Colorado Shakespeare Gardens
self-guided tour
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The Knot Garden

Knot gardens first appeared in England in the reign of my Queen Elizabeth. They take their design from shapes in mathematics, limned by paths with edges of boxwood, cotton lavender, and germander. The design of Tudor gardens was made to mirror the design of the magnificent buildings around them, and was meant to be viewed from the building’s upper windows.

The Knot Garden

 

Fanciful, elaborate, and (very!) orderly, knot gardens first appeared during the reign of Elizabeth I. They were an indulgence of the wealthy, who had both the land and the resources to dedicate to such a display.

Like all knot gardens, ours is best appreciated from above. It weaves the pungent threads of lavender and savory into its center bow, surrounded by borders of thyme, boxwood, yew, lilacs, a mock orange, and tiny pink roses. Early in the season, you’ll also find daffodils and tulips, much-loved flowers in Shakespeare’s time.