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The Grove

View of Vegetable Garden Terreace with Garden Pavilion

Jefferson designed the Monticello Grove to be an ornamental forest where he and his guests could visit his "pet trees."
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The Trees of Monticello

Roundabout Flower Walk in Summer

Trees were perhaps Jefferson's favorite plants, and he grew a wide variety at Monticello.
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The Roundabout Roadways

View of the bean arbor in the Vegetable Garden

The Roundabouts encircled the Monticello Mountain and, with connecting roads, created an easier approach to the top.
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The Fences

Visitors attending a Garden Tour

Jefferson tried a variety of common and ambitious methods to protect his gardens.
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