One way to get lots of ideas for sprucing up your home and yard is to visit a home and garden show.

Maricopa County Home Shows features five shows a year at various venues. Each show is unique, and all have some of the same features. There are landscaping companies and actual landscapes, interior design competitions, gardens, celebrities, drawings, lectures, workshops and more.

Some of the upcoming events are as follows:

The Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show, May 1, 2 and 3, Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix.

West Valley Maricopa County Home and Garden Show, Aug. 7-9, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale.

Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show, Sept. 25-27, Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix.

West Valley Maricopa County Home and Garden Show, Jan. 15-17, 2010, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale.

Second Annual Southwestern Flower & Garden Show, March 5-7, 2010, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale.