My Shakespeare's New Place YouTube vlog is now live!
Link:-
I've
blogged about Shakespeare's New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, and now
I've put together a YouTube vlog; for those of you who like your
information that way.
Shakespeare bought New Place in 1597 and actually died there, but today only the foundations of the house remain. Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust acquired the site in 1876, and the garden as we see it today was designed and landscaped with the help of renowned horticulturalist, Ellen Willmott, from 1918-22.
There are a selection of weird and wonderful bronze multi-faceted sculptures by American sculptor Greg Wyatt; all representing Shakespeare's plays. There are also silver sculptures, and you can even have your picture taken at Shakespeare's “desk!” Shakespeare certainly liked gardens- during his time New Place would have had two gardens and two orchards. Flowers can be used to represent emotion, and his plays and poetry feature references to around 175 different varieties of plants/flowers.
Come and take a walk in my shoes through this delightful and relaxing place; past topiary hedges and an Elizabethan-style knot garden with a pergola.
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The Miss Elaineous
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