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8:50 am
June 24, 2009
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Hi! – calling all you 'Naughty Paikes' (remember that term – they gave to AB when they accused her of witchcraft?)
For those of you with access to British TV. On BBC 2 this coming Thursday (9th July) at 8pm – a program visiting the annual Hampton Court Flower Show which will include a look at the six-wives garden discussed here some weeks ago. If you recall, AB was given the magic garden, or the witch's garden – something that has been received with mixed feelings by some of us.
SR
1:10 pm
February 16, 2009
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Thanks for the reminder, Sarah, I knew the Flower Show was this week but had forgotten about the programme. I'm sorry that I can't be there to see it with my own eyes.
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1:11 pm
February 16, 2009
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Just watching the preview of the Hampton Court Flower Show and they showed the Six Wives' gardens briefly. Here is what I saw (it was a very brief look so sorry for lack of detail):-
Catherine of Aragon's was lovely – colourful with pink heart shapes and portraits of Catherine.
Anne Boleyn's – Artefacts associate with witchcraft, aphrodisiacs, looked like deep red roses and a huge wooden scaffold which, to me, took over the garden.
Jane Seymour's – I can't remember!
Anne of Cleves' – lots of pretty flowers in a traditional Tudor knot design. I liked all of the colours.
Catherin Howard' – Huge 4 poster bed with what would have been the mattress as a bed of flowers. I only saw it from a distance but I think it was thyme and was pretty.
Catherine Parr's – I loved this because it was colourful, well laid out and the stained glass windows at the back were gorgeous BUT would a staunch protestant like stained glass pictures depicting Mary? Not sure.
All in all they were pretty and would be a delight to see in person but I'm not sure they were at all appropriate for the characters they represented.
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11:09 pm
June 20, 2009
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I wish I could've seen it..
The whole scaffold in Anne's Garden.. HMMM.. I'm sure they meant well.
Let not my enemies sit as my jury
3:43 pm
February 16, 2009
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Just to let you know that you can see photos of all six wives'gardens at
http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/…../index.asp
and an article and photos of Anne's garden at
http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/…..uthrie.asp
I'm trying to stay off my soap box but the article starts:-
With her sixth finger on one hand and cunning personality, perhaps Anne Boleyn was actually a witch! This garden explores the idea, featuring ingredients that she may have used for her magic potions.
I will try to stay calm!
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1:26 pm
February 16, 2009
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Just watched the Hampton Court Flower Show programme on BBC2 and they looked at the gardens of Henry's first 3 wives today. Catherine of Aragon's struck me as rather pink and I must say that I didn't like it when I saw it close up. Anne Boleyn's was very pretty in the flowers and plants that had been chosen but it was too dominated by the scaffold and the animal bones in the magic circle. Jane Semour's was absolutely beautiful and deserved its Silver Gilt award (the other two got bronze). It was done in four sections with a cross separating them – stunning.
They did a bit of a feature on Anthea Guthrie who designed Anne's garden, showing her in Anne's bedroom at Hever etc. and it was obvious that she had researched Anne but she said she wanted to honour Anne, the woman who changed England, by doing an exciting garden and concentrating on sex and death. Yes, the peac*ck feathers and red flowers were pretty but the scaffold and bones did ruin it in my opinion – shame.
Debunking the myths about Anne Boleyn
