Cincinnati Home And Garden Show Returns For 54th Year; Exhibitors Seeing Increased Interest In Outdoor Design

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Home and Garden Show is back for its 54th year.

It is one of the largest home and garden shows in the Midwest and is a two-day event with more than 350 exhibitors at the Duke Energy and Convention Center.

After this weekend, the show will return March 2-5 with special showings March 3-4.

"Joe Mazza from HGTV's Home Inspector, so I know this is a time when people are thinking about buying a new home, so it can really give you an idea of what to look for when looking at a home," said Kelly Scott, one of the organizers of the event.

Matza is a home inspector with 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He hosts HGTV's Home Inspector Joe, where he works with design partners to help house hunters achieve their dream homes by addressing key safety concerns.

Participants will spend one-on-one time with experts who specialize in cooking and bathing, the outdoors, and home improvement.

“We have seven theme parks. They did a great job, lots of spring inspiration, even a pickleball field, some play sets for the kids,” says Scott.

He said they added two new parks this year, and one of them is owned by Outdoor Experts, a Cincinnati-based outdoor design and construction company.

"We've never been to a home and garden show as a company and wanted to hear what customers thought of our work and show what we had to offer," says Zach St-Jean of Outdoor Experts.

Jim Light of Weaver Barns says more people are investing in their backyards since the pandemic.

"We call it the backyard pandemic, which means people are putting money back into their homes and changing their lifestyles to stay home and enjoy their pool, to enjoy the shade of their backyard for lunch or a game of cards." - said Light.

Weaver Barns is a construction company that builds everything from custom homes to warehouses.

"People came from all over," Light said. "This event probably generates 25% of our business in six days."

The show's centerpiece is a pickleball field designed and built by Cincinnati Sportsscapes.

"Demand for pickles just went up a lot. Pickleball is a huge sport. It's the fastest growing sport in America," said Chris Cattleman of Cincinnati Sportsscapes. "We're seeing a lot of demand for multi-purpose courts, including pickleball, basketball, pickleball, shuffleboard, classics and more."

Kettleman adds that pickleball courts require less maintenance and last longer than tennis courts.

If you want to see the House and Garden show, you can buy tickets online or at the door.