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Life Begins Outdoors!

After a long winter, our 19th annual Outdoor Show offers a warm and colorful welcome to spring. This year, the show will be held March 1 3 featuring an array of flowers and plants rich in color, fragrance.

March 1, 2013

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Thu, 04/15/2021 – 07:17

After a long winter, our 19th annual Outdoor Show offers a warm and colorful welcome to spring. This year, the show will be held March 1-3 featuring an array of flowers and plants rich in color, fragrance and texture. With many local exhibits, the show will feature sensational display gardens and other ideas to brighten your home, indoors and out!

From the latest in edible gardening to trendy living walls and even terrariums, the show provides a preview of gardening trends for 2013. Discover the latest tips and techniques from landscape designers, horticulturists, environmental experts and other professionals. Visit mcdonaldgardencenter.com for a complete listing of show exhibitors.

Our 19th annual Outdoor Show is going on now and is free and open-to-the-public. The event will be held rain or shine from 9 am to 6 pm today through Sunday, March 1, 2 and 3 at McDonald Garden Center’s Hampton location at 1139 W. Pembroke Avenue.

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