Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith graduated from Tarleton State University in 1996 with a B.S. Ag degree with an emphasis on Horticulture and Landscape Management. Jackie then formed Absolute Accents in 1996 and incorporated the business in 2009.

Absolute Accents Inc. is active in Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (TNLA). As an active member of TNLA, Jackie has designed and supervised the installation of the display gardens at the Ft. Worth Home and Garden Show (spring and fall) for more than 10 events. He has also helped coordinate landscaping with The Neil Sperry All Garden Show and TNLA

Jackie and Absolute Accents have received a variety of state landscape awards for over the last decade. Jackie received the TNLA Young Leader Award in 2005, he served as President of Region V from 2004-2007. Jackie was also recognized in the Ft Worth Star Telegram with a two page feature article on a unique landscape installed in Crowley, Texas in 2004. Jackie also served on state planning committees for TNLA in 2005 & 2006. In 2008 Jackie was featured in the Dallas Morning News, highlighting a deck and landscape installed in Palo Pinto County. Jackie is currently on the Board of Directors for Region V of TNLA.