Jane Shaw recounts tales of New Place in this February update, detailing scandalous theories of goings-on by the Shakespeares in years gone by, more ways to fight the bitter cold, and the self-destructive nature of the mistletoe...
Jane Shaw New Place GardensJane Shaw takes us through this month's account of the Shakespeare's New Place gardens, including historical context, gardening tips, and the plant of the month.
Jane Shaw New Place GardensExploring spikenards and skirrets and their Tudor uses for #NationalGardeningWeek #NGW
Madeleine Cox plants National Gardening Week GardensSBT gardener Annamaria Vass, who is originally from Hungary, marks this Hungarian national holiday with a blog about flowers in Shakespeare's garden.
Annamaria Vass Translating Shakespeare GardensWhat you can expect to see in our gardens on a visit to Shakespeare's Family Homes in spring
GardensShakespeare used gardens and plants a great deal in his plays. Find out more about his likely sources, and learn about some of the plants that he mentions.
Victoria Joynes New Place Shakespeare's plays GardensFlowers and love seem to be interconnected throughout history, and Shakespeare makes ample use of this as he creates several floral references throughout his poems and plays.
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days CountdownBillie Thomas, one of our Casual Reading Room Services Assistants, is here to talk about the dangers of blue flowers, according to those superstitious Tudors, for Day Two of our Heritage Open Day Countdown!
Billie Thomas Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days CountdownWe've had a visit from an Ancient Tree Forum officer who was interested in our mulberries.
Glyn Jones GardensToday we’re going behind the scenes of the sunken Knot Garden.
Countdown to New Place Gardens