This weekend is COHBA’s Home & Garden Expo at the Cox Business Center in downtown Oklahoma City.  Our celebrity guest is Oklahoma’s own “The Gardener Guy”, Paul James, host of HGTV’s “Gardening By The Yard.”

Show hours are Friday, Feb. 23rd from 12 noon to 8pm, Saturday from 10am to 8pm, and Sunday from 10am to 6pm.  Tickets are available at the door for $7.  Children 12 & under are free.  Bring in a cup from Subway and receive $1 off your ticket price.

I’ve been out there working shifts monitoring setup since Tuesday, and this year’s exhibits are awesome.  The arena is full of some amazing landscape designs, complete with water features, trees, and gorgeous back yard ideas.  Come check it out!

Here’s the official press release…

Home Builders to Host Annual Home & Garden Expo

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association (COHBA) will host their 54th annual Oklahoma City Home & Garden Expo, to be held Friday through Sunday, February 23, 24 and 25, at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City.

The Expo is an annual tradition, attracting thousands of Oklahomans who anticipate the arrival of spring by seeking out the latest ideas in creative design, décor and innovations for the inside and outside of their homes.

In addition to the hundreds of booths and exhibitors, this years’ Expo will feature special guest Paul James.  An Oklahoma native, James is a nationally recognized master gardener and host of HGTV’s Gardening by the Yard.  James will host three gardening presentations on Saturday at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Not only will the weekend include a national celebrity, the event will also feature the first-ever concert for Expo guests. Local band Class Act will be performing a special concert Saturday night from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The concert is free with Expo admission.

“The Expo is the original Oklahoma City home and garden show, and the only one of its kind to be locally produced,” says Kathy Holman, COHBA spokesperson and show coordinator.  “We are very proud of the event’s rich, 50-year history, and that we have prepared another tremendous line-up of exhibitors and informative celebrity guest speakers.”

General hours for the Expo are from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday.  Kids ages 12 and under get in free while adult admission is only $7.  Adults can receive $1 off admission by presenting a Subway drink cup upon entry.

Sponsors for this years’ Home & Garden Expo include Cox Communications, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Subway Restaurants and the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association.

Established in 1943, the COHBA is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the home building industry and its members. Known for the philanthropy of its Central Oklahoma Home Builders Foundation, the organization is Oklahoma’s strongest home building association and is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders.

For additional information on the Oklahoma City Home & Garden Expo, visit www.okchomeandgardenexpo.com.