Petersham Nurseries

A few things that caught my eye today – a little tour of Petersham Nurseries on the longest Day of the Year

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No captions this time - far too hot to be bothering with detail like that I'd say - but a few images from a post-lunch ten minute trot through the Nurseries, the Cutting Garden and plant benches. All quite colourful I think you'll agree (and of course, I can take a lot of pictures in…

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Cool plants for shady gardens …

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The Shade Garden  A generous soul, I, for these are my notes for my workshop today on gardening in those shadier spaces in the garden - cool boundaries, beneath deciduous and evergreen trees, in dry and damp, northerly aspects all - and for shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals that will help create a year-round tapestry of beautiful…

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Position Vacant – Florist/Gardener at Petersham Nurseries

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Petersham Nurseries Richmond are looking for a Florist/Gardener with a wealth of experience, a creative eye and excellent time management skills to cover maternity leave. The role will be on a full-time basis (Tues – Sat). Full time floristry for restaurant, teahouse, and private events and responsible for the horticultural maintenance and upkeep of the…

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I’m ready for my close-up – A macro lens at Petersham Nurseries in early May

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A little blur of a tour of the Nurseries on a fine May day - stuffed full of plants inside and out and a day of bright welcome sunshine too. Captions and plant names to follow - rush rush!

A Cutting Garden with Tulips in abundance, Fritillaries both imperial & persica, the first Roses, Hawthorn, Camellias, still, cherry blossom, still, spicy Wisteria, chartreuse Euphorbia, a country churchyard and an old deer park – plus a cow or two … tales from Petersham Nurseries

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A few images from a day at the Nurseries. I've been tweeting and instagramming over the past few days and posted a couple of videos too - they'll be easy to find from the links on my blog - featuring amongst other things, this vibrant Cutting Garden. They will give you an overview of this…

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April is the cruellest month ….

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  A poetic diversion, since the first lines had been running around my head and, down the rabbit hole, the rest had to follow ... The Waste Land T S Eliot I. The Burial of the Dead                 April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring…

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Spring colour-bombs a riverside Nursery (can you guess which one?)

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Flowers inside and out, flowers everywhere -  and a few grateful bees to feast on the early Spring bounty. A kaleidoscope of colour, bright, bold, brash and beautiful but we forgive this extravagant generosity - nothing clashes in the garden at this time of year, as the new season unfolds in our gardens. It's welcome antidote…

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Spring things … a medley

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