Your Experience Includes:
- A Signed Copy of Moss Mountain Farm: A Sense of Place by P. Allen Smith
- A Presentation by P. Allen Smith – Revolutionary Gardeners: Washington’s Order, Jefferson’s Science, and the Design of the New Republic
- A Guided Tour of the Farm
- Farm-to-Table Lunch
This event will explore the powerful connection between gardening, design, and the founding ideals of America. Centered around a thought-provoking presentation by P. Allen Smith about Revolutionary Gardeners, he’ll reflect on how figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson used the landscape not only for beauty, but as expressions of order, innovation, and the values of a young republic.
Guests will enjoy a shared lunch, a signed copy of the book, and a guided tour of the grounds—an experience designed to inspire both the mind and the senses.
It promises to be a meaningful and memorable occasion, and I do hope many of you will join us here at the farm to celebrate this remarkable milestone together.
Sponsored by Stella Boyle Smith Trust
Location
Hourly Schedule
- 9:30
- GATES OPEN & CHECK-IN
- You will not receive a digital or printed ticket as they are not needed for entry. Your name will be on a list at the registration area located near the restrooms and gift shop adjacent to the parking area. Enjoy refreshments under the tent until tour begins.
- 10:00 - 12:00
- GUIDED TOUR OF HOME & GARDENS
- A guided tour through P. Allen Smith’s three-story Greek Revival-style home. Guests will learn about P. Allen Smith’s authentic design approach that pays homage to the history of the farm. Explore Arkansas’ beautiful countryside overlooking the Arkansas River while touring Allen’s Terrace Garden, the Hidden Rose Garden, Hydrangea Allée, and his one-acre Vegetable Garden.
- 12:00 - 1:00
- LUNCH WITH PRESENTATION BY P. ALLEN SMITH
- Connect to the land as you sit down to a farm-to-table lunch featuring a Seasonal recipe from P. Allen Smith’s book, Seasonal Recipes from the Garden. For dessert, enjoy a slice of Allen’s famous buttermilk pecan pie with homemade whipped cream. P. Allen Smith examines how two of America’s most influential founders used gardens as powerful expressions of order, innovation, and republican ideals. This America 250 program invites you to see the founding era through a new lens—where landscape, design, and philosophy intersected to help shape a new nation.
- 1:00 - 2:00
- GUIDED TOUR OF POULTRYVILLE OR TOUR THE TWIN SISTER GATEHOUSE COTTAGES
- In addition to exploring the breathtaking gardens and historic home, our spring tours offer the option to visit the Extreme Panel Technologies Twin Gatehouse Cottages or Poultryville. Don't miss a visit to Poultryville to meet the chickens and other farm animals. Discover Allen's efforts to conserve America’s early poultry breeds and learn about his founding of the Heritage Poultry Conservancy.