Shakespeare lives in our local botanical garden.
Each July, Cornell Cooperative holds Much Ado in the Garden, four hours of people dressed up as they would have in Shakespeare's time, children's games and activities, a Shakespeare scavenger hunt for plants that would have been grown in Shakepeare's time, Morris dancing, and even an abridged play.
This year's festival was Sunday.
We arrived early, before a lot of the activities, because much of it was outdoors and it looked like it might rain (we did get a drenching shower and decided to leave shortly after).
Enjoy some highlights:
Shakespeare era plants and quotes in this and the next three photos. Alas, most violets bloom earlier in spring.
Shakespeare was a wise man, but the garden chamomile appeared to be missing in action.
This botanical garden, which is small (but free), has a Rose Walk. This Shakespearean era rose (a musk) was one of the few still in bloom. The quote is "There we will make our beds of Roses and a thousand fragrant posies." (Merry Wives of Windsor, act iii, scene i.)
"Fairies Use Flowers for their charactery" Merry Wives of Windsor act v sc 5
Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.
...and High Park has a poet's garden!
ReplyDeleteNice post and photos very pretty hope you enjoyed it :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a Shakespeareantastic week 👍
This brings back memories. When I was a freshman in college, our English literature class planted a small "Shakespeare garden" on the college grounds. I wonder if it is still there...
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice idea for such a special author!
ReplyDeleteI like this garden!
Happy WW and a fine week! ❤️😘
Lovely garden photos ~ so magical ~ thanks,
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A beautiful place to reflect. I want to visit this garden.
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Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
Maybe the chamomile was trodden on too often. I grow the perennial type, and wouldn't think of stepping on it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
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sounds like fun activity for everyone (kids and adults).
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fun event. Too bad you got rained on.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting idea. We don't have anything like that around here.
ReplyDeletethe garden is pleasing to the eye
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely marvelous idea! I would love this. Thank you for taking us there!
ReplyDeleteHow fun this is!
ReplyDeletePretty flowers. I've never been much of a gardner.
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