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A garden must complement its setting. The Petersham House gardens are lucky to have the Thames, Petersham Meadows, Richmond Park and St Peters Church as a backdrop. With its existing huge Yew hedges and lovely red brick walls, Petersham House is an intriguing yet relaxed country garden.
At 150ft long the herbaceous border starts the year gently, gradually changing to what has best been described as a mad flowering hedgerow.
It is built around a loose structure of permanent planting including Romneya, Macleaya, Rheum, Eupatorium, Irises and Oriental poppies. The season is prolonged using early spring flowering bulbs, including Tulips and Alliums, and extended into late summer and Autumn using annuals and dahlias all of which will be available to buy in the nursery this spring and summer.
The kitchen garden supplies the Petersham Café with salad leaves, edible flowers and herbs.
NGS Petersham House Garden Open day ~ Sunday 7th June 2009 (11am - 4pm)
If you missed the NGS open days this year, not to worry as the private garden of Petersham House (adjacent to Petersham Nurseries) will be open to the public again on 7th June 2009. All funds raised from the small entrance fees are donated to the National Gardens Scheme – a registered charity. Adults: £3.00. Children: Free.
For further information please visit http://www.ngs.org.uk/
A Great Day Out ~ Why not make a day of it and enjoy slower means of travel to Petersham Nurseries, enjoying Richmond and the Thames along the way. We can be reached by Hammerton’s Ferry from Marble Hill Park; or by ferry or train to Richmond from central London – followed by a leisurely stroll along the Thames Embankment and Petersham Meadows. For further details please refer to our travel page.
Parking at Petersham Nurseries: as parking is extremely limited at Petersham Nurseries, we urge all customers to travel by alternative means.
Thank you to everyone who travelled to Petersham Nurseries in May 2008 to visit the garden of Petersham House, open in partnership with the National Garden Scheme. We raised an amazing grand total of £1150 to donate to the NGS Charity. We are extremely grateful for everyones support and hope to raise even more this year.
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