Historic and Antique Gardens | Garden Home (1206)

On this episode of Garden Home, host P. Allen Smith takes a step back in time on a whirlwind tour starting with Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, Virginia, where we learn about the historic plants in the estate’s gardens. Allen also visits Longwood Mansion, the largest octagonal house in the United States, a National Historic Landmark in Natchez, Mississippi; and the home of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois. Allen offers tips on how to make terra cotta look vintage. Allen shares the latest progress on the Garden Home Challenge.
Topics Include
Jefferson's Home Monticello Garden & Home Tour in Virginia
Historic Plants and Flowers in Monticello
Making Vintage Terracotta Pots
Longwood House Tour in Natchez Mississippi
Frank Lloyd Wright House Tour in Illinois
Garden Home Challenge Update
Eco Friendly Building
Virtual Makeover
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P. Allen Smith is a landscape and garden designer, horticulturist, preservationist and television host. His passions span the subjects of community, health, sustainability and history. He has designed the grounds at many of the nation’s most notable estate properties, townhomes, and commercial complexes. And, for over 19 years, he has shared his green knowledge and insight with the public via ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, his own PBS television, and six book titles. Currently, Allen is focused on residential, commercial and community designs that are beautiful, improve our contentedness, and our social and physical health.
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[@lisamartinez6899]

I went when I was 14 and such a nerd I was so interested in history , now it’s a must re-visit to the gardens !

[@Marlahanna]

Allen is very good at dealing people.

[@annietaylor2898]

Never knew what a green thumb President Thomas Jefferson had! Nation-Building, Architecture, Agriculture ... a true Renaissance Man in Colonial America.

[@samuraibushido7077]

He was more than that this Mason-he foretold the weather bombs we are having now. He said "Knowing that God's Justice can't sleep forever. I tremble for my nation" which ties in with Gov Jerry Brown (Of California)on CBS 60 min episode about a month and a half ago: And Jerry said: "I don't think the president doesn't understand the wrath of God"

[@RVBadlands2015]

I purchased three doors that came from a 100 year old house that was being torn down in San Francisco for twenty bucks. They had seven coats of paint on them. When I finish stripping all three turns out they where mahogany . Love going to salvage places

[@susanharrah3462]

we're fixing up a ninteen forties house we put in a fireplace in the dining room picked up an old double mantle for a hundred fifty dollars, missing the mirror but that can be easily replaced. kept the kitchen yhe way it was the eat in area was way too small so we turned it into pantry. we put an old beadboard chifferobe and another fridge in it. didn't change much of the house but the bathroom. everything was ripped out but the tub. got a beautiful solid wood vanity with stone top for 100$ . this house was a real fixer upper. the electricity was ripped out, even outside. the plumbing was ripped out too we found the pipe going from the meter to the house was rusted through too. my hubby replaced everything in two weeks plus working 12 hour shifts for one of those weeks. my daughter and I scaped wall and ceilings and painted too . plus we moved most of our stuff in. I'm unloading boxes . I had to stop I fell and fractured my hip.