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“Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches!”
From the classic Lewis carrolL tale
No ordinary game of croquet!
The chapter begins as Alice encounters some curiously card-shaped gardeners, who’re hurriedly painting white roses red to avoid the Queen of Hearts and her notorious wrath. While Alice does her very best to hide the gardeners, the enraged monarch’s mind is made up…it’s off with their heads!
Meanwhile, the Queen invites Alice to a game of croquet, using live flamingos and hedgehogs – which, quite understandably, makes for a chaotic experience for all involved, not helped by the Queen’s frequent requests to fetch the executioner.
The Cheshire Cat makes a welcome reappearance during the game, to whom Alice confides her frustrations. Although the grinning feline is only visible as a floating head, the King demands his removal – and another argument unfolds.
Thinking quickly, Alice deflects blame, suggesting the imprisoned Duchess might help. Before the Duchess arrives, however, the Cat vanishes, leaving the King, Queen, and the seemingly overworked executioner searching fruitlessly while the game descends further into pandemonium!
A stunning garden feature
Alice captured in bronze
For lovers of the original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland book, and this wonderfully nonsensical chapter, Robert James Workshop offers a range of stunning handmade bronze sculptures which capture the magic of the English author’s enduring characters.
A whole cast of larger-than-life literary portraits; from Alice and the Flamingo to the Cheshire Cat; a tempestuous Queen of Hearts, the Knave of Spades – even a very Regal White Rabbit who Alice encounters on her way to see the Queen.
With this glorious ensemble, you can bring the pages of Carroll’s beloved novel to life. Immortalising The Queen’s Croquet Ground in bronze and creating an enchanting storybook gardenscape that will last generations.
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