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.

Farm and Garden Videos

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Introduction to Monticello's Gardens

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The Vegetable Garden at Monticello

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

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Tulips at Monticello

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Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book turns 250!

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Sensitive Plant is, well, sensitive

Garden Podcasts

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

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.

In Bloom at Monticello

See what's going on in Monticello's gardens and learn about some the fascinating -- and sometimes exotic -- plants Jefferson grew.

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.

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931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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