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The Shakespearean Gardens - Stratford, Ontario

By Jenny Kotulak

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage

May 20, 2011 03:18 PM

Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.

The views from the garden are just as impressive with the historic Perth County Courthouse to one side and the gently flowing Avon River on the other side. Stone steps and a pathway along the Avon River lead you underneath the old Huron Street bridge and towards the Shakespeare Festival.

The tulips were brilliant on my recent visit and I'm looking forward to seeing what is next to bloom. The Shakespearean Gardens is one of those little pieces of heaven that you can sometimes find in the middle of a city. The perfect spot to bring a book, sit on a bench by the river and enjoy the sights and smells of an old English garden.

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Caroline DeVore, Stowe Vermont Lodging, VT Bed and Breakfast Inn, Vacation Homes

Stowe Meadows Lodge, Stowe VT Romantic and Luxurious Inn - Stowe, VT

Caroline DeVore | Stowe Meadows Lodge, Stowe VT

Wow! Gorgeous photos Jenny! I haven't visited the Shakespearean Gardens....but this is going on my list!

May 20, 2011 03:35 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Jenny this looks like a place I would really love visiting. Your photo tour was fantastic.

May 20, 2011 04:23 PM

John Mayer

Oikos Realty, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach Florida - Cocoa Beach, FL

Your Beach Area Expert

Great photos Jenny. My Mom used to visit Stratford for the Shakespearean Festival.

May 20, 2011 06:12 PM

Jim Hale

ACTIONAGENTS.NET - Eugene, OR

Eugene Oregon's Best Home Search Website

What a great looking place....complete with London bridge and the river Avon?

And some of the best looking tulips around.

May 20, 2011 09:07 PM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

What a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature, Jenny! As always, your pictures have captured that beauty!

May 21, 2011 12:29 AM

Peter Pfann @ eXp Realty Pfanntastic Properties in Victoria, Since 1986.

eXp Realty, Victoria BC www.pfanntastic.com - Victoria, BC

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Hi Jenny,

Pfanntastic Tour, your pictures are the best, the scenes are lovely and we all now want to move to your part of the world, gorgeous...

Have a Great Victoria Day Weekend.

May 21, 2011 03:25 AM

FN LN

Toronto, ON

Hi Jenny - I will need to go back and visit Stratford in the near future.

May 21, 2011 05:15 AM

Nick T Pappas

Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL

Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Jenny, great photos and that bridge...how cool is that...I'm sure the Shakespearean Gardens is happy that you brought the Gardens into plain view.

May 21, 2011 08:49 AM

Janice Ankrett

Burlington, ON

Staging Professional

Your photos are making me want to visit my cousin and reacquaint myself with Stratford.

May 21, 2011 09:07 AM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Jenny, oh so pretty. I love the way you captured the pink tulips, the gardens look like an amazing place.

May 21, 2011 10:00 AM

Tony & Darcy Cannon

Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT

The C Team

Jenny, Those are gorgeous photos! What beautiful gardens!

May 21, 2011 03:18 PM

Jenny Kotulak

RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage - Oakville, ON

Broker - Oakville Ontario Real Estate

Caroline, there is lots to see and do in Stratford. I hope you do come and visit.

Thanks Jennifer, I was pleasantly surprised myself how beautiful this garden was. I have to say I'm missing some of my favourite gardens from my old community but I'm sure I'm going to find lots of new spots to visit.

Hi John, it's going to get pretty busy around Stratford with the festival starting. Let's hope the tourists spend lots of money.

Hey Jim, yes it looks very European doesn't it? A little different landscape from Oakville but it is beautiful also.

Thanks Bruce, I just captured the beauty and didn't create it. I'm sure going to enjoy it though.

Thanks Pfanns, Not quite as big as your Butchart gardens but a spring delight with all the tulips.

Marc, yes you should come up for a visit. Lots of great spots I could take you to for coffee or tea.

Hi Nick, that bridge itself has historic value. There was a plaque with details about it.

Hi Janice, yes, you should come visit your cousin. And visit me too lol.

Hi Mary, I'm so glad I caught the tulips before they faded away. Can't wait to see what pops up next.

Thanks Tony, no mountains though like you have lol. But lots to enjoy anyway.

May 21, 2011 05:06 PM

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