A Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello October 18, 2012

Restored under Peter Hatch’s brilliant direction, Thomas Jefferson’s 1,000-foot terraced vegetable garden at Monticello now boasts the same medley of plants he enthusiastically cultivated in the early nineteenth century. The garden is a living expression of Jefferson’s genius and his distinctly American attitudes. Peter Hatch will reveal the bounty and legacy that grows on at Monticello.