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Yard, Garden & Patio Show to continue under new ownership

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 22, 2014

Oregon’s Yard, Garden & Patio Show will continue into 2015 and beyond, according to a joint announcement made July 17. Metropolitan Productions Inc. has purchased the 26-year-old consumer event, designed expressly for gardeners and homeowners, from the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN). The next edition will be held Friday–Sunday, February 27–March 1, 2015, at the […]

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Ahmed Hassan coming to the Yard Garden & Patio Show

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 31, 2012

Ahmed Hassan is coming to the Yard, Garden & Patio Show Presented by Dennis’ 7 Dees, Feb. 17–19 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. Twice daily, the celebrity landscape designer and television personality will give interactive demonstrations on the show floor that entertain and inspire people to do more with their garden. “We […]

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Enthusiasm reigns at the 2010 YGP Show

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 2, 2010

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is reporting a successful 2010 Yard Garden & Patio Show presented by Dennis’ 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers. The show ran Feb. 12-14 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., and drew some 25,000 people over its three days. However, the enthusiasm of the attendees may have been […]

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Seattle, San Francisco garden shows ending

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 30, 2009

Duane Kelly, chairman of Salmon Bay Events, made an announcement this morning that surprised many people in the industry — that the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle, and the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, will both end with their 2009 editions, unless he can find a buyer for them. From the official […]

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Down with YGP

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 15, 2009

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that our friends at the 2009 Yard Garden and Patio Show Presented by Dennis Seven Dees Landscape and Garden Centers have a new blog going over at www.ygpshow.blogspot.com. Not only that, but they’ve started a Facebook fan page where you can receive updates and even sign up to […]

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