Stop #8:
Shakespeare Garden.
In 1946 the LaBarre Shakespeare Club donated the Shakespeare Garden. It was dedicated as a garden to give the ‘eye a place to rest’ from all the color of the rose garden.
It was originally planted with plants that were mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays
Roses, all of which are named after Shakespearean characters, are the only tie-ins to the original Shakespeare Garden concept.
White poppy, a native of the California foothills, is located at the NE entrance (as you enter the garden) on the right.
Mt Fuji cherry tree is on the left as you leave from the NW entrance.
Originally the garden was planted with plants mentioned in the Bard’s plays. However, some of the trees, such at the Scarlet Oak, have done so well that their extensive shade has made it impossible to grow many of those original sun-loving varieties of plants.
The Shakespeare Garden is a popular spot for weddings and other ceremonies.
Next. Walk to the front of the Shakespeare Garden and exit to your right (north). You should be back in the Rose Garden. Turn left (west) and go up two sets of stairs. On the level between the second set of stairs and before you go up the third set of stairs turn left (south) and you will enter the Gold Medal Garden,
Stop #9:
Gold Medal Garden.
Shakespeare Garden.
In 1946 the LaBarre Shakespeare Club donated the Shakespeare Garden. It was dedicated as a garden to give the ‘eye a place to rest’ from all the color of the rose garden.
It was originally planted with plants that were mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays
Roses, all of which are named after Shakespearean characters, are the only tie-ins to the original Shakespeare Garden concept.
White poppy, a native of the California foothills, is located at the NE entrance (as you enter the garden) on the right.
Mt Fuji cherry tree is on the left as you leave from the NW entrance.
Originally the garden was planted with plants mentioned in the Bard’s plays. However, some of the trees, such at the Scarlet Oak, have done so well that their extensive shade has made it impossible to grow many of those original sun-loving varieties of plants.
The Shakespeare Garden is a popular spot for weddings and other ceremonies.
Next. Walk to the front of the Shakespeare Garden and exit to your right (north). You should be back in the Rose Garden. Turn left (west) and go up two sets of stairs. On the level between the second set of stairs and before you go up the third set of stairs turn left (south) and you will enter the Gold Medal Garden,
Stop #9:
Gold Medal Garden.