LITTLE ROCK—Lifestyle expert and garden designer P. Allen Smith will join North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry Hays and the Argenta Arts Foundation on Saturday, May 14, at 9 a.m. at the Argenta Farmers Market to unveil the new rose beds filled with Knock Out® Roses and Pink Double Knock Out® Roses throughout the Argenta Arts District.
Featuring Knock Out® Roses and Pink Double Knock Out® Roses, the beds are part of a continuing partnership between Smith’s media company Hortus, Ltd., his landscape company P. Allen Smith & Associates, and the Argenta Arts Foundation, and were installed by the Argenta Downtown Council and the Pulaski County Master Gardeners. “It’s exciting to see a community so willing to invest in creating an environment that affects the quality of life of its citizens in so many positive ways,” Smith says. “I love that we’ll be able to add to the beauty of Argenta with these magnificent roses.”
Low maintenance and easy to care for, The Knock Out ® Family of Roses are incredibly floriferous—producing an abundance of blooms every five to six weeks from spring until frost. “We are thrilled that Knock Out® Roses will be planted in Argenta,” said Steve Hutton, president of Conard-Pyle. “The vibrant residents of Argenta will enjoy colorful blooms all season long!” Hutton will join Smith and Mayor Hays for the announcement.
Peggy Cornett, curator of plants at Monticello, will also be on hand. An expert on historic plants, Cornett will be in Little Rock for a lecture at the Clinton School of Public Service on Friday, May 13, and will speak about the historic roses at Monticello.
The announcement will coincide with the Argenta Farmers Market, and will be followed by a book signing of Smith’s new cookbook, P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, which focuses on cooking with fresh, in-season produce. He will also be signing copies of his new how-to card deck collection.
About P. Allen Smith : P. Allen Smith is an award-winning lifestyle designer and garden expert and host of the public television program P. Allen Smith's Garden Home and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens , and the upcoming P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table, also on public television. Smith is one of America's most recognized and respected garden 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, published in 2009. His latest book, P. Allen Smith's Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, was released in December 2010. Smith is also a regular contributor on NBC's The TODAY Show. Inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry and since then 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. Visit his website at www.pallensmith.com or connect with the P. Allen Smith team at twitter.com/pallensmith.
About The Conard-Pyle Co.: From the Peace rose to the revolutionary Knock Out® and Drift® roses, The Conard-Pyle Co. has been a pioneer in the field of plant development and introduction for more than 100 years. Founded in 1897 as a retail mail order firm specializing in roses, Conard-Pyle has evolved from a wholesale container nursery to a leading genetics company involved directly in breeding roses, perennials and woody plants, and introducing plants from other breeders around the world. To learn more about The Conard-Pyle Co., please visit www.conard-pyle.com or on Facebook .
About the Argenta Arts District: The Argenta Arts District is set in the historic heart of downtown North Little Rock. The District is filled with art galleries, artist studios, an arts foundation, a community theater, chef-driven restaurants, a farmers market and neighborhood grocery, eclectic shopping, pocket parks and more to relax and rejuvenate. Learn more at www.argentaartsdistrict.org.
Featuring Knock Out® Roses and Pink Double Knock Out® Roses, the beds are part of a continuing partnership between Smith’s media company Hortus, Ltd., his landscape company P. Allen Smith & Associates, and the Argenta Arts Foundation, and were installed by the Argenta Downtown Council and the Pulaski County Master Gardeners. “It’s exciting to see a community so willing to invest in creating an environment that affects the quality of life of its citizens in so many positive ways,” Smith says. “I love that we’ll be able to add to the beauty of Argenta with these magnificent roses.”
Low maintenance and easy to care for, The Knock Out ® Family of Roses are incredibly floriferous—producing an abundance of blooms every five to six weeks from spring until frost. “We are thrilled that Knock Out® Roses will be planted in Argenta,” said Steve Hutton, president of Conard-Pyle. “The vibrant residents of Argenta will enjoy colorful blooms all season long!” Hutton will join Smith and Mayor Hays for the announcement.
Peggy Cornett, curator of plants at Monticello, will also be on hand. An expert on historic plants, Cornett will be in Little Rock for a lecture at the Clinton School of Public Service on Friday, May 13, and will speak about the historic roses at Monticello.
The announcement will coincide with the Argenta Farmers Market, and will be followed by a book signing of Smith’s new cookbook, P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, which focuses on cooking with fresh, in-season produce. He will also be signing copies of his new how-to card deck collection.
About P. Allen Smith : P. Allen Smith is an award-winning lifestyle designer and garden expert and host of the public television program P. Allen Smith's Garden Home and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens , and the upcoming P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table, also on public television. Smith is one of America's most recognized and respected garden 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, published in 2009. His latest book, P. Allen Smith's Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, was released in December 2010. Smith is also a regular contributor on NBC's The TODAY Show. Inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry and since then 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. Visit his website at www.pallensmith.com or connect with the P. Allen Smith team at twitter.com/pallensmith.
About The Conard-Pyle Co.: From the Peace rose to the revolutionary Knock Out® and Drift® roses, The Conard-Pyle Co. has been a pioneer in the field of plant development and introduction for more than 100 years. Founded in 1897 as a retail mail order firm specializing in roses, Conard-Pyle has evolved from a wholesale container nursery to a leading genetics company involved directly in breeding roses, perennials and woody plants, and introducing plants from other breeders around the world. To learn more about The Conard-Pyle Co., please visit www.conard-pyle.com or on Facebook .
About the Argenta Arts District: The Argenta Arts District is set in the historic heart of downtown North Little Rock. The District is filled with art galleries, artist studios, an arts foundation, a community theater, chef-driven restaurants, a farmers market and neighborhood grocery, eclectic shopping, pocket parks and more to relax and rejuvenate. Learn more at www.argentaartsdistrict.org.