P. Allen Smith is an expert plantsman and celebrated professional garden designer who grew up in a family of nurserymen. His mission is to encourage everyone to become a lifelong gardener through successful and positive gardening projects. His nationally syndicated TV programs on commercial and public television and frequent reports on The Weather Channel and NBC's Today Show offer fun, practical, and creative ways to select and arrange plants into living works of art. His best-selling books, Garden Home and Container Gardens are guides to designing and accenting gardens that blend interior living spaces with comfortable and stylish outdoor settings. Smith’s latest release, Living in the Garden Home covers all four seasons connecting the seasons with containers, crafts and celebrations.

Allen's media reach has increased significantly over the past few years. People Magazine has recently called Allen the "gardening guru". He recently has begun making regular appearances on NBC's Today Show and AOL. Allen and Proven Winners will work together to provide plants and gardening ideas in all of the media in which Allen appears:

• P. Allen Smith's Garden Home – a weekly PBS TV series
• P. Allen Smith Gardens – a syndicated weekly TV series
• The Weather Channel
• Woman's Day Magazine
• TV, magazine, and photography work in Allen's own gardens
• Woman's Day Garden & Deck Design Magazine
• Cottage Living Magazine
• pallensmith.com
• America Online