《莎士比亚的花园》出版于2016年4月，即莎士比亚逝世400周年。这本书图文并茂、内容丰富，介绍了威廉•莎士比亚人生中的多座花园。

本书将重点介绍莎士比亚所熟悉的花园，包括他在埃文河畔斯特拉特福的五座花园，他在这些花园中进行园艺和探索。从他在亨利街的出生地，到他在玛丽•阿登农场的童年游乐场，到他在安妮•海瑟薇小屋的求爱时光，以及他在新广场的最后住所——他在这些花园中创造出一座反映他名声和财富的花园。在莎士比亚出生地信托基金的照料下，这些花园不断演变，反映了我们对他生平的不断了解。

本书还将探讨莎士比亚所知道和所写的植物：这些植物在他的作品中的用途，以及他的观众所了解的含义——包括桑葚、玫瑰、水仙花、三色堇、草药和许多其他花卉。在这位剧作家去世四百多年后，每当我们想到百里香、紫罗兰或玫瑰，我们就会想起他作品中的一句话。

《莎士比亚的花园》把专门请人拍摄的花园照片与美丽的花卉档案图片、古老的植物志和16世纪的插图结合起来。它讲述了莎士比亚的一生——从手套制造商的儿子到国家诗人——以及他如何对伊丽莎白时代的植物、花卉和花园有如此多的了解。

Shakespeare's Gardens is a highly illustrated, informative book about the gardens that William Shakespeare knew as a boy and tended as a man, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of his death in April 2016. This anniversary will be the focus of literary celebration of the life and work throughout the English speaking world and beyond.

The book will focus on the gardens that Shakespeare knew, including the five gardens in Stratford upon Avon in which he gardened and explored.   From his birthplace in Henley Street, to his childhood playground at Mary Arden’s Farm, to his courting days at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and his final home at New Place – where he created a garden to reflect his fame and wealth. Cared for by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, these gardens are continually evolving to reflect our ongoing knowledge of his life.

The book will also explore the plants that Shakespeare knew and wrote about: their use in his work and the meanings that his audiences would have picked up on – including mulberries, roses, daffodils, pansies, herbs and a host of other flowers. More than four centuries after the playwright lived, whenever we think of thyme, violets or roses, we are reminded of a line from his work.

Shakespeare’s Gardens brings together specially commissioned photography of the gardens with beautiful archive images of flowers, old herbals, and 16th century illustrations. It tells the story of Shakespeare’s journey –

from glove maker’s son to national bard –

and how he came to know so much about plants, flowers and gardens of the Elizabethan era.