Founding Gardeners reveals how America's revolutionary leaders were consumed by a passion for plants, gardens, and agriculture — a fascination as central to their identities as their fight for independence. Acclaimed historian Andrea Wulf explores this overlooked dimension of the Founding Fathers, showing how George Washington tended his estate even as war loomed, how English gardens inspired Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and why James Madison deserves recognition as an early environmentalist. Through vivid storytelling, Wulf crafts a fresh portrait of these men, illuminating the botanical obsessions that shaped their vision for a new nation. A groundbreaking work from the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature.