Fritillaria persica (above) Camassia (below) Reminding me that it is still officially Spring - a golden display of narcissus and below, another softly-shaded tulip. I must ask for the name. (above) The flower buds from the Isaac Newton Apple Tree (see earlier post) and (below) the goblet-bloom of Magnolia soulangeana The Regal Pelargoniums have arrived,…
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Parrots at Petersham Nurseries – a Spring Cutting Garden Gallery
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More Wisteria, a Spring Garden and a Fragrant Cat –
I've recently found and photographed some rather grand properties, or at the very least, expensive ones - over which wisteria has been artfully draped. This mid-terrace by Teddington Lock is probably pricey, but it is not palatial. The wisteria however, is quite extravagant. The Cutting Garden at Petersham Nurseries this morning. You can almost hear…
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A slice of Petersham and “Wisteria Watch” on Ham Common
Petersham Nurseries enjoying the sunshine today. Filling up with plants, happily, with more to come especially if this good weather keeps up. There is an excellent collection Old Roses, and rarities amongst them too (I should know! The rose selection is a real treat and while I think I know a lot about roses,…
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Delighting in a Petersham Spring Garden
Today, at Petersham Nurseries: The Cutting Garden Spring bulbs scenting the air and with a palette of blue, white, lemon, palest pink, apricot, ruby and gold. Much more to come.. Meanwhile, Pear trees are blooming and it certainly feels like Spring Prunus subhirtella Fukubana, cherry blossom (below) Cheal's Weeping Cherry, Prunus Kiku-Shidare-Zakura (below) A beautifully…
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Random scenes from Thursday – Daffodils, Fashion Shoots, Semperviven barrels, lovely things, deep-dark violas – and Thug.
A busy day today, at Petersham, with Harper's Bazaar holding a fashion shoot in the teahouse and much coming and going. Lovely people and I might have to buy a copy of their July edition to see the fruits of their labours - Meanwhile, darling, much activity in organising the stock and ordering new plants…
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Time for lunch… or a spot of tea?
For no reason, this little entry, save for the whimsy of a pretty picture. A table laid for a Piedmont-inspired lunch at Petersham Nurseries. Meanwhile in the Tea House, hyacinths scent the air and all manner of climbers clamber about (Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Passiflora), vying with the Dicksonia Tree Ferns for your attention. Tall urns…
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Unlocking the secrets of Petersham Nurseries (Day One)
...and a shop like no other. Wonderland. Petersham Nurseries looking scrumptious today.
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Roses, Petersham Nurseries and Sunshine
Petersham Nurseries in the sunshine this afternoon. A lovely Spring Day with a beautiful, warm and sunny weekend ahead. So much to take in but I have to start with roses... Roses all the way down both sets of benches here - a diverse selection but many, many classic shrub and Old Roses and it…
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