*CLOSED*Spring 2011 Capital Home & Garden Show Tickets Giveaway

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED VIA EMAIL*

Ready to get your garden in gear this spring, or perhaps tackle your next home-improvement project?

Next Friday, February 25th – Sunday February 27th, 2011 is the annual Capital Home & Garden Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. My family and I have attended this event for years and really think it’s one of the best home shows in the DC  metro area. If you’re looking to take on a home or landscaping project, if you enjoy gardening or want to see two HGTV stars in person, you’ll definitely want to attend! You’ll also get the chance to find out the latest design trends, attend sessions with celebrity experts in the home & garden industry, meet with local vendors to discuss your home projects and collect S.W.A.G. (you know “Stuff We All Get”… I love the yellow plastic construction hard hats for kids that Moss Design has given out in the past plus there seem to be plenty of free candy, pens, rulers, key chains, etc.). Be sure to ask vendors if they have any special home show discounts if you sign up; many of them are offering discounts or coupons for home show attendees.

This is an event for the whole family! Some of the highlights of this year’s show include:

• Chip Wade, celebrity contractor and master carpenter from HGTV’s “Designed to Sell” and “Curb Appeal: The Block”. Appearing Saturday & Sunday to discuss “Lessons Learned from TV Make-Overs.” Schedule of appearance is listed here.
• William Moss, “The Garden Boss,” from HGTV’s “Dig In”. Appearing Saturday & Sunday to discuss “Container Gardening: Solutions for Small Space Gardening.” Schedule of appearance is listed here.
• Mike McGrath from WTOP News Radio will share his expertise in gardening. Appearing Friday, February 25th only. His sessions include: “Get Your lawn Off Drugs!” (11:00 am), “Grow your best tasting tomatoes ever” (2:00 pm), “Organic Answers to your Toughest Garden Questions” (4:00 pm).
• Idea Gardens – Stroll through the Ideas Gardens created by the region’s top landscaping companies and featuring the newest gardening techniques and designs. These are some grand-scale gardens with whimsical themes even set to music; lots of fun to check out!
• For Kids: Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog presented by WETA. Clifford will be appearing at the show Saturday, February 26th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
• Enjoy the sounds of the Classical WETA Players brass quintet when they perform live from the Idea Gardens. Appearing Saturday, February 26th at 4:00 pm.
• Over 750 exhibits representing local companies and contractors in the remodeling, design, garden and home improvement-related industries.

Kids 5 and under have free admission and children 6-12 years old are only $3.00 per ticket. Regular adult admission is $13.00. But, I’m happy to have the opportunity to giveaway 2 free tickets to 5 lucky winners! You have up to four ways to enter:

1. Simply leave a comment on this blog post by Tuesday 2/22/11 11:59 pm ET letting me know you want to attend the home & garden show.
2. Extra entry given if you share your favorite item in your home or garden (it could be a favorite room, favorite piece of furniture, favorite decor item, favorite plant, etc.). Please leave this as a separate comment from the first entry.
3. Extra entry given if you subscribe to my blog (please leave a comment letting me know you subscribe via RSS or email).
4. Extra entry given if you follow both @FrugalFriends & @CapitalHomeShow on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway “@FrugalFriends is giving away free tickets to @CapitalHomeShow in Chantilly, VA Feb. 25-27. Enter here http://bit.ly/i8Y5Vq”  (please leave a comment letting me know you follow on Twitter and provide the time stamp/link to your tweet).

This giveaway is open through Tuesday 2/22/11 11:59 pm ET. I will randomly choose 5 winners on Wednesday 2/23/11, will email them notification, and mail out the tickets soon thereafter.

Good luck and gear up for the spring by attending the Capital Home Show next weekend!

Disclosure: Special thanks to the Capital Home Show marketing & PR firm for supplying these free tickets for my readers! On a side note, my husband’s company has an exhibit at the home show each year and so as an exhibitor we’ve gotten complimentary tickets for the past years as each exhibitor does. This giveaway is held separate from the tickets supplied to my husband’s company and has been coordinated directly through the Capital Home Show team. The opinions shared in this post are my own, and I love to share great deals, local events and giveaways for my readers!