Tea and Inspiration

Wandering around my local neighbourhood is enough to give anyone the inspiration to get their hands a little dirty and attempt a bit of gardening. The roses, camellias and magnolia trees have burst into bloom over the last few months with the most spectacular colours and delicate flowers and have given me a longing to put my stamp on our own tiny patch of back garden.

I set about cleaning up all of the cherries that have fallen from the tree in the garden and emptied out the pot plants that unfortunately didn't survive the winter.  I don't know anything about plants so decided to take a bike ride to Petersham Nurseries based on a friends suggestion, to get some more ideas.

I have to say I could have stayed for hours, and not for just the plants and flowers. Anyone who knows me realises what a tea lover I am, and I found the best tea rooms there! After a long cycle to get to the nurseries, we decided to indulge in some tea and cake in their glasshouse rooms, and have a wander around the shop which stocks everything you could need for your garden along with some gorgeous household items like distressed furniture. Very much my taste in interiors!!

They had some amazing displays of flowers there, with pots upon pots of lavender and hydrangeas in glorious shades of pink. If only we hadn't been on the bikes I would have bought out half the garden centre!

  
I decided to try and recreate a little part of Petersham Nurseries in my own garden, and play around again with some styling and the skills I learned on my floristry course. Not sure I got it quite right, still missing a few vital elements like plants, however my red geraniums and egg yolk bright sunflowers are starting to come alive, and the spray roses have tiny buds which I'm sure will be beautiful one the sun comes out and they are coaxed to open up.

Watch this space as I come back with some more pics later in the summer as the garden develops.