It is understood that the rental dispute only relates to The Petersham and La Goccia, and not the wider Petersham Nurseries business, which includes a garden nursery, lifestyle shop and a Michelin Green-starred restaurant in Richmond.
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Petersham UK Limited, which runs the businesses, has already submitted two High Court filings in a month to declare an intention to appoint administrators, designed to give the company breathing space while attempting to negotiate lower rents.
The threat of closure is currently hanging over Italian la carte eateries The Petersham and La Goccia both in Floral Court, Covent Garden.
After taking over the neighbouring garden nursery in 2000, Italian entrepreneur Francesco Boglione and his wife Gael set about establishing Petersham Nurseries, which opened its doors in 2002.
