The Castle Garden

The Castle Garden

As you wander into this quiet courtyard of the castle, you are met by a bright profusion of color and fragrance. The garden invites you to spend a moment or two in the springtime sun, to enjoy the day, and to embrace your imagination. During warm days, castle residents often come here to play music, read poetry, dance rounds, or sing madrigals. During summer nights, dashing swains and their pretty maidens often walk on the moonlit path.

A note on flowers: medieval men and women were quite fond of flowers, using edible blooms in desserts and wines. Also for the medievals, blossoms communicated their own complex language of symbolism, especially the symbolism of love both secular and sacred.

Choose a portion of the Garden:

Medieval and Renaissance Gardens

Medieval Flower Recipes

Edible Flowers

Flower Lore

Medieval Wedding Flowers

Other Flower Resources

Medieval and Renaissance Gardens

Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance
The Mary's Gardens Homepage: dedicated to researching a fascinating, often-overlooked medieval custom of honoring Our Lady with flowers.

See also the Medieval Flowers of Our Lady. Also, access some images of modern flowers for the Blessed Virgin.

Another concise essay on Mary Gardens.

Medieval Flower Recipes

Flowers as food coloring agents
Medieval Vegetarianism: a related article

You may wish to cross-reference with the Castle Kitchen

Edible Flowers

Flower Lore

Flowers and Plants of the Zodiac
The Language of Flowers and a short history thereof

Flower Historical Names
Flower Symbolism

Medieval Wedding Flowers

Flowers for a Medieval Wedding Today

Other Floral Resources:

Flowers List of blossoms in the Mediterranean area. Includes photos and histories of flowers.

Herb Index with short histories of various plants.

State Flowers of the US: definitely not medieval, but good trivia.

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