GREENVILLE, SC - The Southern Home & Garden Show produced by the Home Builders Association of Greenville has been named one of 15 home shows across the country to host the Better Homes and Gardens® Green Works™ Living Green Tour in 2008.

The national tour features a traveling 2,500-square-foot Better Homes and Gardens® "Living Green Home" highlighting three functional eco-friendly rooms, integrated throughout with green products, materials and appliances. Environmental experts will be on hand to share how small changes can make a big "green" impact. The Living Green Home will be displayed in Exhibit Hall D of the Carolina First Center (formerly Palmetto Expo Center) during the March 6-9 Southern Home & Garden Show, according to Todd Usher, President of the Home Builders Association of Greenville.

"It's quite an honor for Greenville and the Southern Home & Garden Show to be named a site for the Green Living Tour," Usher said. "It speaks to the strength of the home building and remodeling industry in Greenville and the success of the Southern Home & Garden Show, which will celebrate its 47th anniversary in 2008." New York City is the first stop on the seven-month tour, which is anticipated to reach more than one million consumers. Tour markets include Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville, Houston, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

The Green Works™ Living Green Tour will promote resourcefulness, energy efficiency and everyday environmental practices to help consumers save money, live healthier and conserve natural resources. Green Works™, a new line of natural cleaning products that are made with plant-based ingredients will be integrated into the exhibit.

"Our consumers are passionate about home and keenly interested in everyday practices for living green," said Gayle Butler, editor in chief of Better Homes and Gardens®, in a statement. "This exhibit extends our green coverage beyond our magazine pages and Web site, offering consumers a hands-on opportunity to learn realistic steps to save money, save energy, and minimize their impact on the environment."

The 2008 Southern Home & Garden Show featuring the Better Homes and Gardens® Green Works™ Living Green Tour is sponsored by BI-LO. The four-day show will feature more than 300 exhibitors displaying products and services for home building, buying, remodeling, landscaping and interior design. The show also will include daily how-to seminars presented by Lowe?, the Parade of Playhouses, the Parade of Doghouses, the Gallery of Interior Design and the HBA Charity Auction.

Show times are: Thursday, March 6, 4 pm - 9 pm; Friday, March 7, Noon - 9 pm; Saturday, March 8, 10 am - 9 pm; and Sunday, March 9, 1 pm - 6 pm. Admission prices are: Adults $7; Seniors (55+) and Students $5; and children 5 and under free. Tickets can be purchased in advance at any BI-LO supermarket in the Upstate beginning Feb. 4 for $1 off admission prices.

For more information, call 864-254-0135 or visit www.HBAofGreenville.com.