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Paul Allen Smith is a television host, designer, gardening and lifestyle expert. He is the host of two public television programs, ''P. Allen Smith's Garden Home'', and ''P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table'' and the syndicated 30-minute show ''Garden Style''.〔 His television show ''P. Allen Smith's Garden Home'' has been aired on PBS member stations and in syndication on other networks.〔 Smith is one of America's most recognized garden and design experts, providing ideas and inspiration through multiple media venues.〔 He is the author of the best-selling Garden Home series of books published by Clarkson Potter/Random House, including ''Bringing the Garden Indoors: Container, Crafts and Bouquets for Every Room'' and threcently published cookbook, ''Seasonal Recipes from the Garden'', inspired by the abundance of food from his farm and a family of cooks. In 2014, Smith's television shows took the Taste Awards by storm with Smith returning to Little Rock with four Taste Awards.〔〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5GCNzW43Q0#t=62〕〔http://www.tastyawards.com〕〔http://latinoweeklyreview.com/?p=226805〕 ==Life and work== Born in Little Rock, and raised in McMinnville, Tennessee, Smith is a fourth-generation nurseryman and horticulturalist. Inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry, he has led a life of promoting good stewardship of the earth. In 2009 Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds of domestic poultry. He attended Hendrix College and received a Rotary International Scholarship to study garden design and history at the University of Manchester in England, where he also studied English gardens that had been visited by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the 18th century. After returning to the United States, he entered the nursery and garden-design business with his family in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he focused on reviving interest in perennials. Smith also became a private tour guide to European gardens and started teaching gardening workshops, which then led to appearances on local television shows. In the half-hour episodes of ''P. Allen Smith Gardens'', he travels to various gardens in many areas of the U.S. and Europe, to explain steps to create garden rooms for dining, entertainment, relaxation, or playing.〔 Some episodes are filmed at the Garden Home Retreat, spanning over at Moss Mountain Farm near Little Rock, Arkansas.〔 Smith also hosts his own radio program the ''P. Allen Smith Show''. His design and lifestyle advice is featured in several national magazines. Smith has also appeared frequently on The Weather Channel, the ''CBS Early Show'', the NBC "Today Show" and other national TV programs teaching viewers gardening and design techniques. He has also written several books on gardening and contributes pieces to numerous publications including ''Woman's Day'' and "Southern Living". Smith's design firm, (P. Allen Smith & Associates ), specializes in estate master planning, garden design and installation, with projects at public institutions, private corporations and family estates.〔http://www.pallensmithandassociates.com〕 He is a former Board Member of the Royal Oak Foundation 〔http://www.royal-oak.org/index.php〕〔http://www.pallensmith.com/articles/garden-club-of-americas-medal-of-honor〕 (the American partner of England's National Trust〔https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk〕) and has contributed to preservation efforts at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mt. Vernon among other historic properties. He is a Certified Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society〔〔http://www.rhs.org.uk〕 and is an Honorary Member of the Garden Club of America.〔http://www.gcamerica.org〕 Smith received the Garden Club of America's 'Medal of Honor' in 2006 at the GCA's 93rd Annual Meeting Awards Dinner in Denver, Colorado.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「P. Allen Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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