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Farm & Gardens

Monticello's gardens served as a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.

Flower Gardens

Monticello was a botanic laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.

Vegetable Garden

Jefferson grew 330 vegetable varieties in Monticello's 1,000-foot-long garden terrace.

Fruit Gardens

170 fruit varieties of apples, peaches, grapes, and more grew in Monticello's orchards.

Unique Features of the Landscape

The landscape around Monticello's gardens possesses many unique features.

Garden Podcasts

Check out our podcasts about Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, gardening, and the natural world, including our monthly series, A Rich Spot of Earth.

In Bloom at Monticello

See what's going on in Monticello's gardens and learn about some the fascinating -- and sometimes exotic -- plants Jefferson sought to cultivate at his mountaintop home.

Monticello Garden Explorer

A GIS database of the trees, woody shrubs and perennial plants at Monticello.

Farm and Garden Videos

Introduction to Monticello's Gardens

The Vegetable Garden at Monticello

8,000 Bulbs! Late Fall Planting for a Beautiful Spring at Monticello

Tulips at Monticello

Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book turns 250!

Sensitive Plant is, well, sensitive

Come See the Gardens in Person

Monticello's gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.

ADDRESS:
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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