You know that the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show is big. Actually, it's huge. At this show you'll be able to peruse more than 1,000 booths filled with exhibitors determined to help you with products, services, ideas and advice to plan and execute improvements to your home and yard. One thing you won't find at the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show are companies that have an unsatisfactory rating with either the Better Business Bureau of Northern and Central Arizona or the Arizona State Registrar of Contractors. The reason? The producers of this show have screened exhibitor applications -- and more than once -- prior to being invited to participate in the show.

Spread over 3 city blocks, this Home Show is an event for the whole family. Here's an outline of what you'll see there.

Front Yard Landscapes
Stroll down the landscaper’s boulevards to see the Maricopa County Home Show Landscape Displays. Talk with licensed landscape contractors that help you give your home a great first impression.

Hundreds of Green Exhibitors
Discover the many different ways that you can make a conscious effort to conserve our natural environment while improving your home. Educate yourself with the thousands of green products and services offered by the hundreds of companies and learn how easy it is to go Green.

Student Interior Design Competition
Glance into the future of interior design when you visit the beautiful design vignettes constructed from floor to ceiling by local interior design students all competing for $10,000 in cash prizes. See who the panel of judges, consisting of Arizona chapter presidents of interior design associations and local industry recognized interior designers, name this year’s top interior design student.

Stump the Queen of Clean
Linda Cobb challenges you to try and stump her with your toughest cleaning questions on Saturday and Sunday on the Plaza Building Stage at 1 p.m. Every challenger is entered to win a whole house filtration system.

Parisian Flower Market
The Garden Pavilion is transformed into a Flower Market at the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show. Buy fresh cut flowers and attend a floral arrangement demonstration. Learn about growing beautiful roses with the Metro Phoenix Rose Society. Cast your vote for your favorite florist during the Mother’s Day Bouquet Competition and be entered to win a $25 gift certificate.

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control Mobile Collection
Attendees who donate a new or unused pet product at the collection site, located at the North Red Entrance, will receive a complimentary admission ticket to the Show.

Doghouse Silent Auction
Thanks to the generosity of the PETCO Foundation, Maricopa County Animal Care & Control will be auctioning off fabulous doghouses to raise money for the homeless animals at their Shelters.

Stone Creek Home
Stroll through the rooms filled with the best that the Stone Creek Furniture Factory has to offer and learn how easy it is to have furniture the way that you want it. Stop by and see the fabulous kitchen that Stone Creek Furniture can customize for you and receive a free 3D computer graphics design consultation.

ASU Butterfly Garden
Visit this interactive and educational exhibit to learn about many of the energy efficiency and environmental concerns facing the world today and sample the juices and baked goods made exclusively from the many renewable resources maintained around the ASU Campus.

APS CFL Giveaway
Arizona’s largest and longest serving electric utility company will be educating homeowners on the many ways that they can lower their utility bills and also will be talking about the new green choices we can make by selecting renewable energy sources. Every attendee who visits them in booth number 87 in the Plaza Building will receive a free CFL light bulb, while supplies last.

Costco Home
See another side of Costco when you visit Costco Home in booth number 97 in the Plaza Building. Gather your interior design inspirations with their huge selection of quality home furnishings. Don’t miss Tyffani Duvall, a Costco Home Design Consultant, as she takes the seminar stage all three days to demonstrate techniques of interior design made easy.

Ask The Experts
Representatives from the Better Business Bureau, National Association for the Remodeling Industry and the International Association of Electrical Inspectors will be on site offering homeowners valuable information they need to know before starting their next Home Improvement Project.

Underwriters Laboratories Safety Tour
UL, the global, independent safety testing organization will be onsite all weekend with interactive high-tech safety simulation games, educational safety testing demonstrations and an interactive fire escape obstacle course for the kids.

Home Depot Kids Workshop
Learn hands on do-it-yourself techniques while building a toolbox, kit car or birdhouse. All participating children will receive an official Home Depot Apron and a completion badge for the item they have built at the Show.

Bounce Craft Sessions
Bounce Dryer Sheets will be hosting arts and crafts sessions at booth number 573 in the Parisian Flower Market demonstrating one of the many uses for their products by creating fragrant flowers to keep your home fresh this spring.

Face Painting
Stop by and see Debbie in the Food Court and give your kids a special treat with face painting.

Valleywide Recycling Partnership
Spin the wheel of trash and learn how recycling changes everything.

Other Special Features Include:
"How To" Home Improvement Seminars
International Wine Tasting Exhibits
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Seminars
Boutiques Product Marketplace

Get the details about the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show on April 25, 26, and 27, 2008.