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Lakeville North High School19600 Ipava Avenue

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Escape winter at Lakeville home show Get into a gardening state of mind March 15

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

One of the first signs of spring is fi-nally here. Visitors are invited to escape win-ter’s grasp at the annual Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase, at Lakeville North High School from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Satur-day, March 15. Displays and information from more than 100 exhibitors with expertise, ad-vice and displays covering all aspects of home improvement projects will be available for “one-stop shopping,” and advice, said Linda Rynda, member ser-vices director with the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’re going to have seminars going all day,” Rynda said. “They start at 9 and will run every hour.” Topics include realistic budgeting, container gardening, problems with ve-hicle warning lights, health insurance and energy efficiency. The popular free event draws huge crowds every year.

“It’s just a great avenue for mem-bers to be able to get their information out to Lakeville and the surrounding area,” Rynda said. One of the most eye-pleasing exhib-its is available compliments of Terra Garden Center, where cheery plants with bright colors welcome visitors to dream of summer landscapes and warm summer days. Terra Garden Center Retail Manag-er Melanie Carlson will be presenting a seminar on container gardening at 10 a.m. Carlson said container gardening is exploding in popularity because it offers versatility, and expands the cre-ative abilities of the gardener. “People like container gardening be-cause it can be done in small spaces and you don’t have to bend over to weed,” she said. “More people are decorating patios and decks with containers.” Another creative outlet involving containers is miniature gardening also known as “fairy gardening,” which

Pahl’s Market will be on hand at the Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase on Saturday, March 15, at Lakeville North High School. See EXPO, 3

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Carlson said is exploding in popularity. She described “fairy gardening” as “a doll house for adults.” Carlson said the little gardens are created in a container using dwarf plants then accentuated using small decorations like houses, bridges and fairies. “The biggest popularity for those are with moms and daughters,” Carlson said. “And so many grandmas are doing it with their granddaughters.” The activity is fun and is a good way for adults to pass on their love of gar-dening to the next generation. “It’s a really good way to get kids into gardening and interacting with na-ture,” Carlson said. There are many kinds of accessories, including patio furniture lines, lamps, beach umbrellas, pine cones, benches and even miniature fountains. The gardens are their own little worlds within the containers. “It’s setting a scene,” she said. “You’re creating a scene and telling a story within that scene.” Many of the exhibitors will have dis-plays and giveaways for those who visit their booth. Carlson said they will give away free

little plants to children and be on hand to answer gardening questions and pro-vide gardening and landscape informa-tion to the public. “We really try to showcase what we’re all about and show people all the differ-ent things they can find at the store.” Terra Garden Center will also hold a grand prize drawing, and provide visi-tors with $5 coupons. Rynda said the Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase will also include businesses that one might not expect at that type of event, including the ATA Leadership Academy, a mar-tial arts studio and local restaurants. “There’s a huge variety,” she said. Rynda said the economy seems to be getting better, and recent building sta-tistics show development is beginning to explode in Lakeville. Lakeville Community and Economic Development Director Dave Olson re-cently reported Lakeville has issued building permits with a total valuation of $149.5 million in 2013, which he said is an increase of more than $20 million over the 2012 total of $129.3 million and more than $61 million increase over the 2011 total of $87.6 million. According to newly updated Metro-

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Ace Hardware in Lakeville will have a booth at this year’s Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase, which will feature more than 100 exhibitors. See MORE, 7

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44 – Above & Beyond Construction60 – Above All Hardwood Floors5 – Ace Hardware & Paint4 – Aero Drapery & Blind67 – Affi nity Plus Federal Credit Union55 – All American Lawn Care Co.37 – All Sons Exteriors Inc.43 – Angell Aire, Inc.61 – Bischel Building31 – Builders & Remodelers Ince53 & 54 – C.G.T. Ltd. Inc.77 - Brookside Property Services 66 – CertaPro Painters42 – Citizens Bank of Minnesota74 – College City Design Build, Inc.22 – Common Grounds Lawn & Landscape69 – Country Cabinets18 – Country Creek Builders11 & 12 – Culligan of Northfi eld26 – Culver’s of Lakeville 65 – Custom Drapery & Blinds30 – Dakota Electric Association64 – Dakota Unlimited

