{"product_id":"thomas-jeffersons-flowers-historic-gardens-at-monticello","title":"Thomas Jefferson's Flowers: Historic Gardens at Monticello","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating and innovative horticultural world of the Sage of Monticello\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemplating the conclusion of his public life in 1809, Thomas Jefferson observed, \"I retire to my family, my books and farms. . . . Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.\" Drawing on a deep understanding of Jefferson as a scientific gentleman farmer, Monticello's official curator of plants offers a definitive account of the planning and preservation of the paths, borders, and flowerbeds of Jefferson's \"little mountain.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated book examines Jefferson's gardening friendships in the United States and abroad, his many botanical and horticultural influences, and the role of his family relationships--as well as of enslaved individuals such as Wormley Hughes and Burwell Colbert--in his gardening pursuits. Informed by Monticello's ongoing research and the preservation and educational efforts of the Center for Historic Plants, the book includes a comprehensive annotated list of the flowers documented by Jefferson in the gardens at Shadwell, Monticello, and Poplar Forest, affording visitors, gardeners, and scholars alike a handy reference that is eye-catching, substantive, and comprehensive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello (Author), Peggy Cornett (Author), G S Wilson (Editor)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53707404476780,"sku":"9780813953519","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/7985\/1884\/files\/9780813953519-us.jpg?v=1778013127","url":"https:\/\/commercestreetbooks.com\/products\/thomas-jeffersons-flowers-historic-gardens-at-monticello","provider":"Commerce Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}