Spring doesn’t wait for permission in Mississippi.
By the time most homeowners start thinking seriously about their outdoor spaces, the planting window has already opened, the best contractors are booking out weeks ahead, and another season has slipped by without the patio, the garden, the outdoor kitchen, or the backyard transformation they’ve been imagining.
This year, get ahead of it.
ARK Design + Build is proud to be an exhibitor at The Home Show, presented by the Home Builders Association of Jackson — and we’re bringing more than a portfolio of stunning outdoor living spaces. We’re giving away a handcrafted, custom-built bed swing valued at $6,000. One winner. Professional installation included.
Here’s everything you need to know.
About The Home Show 2026
The Home Show is one of the Jackson metro area’s premier annual home and lifestyle events, organized by the Home Builders Association of Jackson and hosted at the Mississippi Trade Mart on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds — 1200 Mississippi St, Jackson, MS 39202.
Event Details:
| Dates | Friday, February 27 – Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
| Hours | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days |
| Admission | $10 per person |
| Children | 16 and under admitted free |
| Venue | MS Trade Mart, 1200 Mississippi St, Jackson, MS 39202 |
The Home Show brings together local builders, designers, remodelers, and home improvement professionals under one roof — giving homeowners a rare opportunity to explore options, compare expertise, and connect with the professionals they’ll actually hire. If you’re a Madison County homeowner with projects on the horizon for 2026, this is two days worth blocking on your calendar.
Find ARK at Our Booth — What to Expect
When you visit ARK Design + Build at The Home Show, you’ll get more than a brochure.
You’ll see our portfolio of luxury outdoor living spaces — the kind of meticulous, custom-crafted work that has defined ARK’s reputation across Madison, Ridgeland, Gluckstadt, Brandon, and Flowood for more than 18 years. Elegant hardscaping. Stunning water features. Seamless outdoor kitchens. Sophisticated landscape lighting designs that transform properties after dark.
You’ll also have the opportunity to meet Matt Gates, ARK’s Principal Designer and Licensed Horticulturalist. Matt holds a credential combination that is genuinely unique in the Jackson metro market: ICPI Certified installer and Licensed Horticulturalist — the technical foundation for hardscape that performs and living landscapes that thrive, designed and built by the same team under a single, coordinated process.
With 18+ years of keeping promises to Madison County homeowners, Matt brings something to these conversations that no portfolio image can fully convey: a clear-eyed understanding of what your specific property needs, what’s realistic for your timeline, and what outdoor living spaces in this climate must be designed to handle.
At the ARK booth, you can:
- Browse portfolio photography from completed projects across Madison County
- Explore material samples for hardscaping, outdoor kitchens, and water features
- Ask Matt direct questions about your specific property or project ideas
- Learn how The ARK Way — our proven 5-phase design-build process — eliminates the budget overruns and scheduling chaos that plague most landscape projects
- Enter the giveaway (more on that below)
The Giveaway: Win a $6,000 Handcrafted Custom Bed Swing
Here’s the part that tends to stop people mid-scroll.
ARK Design + Build is giving away a handcrafted, custom-built bed swing — crafted with the same attention to detail and quality of materials we bring to every outdoor living space we build. The prize package includes:
- One (1) custom-built wooden bed swing, handcrafted by ARK Design + Build
- One (1) outdoor mattress sized to fit
- Outdoor pillows to complement
- Professional installation at your home by the ARK team
Approximate Retail Value: $6,000.
This isn’t a mass-produced piece you’ll find in a catalog. It’s a one-of-a-kind, purpose-built piece of outdoor furniture — the kind of thing that becomes the centerpiece of a backyard, the spot your family naturally gravitates to on a Saturday afternoon, the detail that makes a guest stop and ask, “Where did you get that?”
How to Enter:
The giveaway opens at The Home Show on Friday, February 27, and entries are accepted through March 15, 2026. The simplest way to enter is online at arkdesignbuild.com/events/ — but you can absolutely enter at our booth during the event as well.
After you enter, you’ll receive a unique referral link. Share it with friends and neighbors. Every person who enters using your link earns you a bonus entry — up to ten additional chances to win.
The winner is drawn on March 17, 2026.
No purchase necessary. Open to residents of Madison, Gluckstadt, Ridgeland, Fondren, Brandon, and Flowood, MS, age 18 and older. See official rules for complete details.
Why Spring Planning Starts Now
Mississippi homeowners often underestimate how early landscape project planning needs to begin. The comfortable months — March through May — are when everyone wants to be working outdoors, which means premium design-build teams book quickly. If you want your outdoor kitchen, patio, pool surround, or complete backyard transformation ready before summer, the conversation needs to start in late winter.
The Home Show falls at exactly the right moment in that planning cycle. February 27 and 28 land right as homeowners are shaking off the winter mindset and starting to think seriously about spring projects. If you’ve been saying “this is the year” for your outdoor living space, visiting ARK at The Home Show is the first practical step toward making that true.
Zone 8a’s growing season begins earlier than most homeowners expect. Planting design, irrigation planning, and softscape installation all benefit from starting conversations in winter — before the ground warms and before the calendar fills.
The homeowners who plan in February are the ones who enjoy finished spaces in May.
ARK Design + Build: Where Your Canvas Becomes Art
We believe your outdoor space is a canvas — and that the difference between a backyard and a beautiful outdoor living environment is the vision and expertise brought to it.
For 19 years, ARK Design + Build has been transforming properties across Madison County and the greater Jackson metropolitan area. The credential combination Matt Gates brings — ICPI Certified plus Licensed Horticulturalist — is not incidental. It means every project we touch is designed with technical depth: hardscape that won’t fail, plantings that are chosen for this climate and this soil, and outdoor living spaces that perform as beautifully ten years from now as they do on the day they’re completed.
It’s in the details that matter.
We look forward to seeing you at The Home Show. Come find us, see the work, enter the giveaway — and if you’re ready to talk about your 2026 project, we’d love to hear what you’re envisioning.
Schedule a Consultation to start the conversation before the spring rush begins.
