Upcoming Events for "'A Rich Spot of Earth,' Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello"

“A Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello," is a gorgeous volume telling the history of Jefferson's unique vegetable garden at Monticello and uncovers his lasting influence on American culinary, garden, and landscape history. The book also showcases the 1980s project that restored the garden to its original glory. A Rich Spot of Earth was written by Peter J. Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello since 1977. Hatch has been responsible for the maintenance, interpretation, and conservation of its 2,400-acre landscape, and has written several previous books on Jefferson’s gardens and is an advisor for First Lady Michelle Obama’s White House kitchen garden. He lives in Charlottesville, Virgina.

Upcoming book signing events:

(* Denotes events that are by invitation only)

2013

February 15
Texas Central Master Gardeners, Austin, TX

February 18
Master Gardeners Conference, Texas A and M University, College Station TX

February 19
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Houston, TX

February 26
Boxwood Garden Club, Richmond, VA

*March 4
Boca Grande Woman’s Club, Boca Grande, FL

*March 8
Alexandria Library Company, Alexandria, VA

March 15-17
Southeastern Flower Show, Atlanta, GA

March 23
Fernwood Botanic Garden, Niles, MI

March 27
Waynesboro Landscape Horticulture Seminar, Waynesboro, VA

April 18
Taimi Anderson Annual Lecture, Sarah Duke Gardens, Durham, NC

May 3-5
Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting, Lynchburg

*May 18
Goff Plaza Garden Club, Parkersburg, WV

May 22
Castle Hill Authors Tour, Monticello, VA

May 30
Morris Arboretum, Conference on Historic Gardens, Philadelphia< PA

June 7
North Carolina Master Gardeners, Charlotte, NC

June 15
CHP Open House, Charlottesville, VA

June 20
University of Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, IL

June 21
Illinois Master Gardeners, Springfield, IL

June 27
Charlottesville Senior Center, Charlottesville, VA

*July 27
NEH Teachers Seminar, Boston, MA

July 31
Polly Hill Arboretum, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

September 6, 7
Heritage Harvest Festival, Monticello

September 20
Colonial Dames, Toledo, OH

September 26-28
Old Salem Conference on Restoring Southern Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC

September 30- October 2
Seminar on Historic Gardens with Andrea Wulf, Traverse City, MI

October 8
Hills and Dales Garden, LaGrange, GA

October 10
Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA

October 20
Jenny Elder Finch Memorial Lecture, NC Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC

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