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Jul. 01, 2011
Growing A Revolution: America’s Founding Gardeners
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| The founding fathers won a war, established a government and birthed a nation. And through it all, they never forgot to water the plants. Monticello garden director Peter Hatch and historian Andrea Wulf discuss how Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison helped create the uniquely American garden. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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Peter Hatch
Director of Gardens and Grounds
Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia -
Andrea Wulf
Historian and Author, "The Founding Gardeners" (Knopf, 2011)
Hamburg, Germany
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