20 & 21 – Dick’s Sanitation Inc.72 – DP Painting and Restorations LLC71 – Frontier Communcations75 – General Heating & Air Conditioning34 – Good To Go Construction Inc.40 & 41 – Great Lakes Window & Siding15 – Great Southern Bank76 – Hague Quality Water8 – Hardline Concrete and Masonry Inc.23A – Holiday Inn & Suites Lakeville/Rudy’s Redeye Grill 51 & 52 – Home Depot58 – Home Team Remodelers62 – Irrigreen LLC9 – James Barton Design Build79 – Johnsons Blacktop Driveway Co24 – Lakeville Rotary23 & 23A – Lakeville Tourism63 – Landscape Enhancements16 – Len Skluzacek Construction17 – Linn’s Carpet & Flooring73 – MD Concrete LLC10 – Meadow Green Lawn & Landscape

59 – Merchants Bank46 – Midwest Fence & Mfg13 – Mulligan’s Landscaping50 – New Spaces80 & 81 – Pahl’s Market28 – Peter’s Patio & Landscape Inc29 – Pro Vision Construction38 – Provincial Bank3 – Renewal by Anderson32 – Silverado Landscaping & Irrigation LLC25 – Sun Thisweek/Dakota County Tribune47 – Superior Remodeling Inc.48 & 49 – Terra Garden Center7 – The Deck & Door Company6 – The Mulch Store36 – TNT Hydroseeding35 – Town and Country Granite39 – TruNorth Painting45 – US Federal Credit Union70 – Valley View Glass & Screen19 – Wells Fargo14 – Window Concepts of Minnesota Inc.56 & 57 – Window Outfi tters, Inc.

Lakeville Landscape Home Expo Listed in alphabetical order

Lakeville North High School Commons

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Entrance ToConsumer Showcase

3 – Renewal by Anderson4 – Aero Drapery & Blind5 – Ace Hardware & Paint6 – The Mulch Store7 – The Deck & Door Company8 – Hardline Concrete and Masonry Inc.9 – James Barton Design Build10 – Meadow Green Lawn & Landscape11 & 12 – Culligan of Northfi eld13 – Mulligan’s Landscaping14 – Window Concepts of Minnesota Inc.15 – Great Southern Bank18 – Country Creek Builders19 – Wells Fargo16 – Len Skluzacek Construction17 – Linn’s Carpet & Flooring20 & 21 – Dick’s Sanitation Inc.22 – Common Grounds Lawn & Land-

scape23 – Lakeville Tourism23A – Holiday Inn & Suites/Rudy’s Redeye 24 – Lakeville Rotary25 – Sun Thisweek26 – Culver’s of Lakeville 28 – Peter’s Patio & Landscape Inc29 – Pro Vision Construction30 – Dakota Electric Association31 – Builders & Remodelers Ince32 – Silverado Landscaping & Irrigation34 – Good To Go Construction Inc.35 – Town and Country Granite36 – TNT Hydroseeding37 – All Son’s Exteriors Inc.38 – Provincial Bank39 – TruNorth Painting40 & 41 – Great Lakes Window & Siding

42 – Citizens Bank of Minnesota43 – Angell Aire, Inc.44 – Above & Beyond Construction45 – US Federal Credit Union46 – Midwest Fence & Mfg47 – Superior Remodeling Inc.48 & 49 – Terra Garden Center50 – New Spaces51 & 52 – Home Depot53 & 54 – C.G.T. Ltd. Inc.55 – All American Lawn Care Co.56 & 57 – Window Outfi tters, Inc. 58 – Home Team Remodelers59 – Merchants Bank60 – Above All Hardwood Floors61 – Bischel Building62 – Irrigreen LLC63 – Landscape Enhancements

64 – Dakota Unlimited65 – Custom Drapery & Blinds66 – CertaPro Painters67 – Affi nity Plus Federal Credit Union70 – Valley View Glass & Screen69 – Country Cabinets71 – Frontier Communcations72 – DP Painting and Restorations LLC73 – MD Concrete LLC74 – College City Design Build, Inc.75 – General Heating & Air Conditioning76 – Hague Quality Water77 - Brookside Property Services 79 – Johnsons Blacktop Driveway Co80 & 81 – Pahl’s Market

Listed in numerical order

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205 – Allstate/Rick Allen Agency300 – Ameriprise Financial102 – ATA Leadership Academy506 – Ballet Royale MN & Twin Cities Ballet of MN105 – Bob Curtis Agency - Farmers Insurance204 – Brackett’s Crossing Country Club503 – Christian Life School100 – Crystal Lake Automotive Inc.200 – Dakota County Heritage Library504 – Discover Chiropractic PA407 – Eagan & Lakeville Resource Center104 – Essential Health Chiropractic202 – Fairview Ridges Hospital501 – Family Swim School306 – FASTFRAME Expert Picture Framing106 – Golden Ridge Stables Inc405 – Green Mill203 – Healthsource Chiropractic - Lakeville208 – Highview Hills by Walker409 – HomeTown Auto Service309 – Integra Health Care, Inc.

