Petersham Nurseries a local garden centre, was carved out of the Petersham House grounds in the 1970's.
At the turn of the century, the business was bought by Gael and Francesco Boglione who have, with their family, lived in the adjoining Petersham House since 1997. After extensive restoration works the nurseries re-opened in 2004 completely transformed. Furniture, gifts and antiques were suddenly found amongst the plants adorned throughout the greenhouses and in a ramshackle wooden teahouse pastries and homemade cakes were on offer.
In the summer of 2004, Gael and Francesco decided to open a casual and charming restaurant, Petersham Nurseries Cafe, with Skye Gyngell installed as head chef.
The intervening years saw the business grow and flourish as Petersham Nurseries developed an international reputation and built a loyal customer base. Gael and Francesco have cultivated the space, demonstrating an innate ability for recognising and drawing out the beauty in the simplest of things. The seeds planted by the couple have allowed a family business to bloom. In the last years Gael and Francesco have taken a step back from the business allowing their children, the next generation, to forge a bright future for the Nurseries and the Petersham offshoots.
http://petershamnurseries.com/
At the turn of the century, the business was bought by Gael and Francesco Boglione who have, with their family, lived in the adjoining Petersham House since 1997. After extensive restoration works the nurseries re-opened in 2004 completely transformed. Furniture, gifts and antiques were suddenly found amongst the plants adorned throughout the greenhouses and in a ramshackle wooden teahouse pastries and homemade cakes were on offer.
In the summer of 2004, Gael and Francesco decided to open a casual and charming restaurant, Petersham Nurseries Cafe, with Skye Gyngell installed as head chef.
The intervening years saw the business grow and flourish as Petersham Nurseries developed an international reputation and built a loyal customer base. Gael and Francesco have cultivated the space, demonstrating an innate ability for recognising and drawing out the beauty in the simplest of things. The seeds planted by the couple have allowed a family business to bloom. In the last years Gael and Francesco have taken a step back from the business allowing their children, the next generation, to forge a bright future for the Nurseries and the Petersham offshoots.
http://petershamnurseries.com/
Photography by Uma Turan
Image from Telegraph website
Photography by Uma Turan
Photography by Uma Turan
Image by Keiko O
beautifully done, thank you Uma
ReplyDeletePleasure Margot. Thank you xxx
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