Get in the Game with APS at the Oct 1-3 Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show!

Get in the Game with APS!
Join APS at the October Home and Landscape Show and learn energy saving tips that can save you money! Enter to win a chance to be a VIP at a Phoenix Suns Game and Steve Nash memorabilia!  The first 100 visitors each day to the APS booth will receive a FREE CFL, worth $40 savings over the lifetime of the bulb.  APS will present FREE Seminars with money saving energy strategies for your home and pool.  Find out more about going Solar with APS Green Choices or receiving a $99 Home Energy Check up.  Get $30 from APS, have them pick up your old refrigerator and recycle it for you.  Booth #837 in the AG Building.  

Save money and time with APS at the Maricopa County October Home and Landscape Show, Oct 1, 2, & 3, Arizona State Fairgrounds.

For more information about the show, visit our website: www.maricopacountyhomeshows.com.

Free Home Improvement Seminars for Friday, Oct. 1, at the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show!

Free Home Improvement Seminars

Friday, October 1, 2010

11am- Score Savings on Your Energy Bills with APS:

Conserving energy, saving money and protecting the environment doesn’t require a radical lifestyle change, thanks to Green Choices from APS. We’re here to help you save with a variety of options – you choose the programs that fit your lifestyle best.  We have simple ways to reduce energy use – like installing discounted CFLs, scheduling an energy checkup for your home, or switching to Green Choice rates; or more robust options like installing a more efficient pool pump or investing in renewable energy. Come hear about rebates and incentives – even how APS will pay you to let us pick up and recycle your old fridge. Enter a raffle for merchandise signed by Steve Nash! Come get in the game with APS!

12 noon- Grow Your Own Healthy Veggies & Herbs:

This is the perfect weather to plant for winter and spring veggies.  Learn everything you need to know to get your fall garden off to a great start.  Gary Petterson actually grows a garden and has developed great products at Gardener’s World that make it easy to be successful in your garden.

1pm- Home Ideas from The Home Hunter:

Meet Dianne & Tiffany Hunter from ABC 15 the "Home Hunter” and their special panel of home remodeling experts to help you get your next home improvement project started!

2pm- Feng Shui to Sell Your Home:

Learn tips and tricks to sell your home faster.  Feng Shui cures and how-to’s to get a house moving in Arizona’s Marketplace.

3pm- How To Make an Emergency Preparedness Kit:

Be ready for whatever life’s curve ball may throw your way!  The Phoenix Police Department will show you 3 samples of how to make an emergency preparedness kit for your family.

4pm- Solar Rebates and Tax Credits-current AZ Status and how you can take advantage of them!

Heliocol:

a) APS, SRP and TEP programs for Solar Hot Water and Solar PV Electric rebates
b) 30% Federal Tax credits, expire in 2016, which types of Solar qualifies?
c) 25%, up to $ 1000 AZ Tax credits, never expire, which types of Solar qualifies?

5pm- “How To” Step by Step Interlocking Paving Installation presented by Toro Concrete & Masonry &

Landscaping LLC:  

Information and “cheat sheet” with step-by-step information on how to install your own pavers for the driveway, walkway, patio and more. Material cost, design, and installation process.  At this seminar, you will learn how to do it yourself or find the company to do it for you!

6pm- International Wine Seminar - Wines for the Season:

White and dark turkey meat, mashed potatoes, yams, herb-filled stuffing, cranberry relish, pickled this and peppered that, all the way to pumpkin or pecan pie.  Then we have honey baked ham, roasted turkey, roast beef and even duck or goose. We love our gingerbread, Stollen & pudding, fruitcake and enjoy a few sips of eggnog in between. Light to medium bodied wines (dry or fruity), with lower tannins and complexity are better suited to the vast array of flavors. Must be 21 to attend this seminar.

Champagne            great for any occasion

                           Pinot Noir                light, low tannins

                           Malbec                    medium, fruit forward

                           Dornfelder               on the fruity side

                           Rosés                      perfect match for poultry

Riesling                   everyone will love it

                        Pinot Blanc             elegant for the occasion

How to Choose the Most Energy Efficient Pet Door at the October Maricopa Home & Landscape Show!

How to Choose the Most Energy Efficient Pet Door
By Hale Pet Door

 Let’s face it –putting a hole in your wall or door isn’t the best way to keep outside air out and inside air in. So when you want your pets to have free access to the yard, it’s important to find the most energy efficient cat or dog door.

 Pet doors with two heavy, flexible vinyl flaps create an air barrier that’s similar to that of double pane glass. The flaps must seal securely, so high quality magnets that attach to stainless steel strikes create a seal that is strong enough to keep air and dust out while allowing your pet to push through the door at will. Weather-stripping should be half inch heavy pile attached to the pet door frame.

 Wall pet doors are the most energy efficient because of the larger air space between the two flaps. So, like most other aspects of windows and doors for your home, investing in a high quality pet door will end up saving you money in the long run while keeping you and your pets comfortable right away.

Visit Hale Pet Door at Booths 116 & 118!

For more information about the show, please visit our website: http://www.maricopacountyhomeshow.com/

U of A Master Gardener FREE Seminar Schedule at the Oct 1-3 Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show!

University of Arizona Master Gardener Speaker Schedule
Garden Pavilion

Master Gardeners help to educate and advise home gardeners in their community to grow better and healthier plants. Many newcomers and inexperienced gardeners in the Valley are in great need of gardening and landscaping advice. Master Gardeners can diagnose plant problems and share their expertise with others. Bring your gardening questions and problem plant snippets to the Master Gardeners and get your green thumb growing!

