In addition to helping area homeowners and do-it-yourselfers with their home improvement projects, Wilson Bank & Trust's Construction Expo is undergoing a transformation of its own for 2011.

For the 18th installment of WB&T's annual Construction Expo on Feb. 5-6, the event will be moving to a new location at The Mill in Lebanon, located at 300 North Maple Street.

The new venue will offer a warm atmosphere, a more convenient layout and expanded floor space. Guests will also have access to displays, demonstrations and advice from even more of the area's top professionals in home-building, decorating, remodeling and finance. Visitors to the Expo can register to win a $500 cash prize. Admission is free.

Vendors from all fields of the construction community - including builders, contractors, supply stores, interior decorators, nurseries and more - will be on hand to answer building or remodeling questions and provide project ideas. Home-related businesses that wish to inquire about booth space can call Becky Jennings of Wilson Bank & Trust at 443-6635.

Wilson Bank & Trust mortgage and loan professionals will also be present at the event to answer questions, provide advice and offer special rates on construction and improvement financing.

The Expo takes place Saturday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 6, from noon until 3 p.m. For more information about the Wilson Bank & Trust Construction Expo, please call (615) 444-BANK.

PHOTO: Wilson Bank & Trust staff members have laid the groundwork for a new and improved Construction Expo with more space and more vendors in 2011, as the event moves to a larger venue at The Mill in Lebanon, Feb. 5-6. Now in its 18th year, the Construction Expo offers access to local experts in all areas of home-building, decorating and remodeling. Admission is free.

The Nashville Lawn & Garden Show will return to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in 2011 on Thursday, March 3, through Sunday, March 6, for the 22nd annual presentation of Tennessee's most popular and largest gardening event. Staged to the theme, "Back in Bloom," the event will feature an acre of live gardens, a series of more than 20 free lectures, a floral design gallery and 250 exhibit booths featuring horticultural products, services and equipment for show and sale by vendors from throughout the U.S.

"Our 2011 show will be filled with the ideas, inspiration and information that will prepare everyone to get 'Back in Bloom' in the spring," said Randall Lantz, co-manager of the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show. "Gardening is more popular than ever. People are growing fruits and vegetables and enjoying the exercise, satisfaction and pleasure that gardening offers everyone."

He added, "Gardening is a springtime tradition for Tennesseans. We're very pleased that the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show will be presented again in 2011 at its traditional location, the Tennessee State Fairgrounds." Produced by the Horticultural Association of Tennessee, the annual event has been presented since 1989 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.

More than 25,000 people, plus several thousand exhibitors and volunteers, attended the 2010 Nashville Lawn & Garden Show, which was named a Top 20 Event by the South East Tourism Society of the USA.

The 2011 Nashville Lawn & Garden Show at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds will open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. each day, except Sunday when the doors close at 5 p.m. Admission to the show is $10 for adults; $9 for seniors (age 65 & up) and $1 for children 12 and under. Four-day show passes are $15. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more adults when purchased in a block. Tickets may be purchased online through the show's website beginning February 1, 2011. All events are indoors and there is ample free parking. The show is fully handicapped accessible.

Proceeds from the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show are used by the Horticultural Association of Tennessee to fund horticultural and environmental projects throughout Tennessee. The deadline for exhibit booth reservations for the 2011 show is January 3, 2011. For complete information, call the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show office at 615-876-7680 or visit www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com.