Fact Sheet



Program Title:                         P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, Season XI

                                                           

Length:                                      13/30

           

Category:                                 How-To, Garden Design                               

 

Release:                                    Saturday, February 4, 2012

 

NOLA:                                         PASG 1101-1113 HD-Base Revision 001

                                                           

HD feed:                                     PASG 1101-1113 HD Base Revision 001

                                                            Saturdays, February 4 – April 28, 2012

                                                            1930-2000ET/ HD03

                                                            Stereo, CC, DVI

                                                             

SD BY BIKE ONLY:                         PASG 1101-1113 S-D Base Revision 001

                                                            Stereo, Letterbox, CC,

                                                            Bicycle Tape Format: HDCam

 

Contract Terms:                       Unlimited use/2 years. Noncommercial cable, one-year school re-record, simulcast rights and video-on-demand have been granted.

 

Program Supplier:                   Hortus, Ltd. via APT Presentations

 

 

Program Description:              In season 11 of P. ALLEN SMITH’S GARDEN HOME, host P. Allen Smith takes viewers on an enlightening and educational tour of city and country gardens, farms and festivals coast to coast. Go  inside the Garden Home Retreat where Allen demonstrates exciting ways to enhance the look of your home. Each episode features one of Allen’s 12 key principles of design, along with practical tips to help viewers translate the idea to outdoor living spaces of every shape and size. Plus, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home continues to offer the how-to projects, garden maintenance tips, cooking features and popular virtual makeover segments that viewers look to for inspiration.

 

                                                           

 Promotional Materials:         Use description above for listing. Included with this material:  a press release, episode descriptions, host biography, local underwriter information, national promotion and publication information.  All materials including digital images are available at www.APTonline.org.

 

UNDERWRITERS:                           Proven Winners

                                                     Bonnie Plants

                                                     Arkansas Parks & Tourism

 

Local Underwriting:                 Local underwriting is permissible if not competitive with national underwriters

 

Production Date:                       ©2011 Hortus, Ltd.

 

Production Credits:                  A Hortus, Ltd. Production, Host: P. Allen Smith

 

Garden Destinations:                P. ALLEN SMITH’S GARDEN HOME, Season 11

is committed to taking viewers into gardens that will inspire them to create private sanctuaries full of beauty and wonder.  In addition to Allen’s own fantastic garden home and the Garden Home Retreat, this season brings viewers to public and private gardens in the following destinations:

                                                                       

                                                            Virginia:  Monticello (Thomas Jefferson’s Home)

                                                                             Mt. Vernon (George Washington’s Home)

 

Chicago:   Roof Garden, Trump Tower

                                                                             Chicago Botanic Gardens

                                                                             Peterson Victory Garden Project

                                                                             Private Garden of a Garden Blogger

 

Oregon:    Fordyce Farms, Salem, OR

 

Kentucky: Whitehall House and Garden, Louisville

 

Arkansas: Argenta District, North Little Rock

                                                                             Mount Magazine

                                                                             Loco Ropes, Mountain View

                                                                             Private Garden in Pangburn

                                                                             State Fair Poultry Show

                                                                             Camden Daffodil Festival

                                                                             Hidden Valley Farms

 

 

HOST History:                            An award-winning, nationally recognized garden designer, P. Allen Smith generously offers up his trade secrets to empower both novice and experienced gardeners to create their own gardens of delight. Drawing on his studies in garden history in England and his extensive experience as a designer, Smith’s creative approach combines the traditions of the past with today’s busy lifestyles. As the owner and operator of his own garden center, Smith guided the gardening public long before he launched his television career. Since then, he has developed a devoted following through his publications, television programs, magazine features, personal appearances, and the PAllenSmith.com web site.

 

 

 

Scheduling Suggestions: P. ALLEN SMITH’S GARDEN HOME, Season 11   

offers a strong blend of garden design and horticultural how-to. GARDEN HOME provides viewers with a tool bag of design principles and is targeted to gardeners 25-55, who are affluent and professional, your “how-to” audience. With Season 11, stations have a total of 105 episodes available for year-round scheduling. There is strong value in continuing to schedule GARDEN HOME year-round. Gardeners who have discovered the program will stay tuned to enjoy Smith’s useful and timely gardening ideas which helps build audience loyalty.

 

Previous Seasons of the Garden Home rights terms:

Season V: 3/31/212 (13/30)

Season VI:  9/29/2012 (14/30)

Season VII: 9/28/2013 (26/30)

Season VIII: 4/3/2013 (13/30)

Season IX: 2/5/2014 (13/30)

Season X: 2/4/2013 (13/30)

 

Related Merchandise:       P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes From The Garden $32.50

                                                            Hardcover: 256 Pages

                                                            Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, ISMN 9780307351081

 

P. Allen Smith’s Bringing the Garden Indoors $32.50

                                                            Hardcover:  224 pages

                                                            Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter; ISBN: 9780307351098

 

Living in the Garden Home: Connecting the Seasons with Containers, Crafts and Celebrations $32.50

                                                            Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter; ISBN:  0307347230              

                                                           

P. Allen Smith’s Colors for the Garden $32.50

Hardcover: 192 pages

Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter; ISBN: 1400053420

 

P. Allen Smith’s Container Gardens $29.95

                                                            Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, ISBN 1400053439

 

P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home $29.95

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter; ISBN: 0609609327

 

Viewers: order books by calling toll free 866-359-7004.  Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipping and credit cards are accepted.  

To order books:

Stations:  Forest Incentives at

http://www.forest-incentives.com/

230 Fairhill Street

Willow Grove PA 19090

Tel: 215-659-1800

 

Viewer Inquiries:                   Send questions and comments to:

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BROADCAST SUPPORT:             Public television programmers and public information staff will find episode descriptions, program information and downloadable images at support.pallensmith.com, click on “Broadcast Support,” and also available at APTonline.org

 

Contacts:                                                Station Relations:

                                                            De Shields Associates, Inc.

                                                            (301) 388-2492 

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                                                            Press:

                                                            Mimi San Pedro

                                                            Hortus, Ltd.

                                                            (501) 376-1894, ext. 31

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                                                            American Public Television:

                                                            Dawn Anderson

                                                            (617) 338-4455 x149 

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