As many of you who follow my blog know, I adore Petersham Nurseries and visit it often. It's particularly lovely on a sunny day so a friend and I went there this morning. Petersham Nurseries is an interior stylist's paradise as the shop is so beautifully styled into "rooms" or zones with a clever mix of plants and vintage & new items. One wants to buy everything as the presentation is so good!
I particularly liked the turquoise painted glazed cabinet (see photos) which really stood out for its strong colour but was complemented by the vivid purple of the orchid plants on the table in front of the cabinet. I have a real passion for turquoise and have a mahogany sideboard in my kitchen that I painted two years ago in Annie Sloan paint - two shades of turquoise.
Spring is definitely in the air and so I bought some hyacinth and narcissi bulbs and polyanthus to put in pots around the house. My friend and I took a tray of coffee into one of the glasshouses and sat in the warmth of the sun. There was a vase of Daphne on the table whose strong scent reminded me so much of my home country, New Zealand, where it grows prolifically. Do any of you have a Daphne plant in your garden and love it as much as I do?
I always leave Petersham Nurseries inspired to rush home and try some of the styling in my own home. See the last photo where I've styled two shelves in my sitting room with a mix of vintage and new items and some succulent plants.
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Previous Petersham adventures
This post is for all you garden lovers. If you are lucky enough to live in London you have the chance to see the gardens of Petersham House, the home of the owners of Petersham Nurseries, Gael and Francesco Boglione. Their home is adjacent to the Nurseries and is a stunning Georgian house with extensive gardens, swimming pool and tennis court. They have a substantial vegetable garden which is used for the restaurant in the Nurseries.