There’s Rosemary That’s for Remembrance
by William Shakespeare
There's rosemary, that's for remembrance.
Pray you, love, remember.
And there are pansies, that's for thoughts.
— Ophelia from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5
Note: Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare. He was born on this day in 1564.
The Bard's works are loaded with references to plants and gardens.
Naturally, roses were linked to the Tudor dynasty as well as the flower’s exceptional beauty and fragrance. Not surprisingly, roses are referred to around a hundred times by Shakespeare.
The Lenhardt Library at the Chicago Botanic Garden hosts a Shakespeare Day on Oct. 15, featuring Botanical Shakespeare.…
As featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast:
Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all.
William Shakespeare
