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Smith Family Gardens

The creation of the Smith Family Gardens is to remember the Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith’s family. It is a celebration of family, friends and community.

The concept for the garden is to restore elements of landscaping that was present during their lifetime. This will strengthen family heritage and values.

Phase 1

Mansion House Garden Preparation — Summer 2022

PHASE 2

Planting Rain Gardens — Fall 2022

phase 3

Mansion House Garden Preparing and Planting — Spring 2023

PHASE 4

Pending Approval — Planting Orchard

phase 5

Pending Approval — Restore Prairie

PHASE 6

Pending Approval — Restore Woodland

Smith Family Gardens

The ANS Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) operational non-profit organization. Our mission is to discover, preserve, share, and restore the legacy and history of the founding families who lived in and built the beautiful city of Nauvoo, Illinois.  

In building this garden, we honor the sacrifices they made for their God, their families, and their community.  100% of your donations go toward this project.

The Vegetable Garden at the Smith Family Gardens in Nauvoo, Illinois

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Smith Family Gardens — Phase II

This Spring (2023), Phase II of the creation of the Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Garden has begun. Seedlings of heirloom flowers and vegetables have been chosen and germinated. Volunteers will begin planting as the temperature warms. Plants will be arranged using the three-sister gardening method developed in the 1800s. Some of garden beds will use a rain garden elevation landscape. Vegetables were chosen based upon what was historically used by the early settlers of Nauvoo, Illinois.

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