Am typing this the night before as tomorrow is an early start and knowing me I will leave it to the wire before rolling out of bed at 5.45 and then I will forget to post. Anyway I am on a mission to encourage anyone who lives in London or is visiting London to swing by Petersham nurseries. Parking is a nightmare so the best thing is to park in Richmond and saunter along the river. Maud was in heaven, canoes, ducks, dogs she was so over whelmed she continually sat down along the way to contemplate which to chase. Oh and talking of Maud she has the most fabulous new hair cut (she goes to Primrose Hill you know for her shampoo and set) . She looks pounds lighter am thinking of doing the very same thing – chop of your hair and you look like you’ve lost 10 lbs yey!
Pertersham is more than just a nursery it’s a café and award-wining restaurant sourcing the best local ingredients and growing most of the fruit and veg in the surrounding gardens. Palm trees, dirt floors and a shabby chic vibe abound – heaven.
Cows graze on the meadows outside the gates and with the river running along by it’s a haven of tranquillity. I pottered around the shrubberies and lemon trees, brought a whole load of herbs and lavender and felt almost as if I had been on a mini break. Oh and its hugely popular with celebs by the way, Madonna, Paul Smith and Mick Jagger are all fans. Some images below of Petersham. I came home and wanted the exact same vibe, palm trees dirt floors, boho furniture – except I have gone down a rather more glam route with my garden and beginning to re-evaluate why.
I want this table.
This is for sure one of the best kept secrets, I think mainly because it is so tucked away, anyone who doesn’t know about it will zoom straight past it. I always leave with far more than I planned. At Xmas they have candle lit shopping nights with choir singers. Can you imagine? (Choir singers not necessarily my thing, but hey one has to enter into the sprit of things.) Did you stop and have cake and tea in the shed? Or proper grown up food in the green house? Perhaps too much for Maud keen to show off her new look?
Am certainly putting in diary to go at christmas – choir and candles I can only imagine how beautiful thank u for the tip. Had cake and tea but certainly going to book lunch in the restaurant next time round – am a big fan of Skye’s food so cannot wait.
That image is so divine – so earthy and still so chic. Love that dining scene too! Fab place to be able to visit. Sometimes those little snippets of nature are all you need to feel like you’ve had a break in the country. I know what you mean! There’s this stretch of winding road that runs between our place and then along the waterfront… it’s got these cool, old boatsheds and this dark green water, with horses, hills birds etc and you just feel like you’ve had a proper rural drive.
Amazing these secret spots in the city. xo