The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson

For almost sixty years, Thomas Jefferson kept a journal of his garden and his farms, recording his horticultural successes and failures, the progression of the seasons and his thoughts on gardening and agriculture. Jefferson was, at heart, a gardener. He observed nature in detail and continually experimented with new varieties of flowers, shrubs, trees, fruits, and vegetables. He shared ideas, experiences and plants with gardeners around the world. Perhaps nowhere else is the human side of Jefferson more apparent than when he is thinking and writing about gardening and the details of daily living at Monticello. Seldom has agriculture had a more eloquent spokesman. This volume contains relevant letters from Jefferson to contemporaries such as Washington, John Adams and James Madison, as well as to family and friends, a horticultural bibliography to assist gardeners interested in creating their own version of Monticello, and beautiful illustrations in Jefferson's handwriting with drawings of his gardens, and Robert Llewellyn's photographs of Monticello.

• Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
• Salad Bar Beef
• Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book
• "A Rich Spot of Earth": Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello
• Jefferson's Garden
• The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
• Thomas Jefferson : Writings : Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters (Library of America)
• "Those Who Labor for My Happiness": Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello (Jeffersonian America)
• Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
• The Drought-Resilient Farm: Improve Your Soil’s Ability to Hold and Supply Moisture for Plants; Maintain Feed and Drinking Water for Livestock when ... Systems to Fit Semi-arid Climates