Parterre
For over 40 years Richard Haigh has built Parterre into one of Australian’s leading garden, landscape and interior design businesses. Richard’s passion for horticulture, and a creative journey inspired by French and European culture and design from the 17th and 18th centuries has been nurtured over 30-plus years of buying trips to France, Belgium, Spain and Italy.
The Parterre shop on the corner of Queen Street and Ocean Street in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra is known to thousands for its beautiful and stunning window displays.
This book, written and published by Jaqui Lane, captures Richard’s story, and his love of preserving old and antique items to create something authentic so that they continue to be used rather than displayed as an ornament.
It shares stories of the antique dealers and artisans from around the world who share Richard’s passion for preservation and repurposing, creating new life from old things. Many of these artisans preserve crafts, techniques and skills that have been passed down through generations and families
Lavishly illustrated with over 200 photographs capturing Richard’s European buying trips, stunning flower displays, the stories behind unique antique pieces and inspiring garden and landscape projects, Parterre is a celebration of one of Sydney’s most beautiful shops, Richard’s incredible style and the Parterre aesthetic.
Available to order as a Hard Cover and a Limited Boxed Edition (200 Available)
Hard Cover: $59.95
Limited Edition: $150.00
Available for delivery week commencing mid-November 2026
Price range: $59.95 through $150.00 inc GST
Jaqui Lane
Jaqui Lane is one of Australia’s leading company historians. She has written 53 company histories and published over 450 company history books through the imprints of Focus Publishing and Global Stories. She is the co-author of Champions of Enterprise, Australian Entrepreneurship 1788-1990 and has written the official histories of the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Amcor, Santos, BT, Woolworths, Cleanaway, Aspen Medical, and ARB. She has also written several family business histories for Kennards Self Storage, Craig Mostyn Group, Wilson Transformers, Camatic and Independent Cement & Lime.
Jaqui is the Founder of Australia’s leading self publishing company, The Book Adviser and has worked with over 150 business executives, entrepreneurs, consultants and business owners on writing, self publishing and marketing their books.
She is a Forbes Business Council Member, Role Model for the charity Books in Homes Australia and a long-standing judge for the Australian Business Book Awards.
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For over 40 years Richard Haigh has built Parterre into one of Australian’s leading garden, landscape and interior design businesses. Richard’s passion for horticulture, and a creative journey inspired by French and European culture and design from the 17th and 18th centuries has been nurtured over 30-plus years of buying trips to France, Belgium, Spain and Italy. The Parterre shop on the corner of Queen Street and Ocean Street in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra is known to thousands for…
CHAPTERS
Introduction
The Parterre story is one that has many pathways, views and stories over its first forty years, much like the garden design feature that is its name.
Part 1. 40 Years in the Making
The stories behind Parterre and Richard Haigh’s creative journey inspired by French and European culture and design, nurtured over 30-plus years of buying trips.
Part 2. Buying Trips
Richard takes you on a guided tour of his buying trips through France, Belgium and Spain and introduces some of the characters he’s met and artisans he works with.
Part 3. A Week at Parterre
Richard has a local and worldwide network of designers, artisans, antique dealers and contemporary furniture, lighting and sculpture companies he works with every day.
Part 4. A Window to the World
Parterre’s window displays are legendary. It’s no exaggeration to say that Parterre’s windows have been seen and inspired millions of people. Be transported to other worlds.
Part 5. Parterre Projects
From small city courtyards, large residential gardens to 100-acre country landscaping projects, Richard’s care, attention to detail is on show through some of these projects.
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