06 June 2011

open day

We were back at Petersham on Sunday, not just to try the new baguettes (though that would be reason enough)

or to admire the arrangements of peonies,

but to visit the private garden of the Nurseries' owners, Gael and Francesco Boglione. Sunday was this season's second Petersham House Garden Open Day, raising funds for the National Garden Scheme.

While their magnificent house and garden are adjacent to the Nurseries, up till now we'd only ever glimpsed a corner of the vegetable patch through the connecting gate...

I should have listened to G and taken more pictures of the planting scheme--the sweeping lawn, the beds brimming with alliums and poppies,

the walls covered in roses, and especially the 150-foot double border, of which this tiny specimen is my only reminder:

But of course this provides the perfect excuse to visit on the next Open Day. And I did get some snaps of the chickens and their rose-bedecked chicken coop:

Now I know exactly who's been making all that noise in the Nurseries,

though coffee at Petersham wouldn't be the same without a few cock-a-doodle-doos!

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13 comments:

  1. Sneaky Magpie6 June 2011 at 09:34

    lucky chickens! I got a reservation for the main restaurant in July, cannot wait. you were so right, I called on the 2nd and got a table for the 2nd next month.

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  2. mary6 June 2011 at 10:39

    Weren't the poppies lovely! And all the times I've been there and I've never heard the chickens!

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  3. Darlene6 June 2011 at 11:49

    Petersham always provides inspiration for beautiful pictures! But should I be worried about those lovely chickens ending up on the Petersham menu?

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  4. dottycookie6 June 2011 at 12:36

    Have to love the NGS! We've visited some gorgeous gardens over the years, and come away with lots of ideas. And eaten lots of cakes!

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  5. driftwood6 June 2011 at 13:47

    ooh my chickens need roses!

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  6. Susan Wallman6 June 2011 at 20:31

    How interesting to see the Boglione gardens.

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  7. dragonfly6 June 2011 at 23:10

    Beautiful poppy. Just beautiful.

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  8. julie7 June 2011 at 11:53

    wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing x

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  9. Jane9 June 2011 at 12:54

    It must be a lovely place. All those pinks.

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  10. Kitten's Lost Her Mittens9 June 2011 at 19:22

    How fun that you got to see their gardens! And finally meet the chickens. :)

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  11. rebecca13 June 2011 at 05:22

    I discovered Petersham Nurseries through your blog and found "How to Cook" by Skye Gyngell at a Toronto bookstore today. Thank you - your posts are very inspiring.

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  12. Jacqui Dodds13 June 2011 at 08:52

    Beautiful flowers and colours - I wish my garden was full of these :-)

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  13. Unknown16 June 2011 at 13:01

    I hope those chickens wont' end up in the baguettes...

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