Wimee the Robot, Kevin & Michael – Wimee’s Words, playing for the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
The Garden & Art Market
A featured shopping section of the West Michigan Home & Garden Show with booths of unique and inspired garden accessories, plants, decor, art and gifts from the finest West Michigan nursery greenhouses, artists and gift boutiques. Stroll through the Grand Gallery Meeting rooms for the perfect piece of art for your home and essential accessories for your garden!
Grand Gallery Garden Path
As you walk through the Grand Gallery, walk the Grand Gallery Garden Path to draw inspiration from the show’s garden center and landscaper designed pocket gardens!
Feature Center Garden
The Association of Grand Rapids Landscape Professionals once again design and build a beautiful Center Garden. This collection of Grand Rapids’ finest Landscapers will show you how it’s done!
Green, Growing Gardens!
Take a stroll through a dozen gardens, built right inside the DeVos Place!
Featuring designs from:
| Association of Grand Rapids Landscape Professionals | Kent Career Tech Center |
| Bakhuyzen Landscape Management | Kloosterman Landscaping |
| DeHamer Landscaping | Knapp Valley Gardens |
| Everett’s Landscape Management Inc. | Lakeshore Property Management |
| Fox Scapes | Outdoor Impressions |
| Harder & Warner Nursery & Garden Center | Witte Lawn Maintenance |
| Heyboer Landscape Maintenance |