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"TOM TYNAN"
Popular home-improvement professional TOM TYNAN brings his expert advice to the Home and Garden presentation stage. Tynan has a reputation as an innovator and champion of energy efficient home design. He is the owner and vice president of Tom Tynan Homes and owner and president of Tynan Construction. He has the longest-running home-improvement show in Texas – The Home Show, which airs on Sports Radio 610. Tynan has authored six books on home improvement, and his bi-monthly publicatiobn, “The Right Angle,” has a circulation of 12,000.
    
“PRETTY POTS TO ENJOY INDOORS AND OUT”
The expertise and insight of KATHY HUBER, gardening editor for the Houston Chronicle since 1988, appears weekly in the newspaper’s gardening section. During the Cy-Fair Home and Garden Show, Huber will be up close and personal with her faithful readers. She is the author of “The Texas Flower Garden.
   
“SPRING INTO THE SEASON: DE-CLUTTER, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE”
Professional organizer LINDA DURHAM will present “Spring Decluttering and Organizing.”
Three keys to organizing:
1. Knowing your clutter and what you can do about it,
2. Gaining basic principles of organizing that will help you use your staff and space wisely and effectively and
3. Finding out how to plan your home from top to bottom – (Really!)
    
"GOING GREEN -- BABY STEPS IN GETTING ORGANIC!"
RANDY LEMMON
,  the gardening guru behind GardenLine on KTRH 740 AM, will offer his gardening advice, giving attendees a chance to ask questions and speak with Lemmon about their individual gardening needs.  His seminar The benefit of the Cy-Fair Home and Garden Show is that we have an opportunity to answer people’s questions directly so that they come away with a sense of personal service,” Lemmon said. He will host GardenLine live from the Cy-Fair Home and Garden Show. Lemmon is the author of “Gulf Coast Gardening with Randy Lemmon.”
 
“GREEN DESIGN FOR REMODELING & NEW HOMES FOR LIVING SMART WITH CLIMATE CHANGE."
Architect, bioneer andbuilding ecologist, LaVerne Williams, AIA, LEED, AP, is the Founder and CEO of Environment Associates, Architects & consutants of Houston, Texas, an award winning architectural firm that is noted for its pioneering green home and healthy home projects since 1975.
 
"GET YOUR HOME INTO HIGH-TECH SHAPE”
For the gadget lovers in the crowd, MICHAEL GARFIELD, The High-Tech Texan, will speak on the latest trends in home technology and give audiences the inside scoop on what’s hot and what’s not. Garfield will broadcast “The High-Tech Texan,” aired on The 9-5-0 AM, live.  In addition to being a popular radio host, Garfield is a key figure in the technology industry and serves as the technology and Web expert for several media outlets.
 
"HOW TO FIND A REPUTABLE CONTRACTOR"
Host of “The Ask The Pro Radio Show”, Jim Klauck educates the listener on how to best find a reputable service provider.  The host of the show often recommends checking references, the local business bureau and state licenses.  In 2005 Klauck created a pre-qualified network of service providers called Check A Pro.  Check A Pro allows local Houstonians access to over 180 pre-qualified service providers from landscapers to plumbers on its website, www.checkapro.com.
 
"WHAT'S HOT IN OUTDOOR DECOR"
Kevin Capps,
Ace Hardware Owner and Professional
What’s outside is just as important as inside and can be just as exquisite.  Learn about the latest lawn & garden products and hottest trends in patio décor..