Each April, Lebanon welcomes a whirlwind of activity to celebrate spring and the energy to get out in the yard, weed the flower bed, build a storage shed or get those plants in the ground.

The Heart of Kentucky Farm, Home & Garden Show is a three-time Kentucky Tourism Council Top 10 Spring Event honoree and features more than 100 exhibits from potted herbs and garlic jelly to birdhouses, burning rocks and cedar posts.

There are celebrity speakers, an area devoted to fun for the kids, food galore and demonstrations all day, each day. Best of all, parking and general admission are FREE!

It all happens 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday inside the Tobacco Services Inc. receiving station in historic downtown Lebanon.

Celebrating its 23^nd  anniversary, the event is April 10-11  in 2010 and features exhibitors representing landscaping and nurseries, agriculture, livestock and farm equipment, cedar furniture, yard furniture, outdoor storage buildings, herb products, bird houses, handmade painted stained glass, a variety of arts and crafts, free trees, inside and outside home use products and Kentucky Proud products.

There were also demonstrations by, among others, Allison Smith with the Kentucky Beef Council and Ernie "The Turtle Man" Brown Jr.  Fishing For Kids will hold casting contests and minnow races and there will be pedal pull races for kids both days.

For more information, contact the Lebanon-Marion County Chamber of Commerce at 270.692.9594 or e-mail chamber@lebanonmarionchamber.com.

2010 Heart of Kentucky Farm, Home & Garden Show Schedule

Sat., April 10

♥11 a.m. – Event is open to the public.

♥11 a.m. – Ernie “The Turtle Man” Brown Jr. demonstration.

♥5 p.m. – Event closes.

Sun., April 11

♥11 a.m. – Event is open to the public.

♥1 p.m. – Allison Smith, director of consumer affairs with the Kentucky Beef Council, cooking demonstration.

♥2 p.m. – Ernie “The Turtle Man” Brown Jr. demonstration.

♥4 p.m. – Event closes.

Directions…

►From Centre Square, drive one block south on KY 55/Spalding Ave. to light.

►Turn right onto U.S. 68/Main St. and drive 2 miles.

►Tobacco Services Receiving Station is on the right at 801 W. Main St., Lebanon KY 40033.