Friday, October 1, 2010 10:30 Ten Under Used & Under Appreciated Vegetables with Pam Perry
11:30 Citrus Selection & Care with Debora Moritz
12:30 Soil Preparation for Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers with Pam Perry
1:30  Composting Basics with Carolyn Chard
2:30  Overseeding Bermudagrass with Ryegrass with Sharon Dewey
 Saturday,  October  2, 201010:30 Container Gardening with Cherie Czaplicki
11:30 Sensible Watering with Cherie Czaplicki
12:30 Growing Wildflowers with Judy Curtis
1:30  Composting with Jo Setliff
2:30  Landscape Design in a Nut Shell with Kris Coates
 Sunday,  October  3,  201010:30 Hummingbird & Butterfly Plants with Debora Moritz
11:30 Citrus Selection & Care with Debora Moritz
12:30 Desert Gardening 101 with Lee Ann Aronson
1:30  It’s an Herb, Herb with Olivetta Aviso
2:30 The Basics of a Low Maintenance Yard in the Desert with Lisa Dubas

For more information, please visit our website:

www.maricopacountyhomeshows.com

Marine Corps League Raffle for "Project Marine Care" at the Oct 1-3 Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show!

Raffle Held at the Home Show to Help The Marine Corps League

The Marine Corps League was founded by an Act of Congress in 1936.  At this time there are 25 detachments in Arizona. Only Marines and Navy Corpsmen that served with Marines can join as members.  Saguaro Detachment is the 3rd largest detachment in the state with approximately 125 members.  They have several projects that they use their funds for, the major project is “Project Marine Care”.  They have sent approximately 1,400 boxes to members of all branches of the service to Iraq and Afghanistan. They also help fund special projects at the VA hospital, give financial aide and volunteer their time to the Young Marines.  They are also heavily involved in putting on the Mesa Veterans Day Parade, and give out several scholarships totaling two to three thousand dollars a year.  The Marine Corps League will be raffling a beautifully handmade .50 Cal Flintlock Tennessee Mountain Riffle.  Ticket cost is $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00 and the drawing will be held December 5, 2010 at 2pm and the Phoenix Gun Show-winner need not be present.  Help a good cause and buy your tickets at booth 762 in the Ag Bldg.

For show information, please visit our website:

www.maricopacountyhomeshows.com

Go Green and Save Some Green with Kinetico at the Maricopa County Home Show!

Go Green and Save Some Green with Kinetico!

By Martin Chan

Arizona is home to the Saguaro cactus, dramatic sunsets, the Grand Canyon and hard water.  Many Arizona homeowners understand that a water treatment system is a must to eliminate high chlorine levels and hard water.  Such water is damaging to appliances, plumbing, and fixtures and will also wreak havoc on dishes, glasses and laundry.  This same water will also drastically dry the skin and hair.  But what you might not realize is that proper water treatment not only protects you from these problems, but also conserves valuable resources.

Conserving energy is important. With energy costs on the rise, consumers are searching for energy saving technology and earth friendly practices.  Kinetico has it!  A Kinetico system is powered by water pressure and does not require electricity or gas.  It also features on-demand regeneration (cleaning cycle), which not only saves water, but energy as well because it takes energy to deliver the water we all use everyday.

Household appliances also last longer and work more efficiently. In most homes, the hot water heater is the second highest electrical consumer in the household.  Hard water contains calcium and magnesium which binds to the heating element causing the unit to use 30% more electricity to heat the water. 

With a Kinetico water system, less soap, shampoo, laundry detergent, and dish soap are required, saving money and decreasing the demand for these products (reducing the energy and pollution that goes into making and transporting them). In addition, soaps high in phosphates, which Arizona homeowners use to counteract the effects of hard water, are no longer necessary. Low-phosphate soap can be used, therefore reducing ground water pollution.

The bottom line is hard to ignore: With the right home water treatment, you can conserve valuable resources, help protect the environment, and save money in the process. Green water never sounded so tasty!

Visit Kinetico Water at the Maricopa County Home Show this weekend!  Booth 969 in the Ag Building and 203 in the Exhibit Building!

Home Hunter Treasure Hunt for Fame and Autographed Cookbook at the Oct 1-3 Maricopa Home & Landscape Show!

Home Hunter Treasure Hunt for Fame and Autographed Cookbook!
The ABC 15 Home Hunter TV Show will be giving away an autographed cookbook of Dianne Hunter's "I Don't Do Pie Crusts" to every visitor who plays the “Treasure Hunt for Fame” game at the Maricopa County Home Show. In addition, they can get their picture taken with Dianne or Tiffany, the World Famous Hostesses of the TV show while at one of The Home Hunter's daily seminars.  To play the treasure hunt game, stop by the Kyko booth #709 and pick up the Cook Book giveaway card, visit these exhibitors in no particular order to get your card stamped: Better Business Bureau booth # 772, George Brazil booth # 982, Montage Cabinets booth # 255, 257, 354, 356, Direct TV booth # 117, 452, Hale Pet Doors booth # 116, 118, Dunn Edwards booth # 1003, Valley Wide Siding booth # 487. Once you have all boxes stamped, return to the Kyko booth for your very own autographed cookbook!