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$10
April 27 - May 4
April 27 - May 4
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Where better to cast off your winter blues than a spring day than Monticello? Grab your camera and experience the fragrance and vivid colors of our gardens in bloom. This $10 ticket provides access to all of Monticello’s flower and vegetable gardens where you’ll find late-blooming tulips like the Keizerskroon Tulip and the Old Blush China Rose, and other varietals, like Iris, Phlox, European peonies, Foxglove, Lewis’ Prairie Flax, Canterbury Bells, Fringe Tree, European Columbine, and more. Hurry, this offer is only good for only one week!

This grounds-only ticket provides access to the flower and vegetable gardens, orchards, all outdoor exhibits, and shuttle service. Gardens and blooms subject to weather. House tours must be booked separately.

Who might be interested:

  • garden enthusiasts
  • families needing a day out
  • someone in search of their next killer Instagram post
  • walkers (walk up the mountain!)
  • and more!

What can I do there?

  • Stroll the grounds at your leisure;
  • Join any gardens & grounds tour (on the hour starting at 10 on the West Lawn);
  • buy a picnic from the West Lawn from the Farm Table, a café at Monticello;
  • take pictures of your favorite blooming varieties;
  • Talk to our garden ambassadors and guides;
  • Take a selfie!

" … the flowers come forth like the belles of the day, have their short reign of beauty and splendour, and retire, like them, to the more interesting office of reproducing their like. The Hyacinths and Tulips are off the stage, the Irises are giving place to the Belladonnas, as these will to the Tuberoses, etc. ...  - Jefferson to Anne Cary Bankhead, Monticello, May 26, 1811

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Historic Garden Week

Make Monticello a part your visit when more than 250 of Virginia’s most beautiful gardens, homes, and historic landmarks celebrate Historic Garden Week in Virginia, described as “America’s Largest Open House.”  

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