403 – Kwik Trip201 – Lakeville Downtown Retailers207 – Lakeville Family Eye Care400 & 402 – Lakeville Schools Community Education402 – Lakeville Schools Community Education507 – Lakeville Vacuum505 – LearningRx301 & 303 – Life Wellness Center101 & 103 – McDonald Eye Care Associates404 – Norwex302 – Park Dental Lakeville500 – Park Nicollet Clinic - Lakeville109 – Platt Dentistry206 – Primrose School of Lakeville North508 – Sam’s Club307 – Summerhill of Apple Valley107 – The Fountains at Hosanna! Senior Living406 – Thrivent Financial502 – Turning Leaf Chiropractic304 – Ultimate Martial Arts & Fitness305 – Willingers Golf Club/Legends Club

Consumer ShowcaseExhibitors listed in alphabetical order

Lakeville North High School Gymnasium

The folks from Lakeville Sanitation will return to the Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase this year.

All Sons Home Exteriors offered some tasty treats for the little ones during the Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase in 2013.

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4 YEARSIN AROW!

THANK YOU LAKEVILLE FOR VOTING USBest Auto Repair Shop, Best Oil Change & Best Tire Store

politan Council population statistics, Lakeville’s population is expected to reach 82,900 by 2040, an average in-crease of 898 per year. The council is also predicting Lakev-ille’s number of households to be 30,500 by 2040. City Administrator Steve Mielke said in 2010, Lakeville had a count of 18,683 households, which he said is an average increase of 394 households per year. With growth on the surge, Rynda said people thinking about moving into Lakeville, those planning to remodel or

just spruce up their home will find a lot of good information at the Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase. “This is just such a great opportu-nity for people to talk to many differ-ent business and find someone who can meet with them on neutral ground,” she said. “It’s the place to be if you want to find out what your options are. You can get estimates and make appointments. There’s no cost to the consumer except time, and they can find anything. It’s re-ally a great opportunity.” – Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com.

MORE, from 3March 17, 2012

100 – Crystal Lake Automotive Inc.101 & 103 – McDonald Eye Care Associates102 – ATA Leadership Academy104 – Essential Health Chiropractic105 – Bob Curtis Agency - Farm-ers Insurance106 – Golden Ridge Stables Inc.107 – The Fountains at Hosanna! Senior Living109 – Platt Dentistry200 – Dakota County Heritage Library201 – Lakeville Downtown Retail-ers202 – Fairview Ridges Hospital203 – Healthsource Chiropractic - Lakeville204 – Brackett’s Crossing Country Club205 – Allstate/Rick Allen Agency206 – Primrose School of Lakeville North207 – Lakeville Family Eye Care208 – Highview Hills by Walker300 – Ameriprise Financial301 & 303 – Life Wellness Center

302 – Park Dental Lakeville304 – Ultimate Martial Arts & Fitness305 – Willingers Golf Club/Leg-ends Club 306 – FASTFRAME Expert Picture Framing307 – Summerhill of Apple Valley309 – Integra Health Care, Inc.400 & 402 – Lakeville Schools Community Education403 – Kwik Trip404 – Norwex405 – Green Mill406 – Thrivent Financial407 – Eagan & Lakeville Resource Center409 – HomeTown Auto Service500 – Park Nicollet Clinic - Lakev-ille501 – Family Swim School502 – Turning Leaf Chiropractic503 – Christian Life School504 – Discover Chiropractic PA505 – LearningRx506 – Ballet Royale MN & Twin Cities Ballet of MN507 – Lakeville Vacuum508 – Sam’s Club

Consumer Showcase

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Exhibitors listed in numerical order

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CGT Limited and Home Depot were particiapants in last year’s Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase at Lakeville North High School.

Seminars

New SpacesIt Costs How Much? Realistic Budgeting

9 a.m.

TerraContainer Gardening

10 a.m.

Home Town Auto ServicesProblems of the Vehicle Warning Lights

11 a.m.

Bob Curtis Farmers Ins. What to do? Health Insurance

12 noon

MimiSeasons1 p.m.

C.G.T. Ltd. Inc. Energy Efficient For Your Home

2 p.m.