Set design by Franco Zeffirelli for Ford's Garden in Act I scene ii of Verdi's opera, Falstaff, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1961.

Director Franco Zeffirelli designed the settings, costumes and lighting for his own production of Falstaff, which opened at Covent Garden on 10 May 1961. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph (10 May 1961), he not only devised the set but also assisted with the painting and was concerned to create realistic effects - he had visited Stratford-upon-Avon in order 'to see just what light was produced by the English sun on a Tudor building.' The result of this research was a basic set, which reminded reviewers of 'some galleried, half-timbered inn courtyard - as it might be the George at Southwark' (The Times, 11 May 1961), and could be converted into the opera's five locations. Critics found that it worked best for interiors, particularly the scene inside Ford's house.

Though first night reviews were not overwhelmingly positive, critics enjoyed the Falstaff of Geraint Evans and the production proved popular with audiences and was revived throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The final performances were in 1978.