Front garden at The Glasshouse

The Glasshouse on River Lane is always one of the highlights of Petersham Open Gardens and so it was in 2012, even though it seems not to have changed one iota in the last two years.The grass and box hedge are kept trimmed and the trees have decided not to grow old.

The garden is violently regimented and ornamental. This is a garden for looking at rather than playing in. And that's fine as the house has two large glass walls that mean you can see the garden clearly from (almost) every room.