Home improvement projects are in style all year long. One place to generate all the ideas on your list is coming up this month.

The Maricopa County Home & Garden Show, the largest and longest-running home show in the Southwest, returns to Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix. From Friday, Jan. 9 through Sunday, Jan. 11, the weekend event will feature hands-on activities, deals on home improvement, and a lot more.

“Join us at the fairgrounds for our premier home show – it’s over 300,000 square feet of home improvement and activities,” said Katie Jones, show manager. “When you walk into this show, you’ll feel a sense of community; there is truly something for everyone here. We’ve incorporated new elements like fish, reptiles and exotics in the plant pavilion and brought back fan favorites like – tiny homes, taste of the desert, kids’ corner, handmade headquarters and more.”

Show Attractions:

• Hands on Gardening Workshops: Learn easy tips and techniques at this free walkup workshop and take home the plant you practice on.
• Learn how to build a one-of-a-kind card using plantable wildflower seed paper that can be gifted or planted, turning it into blooming flowers.
• Choose from an assortment of dried apple slices, cinnamon sticks and more and learn how to build a fragrant potpourri sachet.
• Explore an array of organic materials to create a custom soil blend that caters to your specific gardening needs.
• Create Macrame and gain tips to propagate new green companions for the plant hanger when you take them home.
• Ask a Master Gardener: The Master Gardeners are highly trained experts in everything from container gardens to vegetables to succulents. Watch and learn as they discuss and demonstrate the basics of planting and maintaining your garden year-round.
• Tiny Homes: Take a stroll through a neighborhood of tiny homes. Wander through each tiny home and be inspired by the uniqueness of each space.
• Taste of the Desert: 18,000 square feet of culinary experiences featuring dozens of local vendors and live music.
• Free make-and-take craft workshops, including customizing a wooden engraved sign, building a personalized candle holder, learning the art of tea making, and many more.

Seminars will showcase advice and practical demonstrations from home improvement professionals in their fields, including breaking down everything to know before purchasing an electric vehicle; turning old cabinet doors into functional and stylish home décor; a look at the creative process behind abstract painting; gardening workshops; and exploring two full sized greenhouses including house plants, exotic botanicals, lush greenery and more.

(Photos provided by Maricopa County HS)

(Photos provided by Maricopa County HS)

(Photos provided by Maricopa County HS)

(Photos provided by Maricopa County HS)