History buffs will love discovering this fairytale town, tucked in the mountains, that showcases unique hunting clubs and ...

Jefferson reserved a special place at his Monticello garden for asparagus - it was one of the few vegetables for which he documented a cultivation technique.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Situated on a mountain top outside Charlottesville, Virginia, is Monticello, a 5,000 acre plantation that was Thomas Jefferson's beloved home. Jefferson was not only the author ...

The Hahn Horticulture Garden is partnering with Historic Smithfield Plantation to offer a garden lecture by Peter Hatch, Director of Garden and Grounds at Monticello. Hatch is the author of “A Rich ...

When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, hesitated and then fled. Years later he returned to power and became president.

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

Author of more than 20 books, from Thoreau's Garden to Solving Deer Problems, Loewer is vice president of the Botanical Gardens at Asheville, North Carolina. He here celebrates the gardens at ...

Thomas Jefferson owned more than 600 slaves over the course of his life resulting in a more complete picture of the third ...

America’s third president Thomas Jefferson worked on his Virginia plantation home, Monticello, for 40 years, but this modernized replica in Somers, Connecticut took just 14 months to build. The ...