If you haven't been here yet what are you doing, seriously.

Melissa Durbridge
Oct 12, 2017
3 min read

Hello my lovely digital friends, I'd like to start this blog post with a quick cringey thank you to everyone's support so far on this blog. Really didn't expect it at all and it means the world! You know who you are and big loves coming right back to you!

Right enough of the cheesy geezy lets talk about the legit most stunning, amazing, ridiculously expensive but you don't have to buy anything place you really need to visit and that place is called Petersham Nurseries.

Now to you and I Petersham Nurseries is basically a garden centre and I'm not talking about the dreary sundays when your mum and dad drag you along to get a new wheel barrow, an ugly lawn ornament and the new in, high tech outdoor lights that make your garden look like a airplane runway for 2 hours then the foxes, your dog and even your next door neighbours have a pick and a poke and next thing you know your back to you spooky af pitch black garden. When really all your interested in is seeing the fish whilst repeatedly being told that no you are not getting a fish and how you definitely will not look after it which in all honestly deep down you know but come on who doesn't want to recreate Finding Nemo in there room! Except no sharks please regardless of their accents.

Now when I tell you this is worth the train fare to Richmond (depending on where you live) I mean it, But if you really could not give a toss about probably the most beautiful display i've ever seen, stunning products, quirky plants and absolutely to-die-for food then skip this one (please don't because I will convert you, seriously it's amazing). Ill sum it up like this, the most instagram-pinterest-blogpost-newfacebookprofilepic-godyounameit worthy place I could imagine.

Lets get to the piccys...

I mean come on

Are you seeing this rn!?

Am I over reacting?

No Im not!

Maybe I am a little I mean did it really need a whole blog post?

YES! Yes it did, look at it its beaut!

Guys seriously go to Richmond, Ill come F it! let's go!

Lool this is john trying to Instagrammy

He got stuck in this chair...

Hungry? Yeah I know your hungry for some flowers! FLOWERS

I wasn't lying about the new Facebook profile pic thing

See it's cute af!?

The restaurant is amazing, The staff are so sweet and hey if your got some dollar buy some i've said it once and i'll say it again ridiculously expensive shizz nizz.

Now for all my fellow Interior design enthusiasts you will be completely overwhelmed the second you walk through the door, think of it similar to when you open the dishwasher door just as the timer goes off, that PHWOOHH of heat that attacks your face, yeah it's like that.

The up-cycled furniture tied in with the handmade pottery and beautiful foliage is simply heavenly (lol I'm really going there). It all feels very therapeutic and back to basics as you are practically outside except for the glass structure cradling all the wears inside. When it comes to the restaurant well, I unfortunately did't take any picture (too busy eating ja feel?) but we have google!

You're basically in a jungle people!

If Richmond is too much of a boot than they have just opened up a shop and cafe in Covent Garden and yall know ya girl had to get check it out.

Okay I need to stop now before I over hype this (defo too late) Just go please and don't forget to book before hand because those tables get snatched up real quick!

Right enough from my end, Please let me know if you go and I would love to hear about your experience good or bad!

Signing off your waffling garden gnome

Melissa xx