This month on A Rich Spot of Earth, we look at the practice of shipping and planting bare root plants, a Monticello March tradition. We also feature three of our favorite spring ephemerals -- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla), and Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) -- and share when and how you can see them in bloom at Monticello along with how to get and grow your own.

Featuring Michael Tricomi, Monticello's Vegetable Gardener; Peggy Cornett, Curator of Plants; Debbie Donley, Flower Gardener; Jessica Armstrong, Manager of Nursery Operations at the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants; and, Robert Dowell, Horticulturalist at the Center.