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• Beate Jensen, Preservation and Care of the Gardens at Belmont

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  The gardens at Belmont, late painter Gari Melcher's estate, are a local treasure that is open to the public. This interview with Belmont's grounds preservation supervisor is part of the CRRL Presents video series hosted by Debby Klein.

• The Complete Book of Garden Projects

  a Step-by-step Guide to Creating and Maintaining Your Outdoor Space

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  Easy-to-follow guidelines teach readers how to assess their current space then choose the best design and features for their needs. Following that are step by step instructions for building structures, planting beds, laying paths and installing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Founding Gardeners

  the Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation

  Wulf, Andrea

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  A fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers.

• The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson

  Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg

  Brinkley, M. Kent

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  The authors present the history of gardening on twenty sites at Colonial Williamsburg, focusing on the eighteenth-century gardeners who planted them and the documentary and archaeological research that guided each garden's re-creation. Detailed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The General in the Garden

  George Washington's Landscape at Mount Vernon

  Erby, Adam T.

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  An engaging, informative, and richly illustrated introduction to George Washington's landscape at Mount Vernon--arguably the best-documented, best-preserved complex of gardens and grounds to survive from 18th-century America.

• Genius in the Garden

  Charles F. Gillette & Landscape Architecture in Virginia

  Longest, George C.

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  From the 1920s through the 1960s, the name Charles F. Gillette was synonymous with the best in landscaping design in Virginia and the upper South. George Longest unravels the process through which Gillette established a distinctive regional style…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Historic Virginia Gardens

  Preservation Work of the Garden Club of Virginia, 1975-2007

  Bemiss, Margaret Page

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  For more than seventy-five years, The Garden Club of Virginia has undertaken garden research and preservation work at numerous historic sites across the Old Dominion, restoring and creating beautiful landscapes for the education and enjoyment of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jefferson's Garden

  Loewer, H. Peter

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  Noted plantsman Peter Loewer profiles Thomas Jefferson as gardener and landscape architect, focusing on the gardens at Monticello, with descriptions of the annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, and vines that Jefferson grew. Insights on each plant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Making Arbors & Trellises

  25 Practical & Decorative Projects for Your Garden

  Miller, Marcianne

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  The 25 project span the range from rustic trellis to formal arbor.

• Month-by-month, What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic

  Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. : by Mid-Atlantic Experts, Just for Mid-Atlantic Gardeners!

  Viette, André

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  Never garden alone! The Month-By-Month series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year. Written by authors in your state, the information is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Natural Wonders of Virginia

  a Guide to Parks, Preserves, & Wild Places

  Winegar, Garvey

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  A guide to the botanical gardens and natural areas of the Old Dominion. Also available as an eBook.

• The Ornamental Herb Garden

  Mason, Catherine

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  An aid to designing beautiful and traditional knot gardens, window boxes, paths, and walls. Includes a guide to 50 of the most popular herbs.

• Outdoor Living and Gardens

  McDonald, Elvin

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  Quiet moments on the porch, family picnics on the deck, cool dips in the backyard pool--outdoor living can be the best living there is. Now the Editors of House Beautiful magazine show how to extend 'the good life' into one's outdoor space with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia

  From Jamestown to Jefferson

  Martin, Peter, 1940-

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  A scholarly look back at gardens of the past. Gardeners recorded their efforts from the settlement of Jamestown on. Both Jefferson and Washington were avid horticulturalists and left detailed notes of their plants.

• A Rich Spot of Earth

  Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello

  Hatch, Peter J., 1949-

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  Extensively and painstakingly restored under Peter J. Hatch's brilliant direction, Jefferson's unique vegetable garden now boasts the same medley of plants he enthusiastically cultivated in the early nineteenth century. The garden is a living…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way

  18th-century Methods for Today's Organic Gardeners

  Greene, Wesley

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  A Colonial Williamsburg garden historian outlines traditional methods for planting and tending fifty different vegetables, profiling such 18th-century utilities as shelter paper and fermented manure while sharing organic techniques.

• The Virginia Gardener's Companion

  An Insider's Guide to Low-maintenance Gardening in Virginia

  Williamson, Donna

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  Master gardener Donna Williamson's down-to-earth approach cuts through the nonsense and presents good information that is proven to work with Virginia's specific soil and climatic concerns. She helps people stay close to nature and the basic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Virginia Gardener's Guide

  the What, Where, When, How & Why of Gardening in Virginia

  Hériteau, Jacqueline

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  The author suggests that one of the best ways to learn about the plants most suitable to your landscape is to visit one of many magnificent public gardens that are found across the state and recommends 170 choice plant selections, including annuals,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Virginia's Historic Homes & Gardens

  Blackley, Pat

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  In addition to their elegant architecture and classic southern styling, these homes feature some of the most extravagant and noteworthy gardens on the eastern seaboard. From the James River Plantations to the Shenandoah foothills, Virginia's…Read moreRead more of this annotation