Best Gardens & Urban Farms in Chicago | Garden Tour: P. Allen Smith

Garden Home host P. Allen Smith takes us on a tour of some of his favorite urban gardens and farms in Chicago. Including a behind the scenes look at an urban goat farmer in the heart of the Windy City. TOPICS INCLUDE: Ancient Plants Art and Nature in Harmony Plants that make Sugar Tropical Fruits Pineapple Plants Vanilla Orchids Cinnamon Tree Mixing Perennials with Annuals Growing Edibles Cultural Landscapes Victory Gardens Community Gardening Urban Agriculture Raising Goats Waterfall Garden Water Features in Garden Naturalistic Plantings Native Plants in Landscape Water Conservation in Garden Edibles in Landscape Xeriscaping Organic Gardening PLACES VISITED: Chicago Botanic Garden | https://www.chicagobotanic.org/ Garfield Park Conservatory | https://garfieldconservatory.org/ Peterson Garden Project | https://petersongarden.org/garden-wit... Shedd Aquarium | https://www.sheddaquarium.org/ "Urban farms are exploding in popularity across the country. No matter the size of your city, you can bet someone is taking advantage the space in a vacant lot or an empty rooftop to grow fresh produce. Chicago has become one of the most popular cities for urban gardening, and entrepreneurs there are innovating in growing methods like agroponics in abandoned warehouses." ~P. Allen Smith ----- P. Allen Smith's Garden Tours are made possible by the following sponsors. (So go check them out!) Gilbert H. Wild and Son: https://www.gilberthwild.com/ Sunpatiens: https://sunpatiens.com/ Arkansas Parks and Tourism: https://www.arkansas.com/ Ralston Family Farms: https://www.ralstonfamilyfarms.com/ First Community Bank: https://firstcommunity.net/ Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: https://crystalbridges.org/ ----- Want more Allen? Allen's Official Website: http://www.pallensmith.com Facebook:   / pallensmith   Instagram:   / pallensmith   Pinterest:   / pallen_smith   Twitter:   / pallensmith