Saturdays in the Garden Calendar
Mar. 13, 2010
Apple Grafting Workshop
Skill at grafting is the true mark of gardening expertise, but it's also easy to learn and fun to do. Tom Burford will lead this two-hour workshop designed for the novice propagator. Bring only your thin-bladed pocket knife and a pair of hand pruners. Leave with your own grafted apple tree. $10. Reservations required; call 434-984-9880. Held in the Jordan Classroom, Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, 9:30 a.m. $10.
Mar. 20, 2010
Starting a Vineyard Workshop
Gabriele Rausse will lead this two-hour workshop in the Monticello vineyards. He'll discuss the basic principles of grape growing—variety and site selection, trellis systems, soil preparation, planting, pruning, pest control, and harvesting—and provide beginning grape growers a foundation in serious viticulture. Reservations required; call 434-984-9880. Meets at the Jordan Classroom in the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, 9:30 a.m. $10.
Apr. 17 - 25, 2010
Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Make Monticello a part your visit when more than 250 of Virginia's most beautiful gardens, homes, and historic landmarks celebrate Historic Garden Week in Virginia, described as "America's Largest Open House." During this week Monticello will be offering the following:
- Event: "Meet the Gardeners." This 11 a.m. event on Saturday, April 17, will include lunch on the grounds, walking tours of the gardens, and informal conversations with members of Monticello's gardening staff. $25 (box lunch included); reserved tickets are required and can be purchased by calling (434) 984-9880.
- a lecture on Thomas Jefferson, Gardener
- a presentation on Monticello's Center for Historic Plants
Apr. 20, 2010
The Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
Peggy Cornett will survey the historic horticultural collections of this unique program to preserve the plants of the past. Her illustrated lecture will be followed by a tour of the CHP's Tufton Farm nursery, where plants will be available for purchase. Free; no registration required. 2 p.m., at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center. No charge or registration required.
Apr. 20, 2010
Thomas Jefferson, Gardener
As part of Historic Garden Week, Peter Hatch will present an hour-long illustrated lecture discussing the themes that defined Thomas Jefferson's passion for horticulture. An hour-long tour of the Monticello gardens will follow. Meets at 10 a.m. at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center. No charge or registration required, but space is limited.
Saturdays in the Garden convene at:
- the Garden Center, Jordan Classroom, and Smith Woodland Pavilion in the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center;
- or at Tufton Farm: go 1.3 miles east of Monticello on the Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Rt. 53), take a left before the Simeon Market at a sharp right curve and proceed .6 mile on Milton Rd (Rt. 732) to Tufton entrance. Take a left and follow driveway to CHP headquarters in grey barn.
- or at the Jefferson Library, at Kenwood, .2 mile east of Monticello's entrance on Rt. 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway);
- or at Thomas Jefferson
Parkway Trailhead, on Rt. 53, .2
mile east of the junction with Rt. 20.