▁and ▁K not ▁Garden ▁in ▁a ▁cour ty ard ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Mary ▁R ipp on ▁Out door ▁Theatre , ▁between ▁the ▁H elle ms ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Education ▁buildings . ▁Among ▁the ▁plants ▁featured ▁are ▁cham om ile , ▁c ows lip , ▁l ily , ▁ha w th orn ▁and ▁ro sem ary . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Shakespeare ▁Gard ens ▁is ▁currently ▁planning ▁an ▁expansion ▁and ▁upgrade ▁of ▁the ▁gard ens ▁that ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁take ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁A ▁musical ▁or ▁other ▁entertain ment ▁group ▁performs ▁in ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁Garden ▁before ▁the ▁evening ▁on stage ▁shows ▁for ▁pic nick ers ▁and ▁other ▁listen ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Sh ows ▁start ▁about ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁plays ▁begin ▁and ▁last ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁B ould er ▁Renaissance ▁Cons ort ▁has ▁appeared ▁frequently ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁For ▁over ▁thirty ▁years , ▁Ch uck ▁Wil co x ▁( Ch uck w il co xt he atre . net ) ▁played ▁William ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁answered ▁questions ▁from ▁pic nick ers ▁about ▁the ▁plays ▁being ▁performed ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁re : ▁references ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 , ▁Syl via ▁Pet tem ▁should ▁be ▁Sil via ▁Pet tem ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Colorado ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁ ▁Category : Sh akespe are ▁festiv als ▁Category : F est iv als ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Category : The atre ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Category : Culture ▁of ▁B ould er , ▁Colorado