Lavishly illustrated, Peter Hatch's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello is not only a detailed history of Jefferson's gardens and their re-creation but a virtual encyclopedia of early American pomology.
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Peter J. Hatch is Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello and the author of The Gardens of Monticello and Thomas Jefferson's Flower Garden at Monticello (Virginia).
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A gem of a book for lovers of Monticell0--and fruit!,
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This review is from: The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello (Hardcover)
Peter J. Hatch, head of gardening at Thomas Jefferson's beloved plantation, Monticello, offers an authorative and edifying look at the orchards and fruits grown historically and today at this beautiful Virginia estate.With much information -- both historical and practical -- the reader is taught much. And has a unique opportunity to know better not just Thomas Jefferson, the man and statesman, but Thomas Jefferson the consummate gardener.Beautifully photographed and illustrated, it's an elegant addition to any gardener's coffee table or library. And for the serious fruit grower or Monticello afficionado, a must.
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Excellent book on the way Thomas Jefferson used fruit and such at Monticello. Was researching info on heritage fruits and this book provided much information prior to my visit to Monticello. Book written by person who has worked at Monticello The book was library book from Florida but in excellent almost new condition.
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The title of this work is inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, first published in 1845 and the standard pomological authority by the "fairest name in American horticultural literature" (figs. 1, 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
submural beds, orchard plan, planting memorandum, northeast vineyard, berry squares, south orchard, urban nurseries, vegetable garden wall, democratic fruit, plumb peach, north orchard, fruit writers, vineyard plan, seedling peaches, scion wood, garden diary, peach varieties, green gage, fruit culture, native plums, peach tree borers, plum curculio, vine culture, grape culture, fruits and fruit trees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Farmer, New York, John Hartwell Cocke, George Washington, United States, William Coxe, William Prince, William Byrd, Langley's Pomona, Philip Miller, George Tucker, North America, Moor Park, William Cobbett, Hewes Crab, Philip Mazzei, John Bartram, North Carolina, Duhamel's Traité, Timothy Matlack, Landon Carter, Mount Vernon, Peter Collinson, Richard Parkinson, William Forsyth New!
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The title of this work is inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, first published in 1845 and the standard pomological authority by the "fairest name in American horticultural literature" (figs. 1, 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
submural beds, orchard plan, planting memorandum, northeast vineyard, berry squares, south orchard, urban nurseries, vegetable garden wall, democratic fruit, plumb peach, north orchard, fruit writers, vineyard plan, seedling peaches, scion wood, garden diary, peach varieties, green gage, fruit culture, native plums, peach tree borers, plum curculio, vine culture, grape culture, fruits and fruit trees Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Farmer, New York, John Hartwell Cocke, George Washington, United States, William Coxe, William Prince, William Byrd, Langley's Pomona, Philip Miller, George Tucker, North America, Moor Park, William Cobbett, Hewes Crab, Philip Mazzei, John Bartram, North Carolina, Duhamel's Traité, Timothy Matlack, Landon Carter, Mount Vernon, Peter Collinson, Richard Parkinson, William Forsyth New!
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- The American Gardener (Modern Library Gardening) by William Cobbett on 13 pages
- Fruits and Fruit Trees of America by Andrew Downing on 4 pages
- William and Mary: A Story by Penelope Farmer on 4 pages
- Fruit Trees (The Success With Series) by Christine Recht on 4 pages
- Notes on the State of Virginia (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Jefferson on 4 pages
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- Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance (Distributed for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) by Damon Lee Fowler in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Sauer's Herbal Cures by William Woys Weaver in Back Matter
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello by William L. Beiswanger in Back Matter
- The New Traditional Garden : A Practical Guide to Creating and Restoring Authentic American Gardens for Homes of All Ages by Michael Weishan in Back Matter
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