(MINNEAPOLIS) Feb. 10, 2012 Dont just cocoon away the winter as you dream about springtime planting and projects; get out to the Minneapolis Convention Center, Feb. 29 to March 4, for the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show, the perfect home (and garden) away from home this winter. Make your dreams realities with inspiration from the shows biggest-ever lineup of experts and celebrities and, while youre here, enjoy exclusive deals throughout the city.

Start planning now: Meet Minneapolis, Convention & Visitors Association, offers time and money-saving deals, itineraries and tips to get you set up for a fun trip on this helpful website http://www.minneapolis.org/promotions. The site is your planning resource for Minneapolis adventure. Take in the show and then head out from the Minneapolis Convention Center to take in a concert, meal or a sweet nights rest in Minneapolis top hot spots and hotels.

At the Home and Garden show, you will learn about the newest trends and products in home décor, kitchen, bath and outdoor living, and get tips from top local and national home and garden experts and celebrities, including HGTVs Chip Wade (Curb Appeal: The Block, Designed to Sell), who will help homeowners replicate projects from his TV show; Mark Brunetz (Style Network's Clean House), who will reveal his behind-the-scenes tricks to transform any space from status quo to TV show; and the Home and Garden Shows first-ever national cooking celebrity, Yigit Pura (BRAVO's Top Chef: Just Desserts), who will demonstrate how to make beautiful, tasty desserts.

Perennial favorites, the Feature Gardens and Idea Home, are back this year along with new things like live chainsaw carving and Minnesota-grown art for your home. For more details on the show, including hours, visit http://www.homeandgardenshow.com/MHGS/EventsHome.aspx.

ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS

Meet Minneapolis is a private, not-for-profit, member-based association. It actively promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, works to maximize the visitor experience and markets the city as a desirable tourist destination to maximize the economic benefit of the greater Minneapolis area.

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PHOTO CUT-LINE

Blooming exhibits: The Minneapolis Home and Garden Show is at the Minneapolis Convention Center Feb. 29 - March 4, 2012. Photo courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.

MEDIA CONTACT

Kristen Montag, media communication manager, 612.767.8038, kristenm@minneapolis.org, Minneapolis_PR on Twitter

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