Petersham Nurseries fit perfectly into my New Vintage style
Sunday, 23 February 2014
by caroline
We have just spent a couple of hours at Petersham nurseries What a lovely place, I had forgotten. They are based very near Richmond Park. I went there about 8 years ago for a girlfriend’s birthday party (ALL girls!) and I was reminded to go there by Rona Wheeldon of Flowerona fame! She
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Chelsea Physic appears to be going New Vintage…and lovely snowdrops too!
Monday, 03 February 2014
by caroline
http://chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/learning/walks-talks-work/ What’s going on at the Chelsea Physic garden… they seem to be building new walls and pillars! Very beautifully built. dry stone walling etc but rather new vintage in my opinion. They are also doing some interesting lectures on the lovely snowdrop.. give yourself a treat..
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Wonderfully New Vintage
Saturday, 25 January 2014
by caroline
These are perfect examples of New Vintage. Beautiful timeless flowers on a vintage “based” design, but totally contemporary all at the same time. This is how I like to see garden design… using vintage design with a contemporary twist – soft, beautiful and timeless all in one. Taken from a blog floweronablog@gmail.com but the
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Shabby Chic turned New Vintage
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
by caroline
It occurs to me that my New Vintage garden is really the interior designers’ form of shabby chic… in fact a couple of clients have tried to describe the style that they would like for their garden design in terms of “I don’t really know exactly what I want, but I do know that
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The New Vintage Garden continued
Sunday, 19 January 2014
by caroline
This is a lovely photograph of old and new together – a good example of New Vintage in the garden. Look at the beautiful white cushions which are contemporary and the old stone statuary working wonderfully together – with thanks to Atelier de Campagne.
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The New Vintage Garden
Monday, 13 January 2014
by caroline
The New Vintage garden I am looking forward to a time when we might once again feel attracted to the idea of the beautiful, graceful old vintage garden with its herbaceous borders, follies, pergolas and vintage style walls and steps. Wall papers are creeping back into house design; floral upholstery fabrics and curtains are
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