Garden Fun with Kids | Garden Home (1207)

4,610 views · Published 10 November 2015 · 26:19 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: P. Allen Smith · 2015 · Howto & Style

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On this episode of Garden Home, host P. Allen Smith brings kids in the garden for some fun! They learn how to make flowers turn a different color, make mosaics with rocks and homemade salt dough, and assemble a birdbath for the garden.  Allen takes us to the Children’s Garden at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, and the turn-of-the-century Children’s Farmstead in Kansas City, Kansas.  Allen shares the latest progress on the Garden Home Challenge.

Topics Include 
Rock Mosaic Kid friendly Project 
Children's Garden in Garfield Park, Chicago Tour 
Bird Bath Kid Friendly Project 
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead Tour
Planting Vegetables with Kids
Carnation Flower Color Change Project 
Garden Home Challenge
Eco-friendly Home Building 
Virtual Garden 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.

To learn more about:
…Allen’s horticultural interests and secrets, sign up for his weekly newsletter:  https://pallensmith.com/

...visiting Allen’s Garden Home above the Arkansas River, see https://pallensmith.com/tours/

….Allen’s favorite plants mentioned in his social media, see:  To review many of the plants Allen mentions in his posts and that are planted in his own garden, see https://pallensmith.com/gilbert-h-wild-allens-favorites/

….retaining Allen’s Garden and Landscape design firm, see http://www.pallensmithandassociates.com/

…Allen’s Garden Home-inspired intergenerational community in Monroe, LA, see https://www.gardensofsomerset.com/

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