Petersham Nurseries

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177926033094949666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-4XYZsJ3FY3eDtEVtla7wFWUoJgRMGOYomiXL9qUVmp89nMM0rZ4LtYVpCTsgjcCkm_wYuTuj7HnezfS9Kr08IiKj_BdtAQKddH_sbfubvcEQg5TpE0jq1XqbafbZ1w034a-M8-e_XwI/s400/peter3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />When I saw this photograph in <strong><a href="http://housemartin.typepad.com/housemartin/2008/03/grow.html">housemartin</a></strong> a couple of day back, apart from the beautiful nursery the thing that got my attention was the huge <em>'Urli' </em>a traditional Indian vessel. This got me curious and I read a bit about it online, but then today I pick up one of the old issues of <strong>'Design Today'</strong> <em>magazine </em>from my table, and what do I see <a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/home.asp"><strong>'Petersham Nurseries'</strong></a> again. So taking a cue, here I am posting about this breathtakingly beautiful nursery which is an antique store and also a<em> </em>cafe. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919865521912562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HRJacrmc2jATF5q-5HPegeCVybLHn0mGk8YEZ5tCnJrAKG6-P7N-SfOrz3MMlQrzfC0GOvT0OSm8qOkDvawXbKoiEcIU2MXwJTZiNta2IRX20unv-Qnf6OnALA8_aftuGaMN7ZyS-XCr/s400/peter13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <strong>Francesco and Gael Boglione</strong> the owners of <strong><a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/home.asp">Petersham Nurseries</a></strong> in West London have travelled extensively around the world and to India. Which can be seen in these beautiful antiques and memorabilia that they have hand-picked and displayed so well in the nursery.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919869816879874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m2D5oGAoMVXq1d5eBY4-qmCgRuCirXQ4o4f8w7RUG91SPF4Grhz7mAdamVDZgLR0ptKGBHUIEM-smOYJe2kimExgnxSXiwbc58DvUfzxCFVhxJ3yijxn51nXRExV1DrUpinMzauv1Gko/s400/peter1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Raja Ravi Varma prints & Tanjore Paintings are displayed against blinds made of natural fibres.<br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177926041684884306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EYxoKd7TI8H-akH_Z1pI_lvFzkh_mVI84ogIQ64j7n_JfJDxN6CkQkpqLMUGExREE5XHl5CSpfjQblvPdjaPMyDtjiRQduEyljB3rgP-SjuxArBd68MLgQuTDD-4mtaexP5qJ3ZheVh9/s400/peter7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUc66CwRzhJ1PbmruVj0glZH2IFoEG7SKHqqtldVyocgEKIYOJ8RqdR8sqTqfGiiMYe54wOiMdkog-8iPMBMVGx60XyHtw4Yfs09nTiZOwSkAcPuAGr8F6kVoxaDs5vxFix06pZzzIzEk/s1600-h/peter5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919856931977922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUc66CwRzhJ1PbmruVj0glZH2IFoEG7SKHqqtldVyocgEKIYOJ8RqdR8sqTqfGiiMYe54wOiMdkog-8iPMBMVGx60XyHtw4Yfs09nTiZOwSkAcPuAGr8F6kVoxaDs5vxFix06pZzzIzEk/s400/peter5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919148262374018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioEORic7Fsar0hw1IrbnNyl6pYg2p0q5QHD2xaDZs286kRqePmpSu-sRCr6jgLCE915uvFDH8XHZZnmA4cEaOXlliNlmYixrWyvGWqXF8V5sSez2GVDTcMUIEW8FVyQOXNcjDczzO0a5o/s400/peter2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>The cart that is used by Indian Street vendors has been used very charmingly to prop pots.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNovklgOfSAfslUZzfNI3vIB9mz51yUri6repVcyeNfXAKv0FbC8Lvorrrbqzq7dvuT9LurSp1X1voPIDvCy17fb4BjESyAPREkg45dp3s71Bw69ThEQoRNF_ER6BV_oSQ6DtDD0iC9EUH/s1600-h/peter9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919865521912546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNovklgOfSAfslUZzfNI3vIB9mz51yUri6repVcyeNfXAKv0FbC8Lvorrrbqzq7dvuT9LurSp1X1voPIDvCy17fb4BjESyAPREkg45dp3s71Bw69ThEQoRNF_ER6BV_oSQ6DtDD0iC9EUH/s400/peter9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em> A traditional bell compliments an exotic orchid plant.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919156852308642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9fVywvAV2WKM1VoeqGZfRSnmRYPj5R60ZcherY71_jpYWPJGekRSSiCnxznhBC8h6Ce8RxfmMtl-yVJs2KGabijTWToFejhE-GdCM0Bpe8n1Iq2F6yoUCK0L26TDvNbxz9K5BoeogMIC/s400/peter4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <div><em>They have some Indian fabric quilts also for sale.</em> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930392486755170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigED-ELWCZzPFVAvWGMlLeIPS5xpwAnnnGRieClUbceVagjCLoNwGoaP9Na1XRmP0FNMIwwrq563s42ec90KfVdOs7_ZiAhK-CZf33vskZ7BRKtew5ClFvAYannS7eQJpXd8NOFjPHldwl/s400/peter10.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Handcrafted stone Buddha.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930401076689778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNdrZmDeHiek45pwwZ27nAs1ZOevj_vMeKaSNTB4j9cic-B-cPwZvY1cnsszIXoG6W_X5UpLuMdxOKrH3rei5z5vc-YYpRiXWKlbMk6UZb5mxOdzmCt8tvzTsgNvfQ22I-WwoJHq-sXA1/s400/peter12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Carved Indian Doors.<br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930405371657090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIemwOc_psbWwBBV1_swsWmaEC_hZd73RiYQCCRVxktUXCNhn2m9_PZE1OHhtr0z1cOIXTw4rl8GVfbWAD3zHLcxiiTuhJv7M1oT5RTKTS6qlpkogOymiTIgNqi5Ad-e0mmuCA_vm2xvk3/s400/peter11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Here is a famous brand of <em>Indian cycle</em>- Hero Cycles for cycling around the nursery?:-)<br /></div><div></div><div><em>( images from Petersham Nurseries Site)</em></div>

Petersham Nurseries

When I saw this photograph in housemartin a couple of day back, apart from the beautiful nursery the thing that got my attention was the hu...

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