Home Expressions Show poised to shine

It's all there this weekend. The Home Expressions Show is on now at the Winnipeg Convention Centre with 78,000 square feet of all you need to know and have for your home.

Today, the show is open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. The exhibitors at the show are offering everything from fencing to flooring, from appliances to alarm systems, from baths to beds, from windows to walkways, from closets to cabinets, tools, pools and gardens galore.

The main stage is full of fascinating people providing lots of valuable information. HGTV�s Samantha Pynn and Colin Hunter will be presenting today at 1 p.m. Don't miss their entertaining style and shared secrets from their series, Summer Home.

There will be a variety of other guests throughout the day, too.

Everything for the yard and garden will be discussed, including annuals and perennials, seeds and vegetables for small spaces, backyard birds, native plants, exotic plants and landscaping. It promises to be very informative and exciting.

In addition to all of this, be sure to enter the Grand Prize draw valued at over $10,000, plus two additional prize draws. Proceeds go to Variety, the Children's Charity.

Why drive all over town looking for items for your home and garden when it's all under one roof? Save yourself valuable time and money, plus learn more than you could in any number of locations by talking to the experts all gathered at the Convention Centre this weekend.

It's definitely the place to be to prepare yourself for Spring.

Speaking of Spring, the 2013 Spring Parade of Homes is still on now through March 24. There are 124 fabulous new homes to see. Be sure to catch the latest in design and decorating as these new homes look spectacular.

Catch all of the information in the Parade magazine available at Steinbach Credit Union or at www.winnipegfreepress.com or www.homebuilders.mb.ca. There has never been a better time to buy a new home.

Mike Moore is president of the Manitoba Home Builders' Association.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 16, 2013 F6