Things are just getting started at the Metropolitan Lawn and Garden Show out at the American Royal today, but we at M&RVP are on the job. This morning we got a chance to walk around a bit before things opened up and it is, excuse the expression, awesome. Across the hall is a home remodeling show and upstairs is the “Green Zone” full of info on solar and wind power options for individual homeowners, among other things.
Cool things I saw: Two booths with parrots and other live birds; a place selling worm castings; a setup with model trains for the outdoor garden; the Kansas City Orchid Society; the Missouri Master Gardeners; a place touting home wind turbines; concrete that looks just like brickwork. And lots of places were giving out freebies.
Oh, and Ed Begley, Jr., actor/crusader for low-footprint living, will be there later tonight and for several presentations upstairs Saturday and Sunday.
Our booth is just to the right of the Garden Stage–right across from a guy selling chimaneas. We’ve got books, we’ve got a free recipe handout and, as you can see from the pic, we brought along Horace, our scarecrow.
Good times. Good times.
Posted by: Roxie
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