Submit your photo for a virtual makeover!

Click here to access the image submit formHere is your chance to receive a Virtual Makeover. Send in an exterior photo of your house, yard, garden, deck, or porch and if selected your home could end up on my PBS television show, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home. From my design studio, I will demonstrate ways you can turn your home into a Garden Home and then share these ideas on my show.

Submission Requirements:

  • Photos need to be exterior only.
  • Send the highest quality pictures available, 2 megapixels (1600x1200 UXGA) is required.
  • Acceptable file formats are gif, jpg, png, tif, bmp.
  • Maximum file size is 3 MB.
  • We cannot accept photos via mail.
  • Images that include people or cars, neighbor's property will not be selected.
  • Photos should be in the landscape (horizontal) orientation.
  • Allow room for cropping at the top, bottom, left and right of the photograph.
  • Please fill out the form provided as completely as possible so that I can offer the best possible advice for your unique situation.
  • If possible send 3 views to provide the most information: one taken straight on, one from a left angle and one from a right angle. Here is an example. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

Front View of House
Front View		 Left View of House
View from the Left		 Right View of House
View from the Right

Photo taking hints: The best time of day to take exterior pictures of your home is early in the morning or in the evening when the light is even. Cloudy or overcast days are also ideal conditons for taking quality photos. Wide shots are preferred.

Click here to access the image submit form You are submitting photos for a virtual makeover. If selected, your photos will be used during an episode of P. Allen Smith's Garden Home to demonstrate design ideas only. Selection does not include an actual makeover of your property.

Disclaimer: Submitting photos does not guarantee use of or entitle submitter a virtual makeover by P. Allen Smith or any of his companies. Once submitted, your entry will become the property of Hortus, Ltd. If your photo(s) is selected you consent to the publication of your entry, your name and hometown being used on the World Wide Web, in print, or on television, or anywhere else, in perpetuity. By submitting photos you agree that any pictures you do submit shall be deemed the sole property of P. Allen Smith Gardens and Hortus, Ltd. and you hereby transfer and assign all rights with respect thereto, including, without limitation, copyright, to Hortus, Ltd.

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HELP WANTED: Log house in need of outside makeover!!

by Patti McSwain on July 27, 2009 05:20
I started to slowly plant shrubs, flowers, etc., 7 years ago, when we build our log home on 50 acres of land which has been in the family for over 100 years. For the past three years, I've had horrible back problems and had to let all the landscape work I had previously done slip into a big mess! I am recovering from 2 back surgeries and am slowly watching everything grow over. My mother- in- law helped me a lot. But. we need some fresh ideas about what to do and how to get started!
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Complete Blank Canvas Front Yard

by Patricia Roper on February 17, 2009 12:22
Mr. Smith, I have sought you out because I have been a big fan of your art for many years, and being from Tennessee you can relate to the conditions we here in the South experience. I’m sure you are well aware that one week with no rain, our heat, and the some times mandatory watering restrictions in the Summer can quickly reek havoc on one’s hard work and investment. I am located in Williamston, South Carolina (20 minutes South of Greenville. As you’re no stranger to the South, you know our soil as well. Red dirt (generally clayey and moderately fertile), but kudzu loves it. My yard is a before and after dream. I purchased my first home in December of 2007. It’s truly a gem, with charm, built in 1950. As you can see from the photos of the front yard, is very bare. Trees seen in the photo are non-fruit baring pecan trees and were left so the yard wouldn‘t be completely bare and they provide some shade to the front of the house that gets the evening sun. My only ’work’ to the yard was to remove a 30 foot cedar tree and a 50 foot white spruce. The trucks traveling in and out of the yard when the trees were removed caused some damage or bald spots to the lawn (centipede), but should correct it’s self in a year or so with some TLC. Basically I’ve done nothing to the yard because I have no idea what to do. I’m very traditional in my choice of plant, bushes and trees (camellia, hydrangea, rhododendron, boxwood, and who doesn’t love roses. I've thought of adding a mound of dirt around the base of the pecan trees, planting ivy and allow it to climb the trees, but don’t know which ivy is best for my climate, or if it will climb a pecan tree. But enough about what I like, what will work?? As you can see the front yard is a blank canvas truly in need of help. Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA with their charming private gardens is my inspiration. Traditional romance. Complete w/plants, shrubs & simple stated verdigris statues. I'm add mosquito netting (more appealing than screen) to the arches on the front pouch, as well as lounging chairs, ceiling fan, candles and a small fountain. Instant retreat! When not in use the netting can be tied back, much like panels (drapes). Any advice you can offer is most welcomed. Thank you very much for your time.
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virtual makeover

by Robert Hyde on October 19, 2008 07:54
The land surrounding our home is beautiful. There is a pond (~1 acre) to the front of the house and an open field to the side, but absolutely no landscaping around the house. Please help!
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This old House

by Donald L Johndrow on October 12, 2008 04:32
I need a Facelift, I've got the perfect house for your project built in the 1800's two story frame. I even got picture's of it from that era.
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