One such day, Glyn, our Head of Gardens, fooled by an erroneous weatherįorecast, chose to wear a pair of extra-warm purple ‘Selina Scott’ socks.įortunately they are so good that they wick sweat away from the skin (see Margaret Atwood: Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activistĭays. In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissing the tarmac is merely a pallid vestigial remnant. Shakespeare’s Birthplace lawn was truly blessed by their ‘artwork’. Good luck, accompanied by the words ‘Here lies happiness’. Images of phalluses were also hung or carved outside shops and brothels for Power, luck and fertility, which symbolised everything positive. Romans believed the phallus - fascinum - to be the ultimate symbol of Phallic signs to the Lupanar, the largest brothel in the city. We choose to believe the perpetrators inspiration for such an actĬame after visiting the Roman city of Pompeii where they had taken note of the Mischievous was difficult not to find amusing -īunch of rapscallions, spent time to carefully pluck out grass blades to leaveĪn outline of bare earth in the shape of a phallus. Probably not the best answer when recalling an incident in Shakespeare’sīirthplace garden last year, an act of guerrilla gardening that although Reply that yes, absolutely, you can do anything on it within reason, which is With trepidation and politely asked if they could walk on the grass. Smell that? You smell that? A freshly cut lawn.Īs the lawn quietly raged with chemistry, thankfully with a moreĪmenable outcome than napalm, a few visitors viewed its newly evident stripes I love the smell of napalm in the morning.’ - Apocalypse Now (1979) Francis Ford Coppola Nothing else in the world smells like that. ‘Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Mind the 1979 film Apocalypse Now and Lieutenant Colonel Bill The production of defensive compounds also occurs at undamaged Other compounds act as antibiotics that prevent bacterial infection and inhibitįungal growth. To stimulate the formation of new cells at the wound site so it closes faster. A freshlyĬut leaf-blade instantly increases its emission of organic compounds in order Mowing is a traumatic event for the grass. Pleasurable sensation for almost all of us, yet the aroma occurs due to what we Thousand square metre lawn a scent of cut grass flirted in the air. After two hours of marching up and down New Place’s two Hours of rain, a full day of dull and dry arrived and we celebrated by dustingĭown the lawn mower and cracking open a jerry can - March 14th and the first Yet in between visits from the ‘Beast’ and seemingly endless There were few soft stirrings to deliver the pleasures that an early Information to help you plan your visit to Shakespeare's family homes Prices, booking, opening times and more to help you get organisedĮnjoy seasonal activities and special events throughout the year Walk in Shakespeare's footsteps at Shakespeare's New Place Relive Shakespeare's love story at Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Visit William Shakespeare's Birthplace and explore his childhood world, right where it all began.
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