GUELPH SPRING HOME AND GARDEN SHOW 2001 OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 9!

The Annual Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show is being held March 9, 10, and 11 at the Colonel John McCrae Legion on York Road. Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show is for the home-centred, featuring quality home improvement products and services and offering exciting ideas for improving your homes inside and outside living spaces. By mid-March, the desire to start plans for the warmer weather grows, and Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show is the place to go to kick-start" your dreams into action!

Companies at the show are home improvement specialists who are dedicated to doing quality work. Spruce up your bathroom, renovate your kitchen, add a sunroom or update windows and doors. These improvements go a long way to shaping the dwelling that shapes you. Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show is the ideal place to gather home improvement information. Pamper your home with fresh landscaping, sod your lawn, perhaps add a curb or interlocking stone and see how much more appealing your home becomes. Whether your style is classic, bold or outrageous, our home improvement specialists can make it happen. The outdoors can be turned into retreats for all seasons, surrounded by the natural beauty of a landscape-designed garden. Cut down on lawn maintenance by installing a mower style" curb that eliminates edging.

On the inside, its about furnishings, and Guelphs own Uncle Joes Furniture can transform a room in just minutes! They search the world for amazing, unique products, and can furnish a whole house or add a single decorative accessory to brighten your home. Check out Uncle Joe's display at Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show on the latest colours, wallpapers, and blinds!

Local developer Terra View Homes will be at Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show with information on the signature homes of Somerset Glen, a classic neighbourhood of courtyard townhome bungalows for adult lifestyle community living. Check out the amenities offered, such as a private clubhouse complete with meeting spaces, workshop, terrace, library and garden. Terra View Homes also offers the spectacular Seagram Lofts in uptown Waterloo, winner of the Home Builders Project of the Year Award, as well as locations in Kitchener and Cambridge.

Study a range of window and door options. Contemporary colours, maintenance options and style have to be considered. Award-winning siding and roofing companies will be on hand at Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show to promote their lifetime roofing. A local company has designed their own style of roofing, including a Peddler Shake, a common roofing material used for train station restoration. Learn about quality siding installations and finishing details from companies such as Jacks Aluminum. Jack has won several installation awards, and carries accessories such as shutters and awnings. Central vacuums, water options, security and much more will be at the show.

Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show offers continously running product demonstrations, and gardening seminars on Friday and Saturday with the Guelph Master Gardeners. Sign up for a subscription to Ontario Gardener magazine! Enter to win door prizes such as a screen door from PM Windows & Doors or a $100 gift certificate from Superb Curbs.

Guelph Spring Home and Garden Show will be held March 9, 10, and 11. Admission is $4.00 with a free admission special from 1 - 5 on Friday for seniors aged 55 and up. Show times are Friday, March 9, from 1 - 9 p.m., Saturday, March 10, from 10 - 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 11, from 10 - 5 p.m. Free Parking at John McCrae Memorial Legion, 919 York Road. For more information, call 1 800 561 5076 or visit our website http://www.regionalshows.com for discount coupons and further information.