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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home

Room with a View (#605)

Learn how to use each window of your home as a canvas to paint the garden picture of your dreams.

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Program Description: Garden design expert P. Allen Smith demystifies the process of designing beautiful gardens and opens up new possibilities for homeowners looking to create their own garden paradise. P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME highlights colorful gardens, easy how-to projects and expert tips that novice and experienced gardeners can apply to their own homes.

All Upcoming Episodes

Dazzling Daffodils (#701)

Thousands of new bulbs emerge in a delightful show of cheery blooms on Allen's "Daffodil Hill."
- Fri, January 9, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, January 9, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Vegetable Delight (#702)

Allen visits the historic property of Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- Sun, January 11, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, January 11, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Really Great Roses (#703)

Allen enjoys using roses and they play important roles in several areas of the Garden Home Retreat.
- Fri, January 16, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, January 16, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Hooray for Herbs (#704)

Even if a garden is a patio or deck, herbs can be combined with flowers for dramatic displays.
- Sun, January 18, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, January 18, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Wonderful Wildflowers (#705)

Allen has high hopes for a new seed mix designed especially for drought prone areas.
- Fri, January 23, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, January 23, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Something About Shrubs (#706)

Allen shows how some very large boxwoods give his entrance a mature look and feel.
- Sun, January 25, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, January 25, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Something Seedy (#707)

Learn how to start Sweet Peas and other seeds to transplant into the garden for stunning displays.
- Fri, January 30, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, January 30, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Fruits and Berries (#708)

Allen's rural garden is going to be a testing ground for strawberries and a wide variety of fruits.
- Sun, February 1, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, February 1, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, February 2, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Tuff Turf (#709)

Allen shows how he is successfully incorporating lawns into his vegetable garden.
- Fri, February 6, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, February 6, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, February 7, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Tree Talkin' (#710)

Allen begins creating an orchard with both edible fruit trees and ornamentals, such as crabapples.
- Sun, February 8, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, February 8, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, February 9, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Wild for Wildlife (#711)

Birds, butterflies and other creatures make Allen's transformed Garden Home Retreat their home.
- Fri, February 13, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, February 13, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, February 14, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Annuals for the Garden (#712)

Annuals have to be replanted yearly, but they bring with them the "wow" factor of bold blooms.
- Sun, February 15, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, February 15, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, February 16, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Perennials for the Garden (#713)

Learn how plant breeders use water conservation issues in their breeding programs.
- Fri, February 20, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, February 20, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, February 21, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Back to the Barn (#714)

Learn how Allen's two barns are being used and see their dramatic before and after views.
- Sun, February 22, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, February 22, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, February 23, 3:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
Entry Gates (#715)

Allen applies a new coat of limewashing to the new stone entry pavilions, which protects surfaces.
- Fri, February 27, 9:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, February 27, 3:00 PM on IPTV Create/World

Past Episodes

These episodes of P. Allen Smith's Garden Home aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

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