Three flat wooden stakes with common and latin plant names and dates showing when Jefferson first planted the species.

Gardening

Jefferson had a lifelong enthusiasm for gardening, from agricultural experiments with fruits and vegetables, to flower propagation and ornamental landscape design.

“ no occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, & no culture comparable to that of the garden”
Thomas Jefferson, 1811
Red and yellow flowers of Keizerskroon tulips growing at Monticello on a foggy day.

Monticello's Gardens

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

Plantation Agriculture and Technology

Plantation Agriculture

Plantation Technology

Create Your Own Garden

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