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Every time I see photos of your shade pavillion, I marvel at how beautiful it looks. It's Andrew's masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteIf you were sitting with us on the patio and said that he'd start his long list of everything that's wrong with it...
DeleteSuch a smart & handsome dual purpose building. Of course open for summer is more fun, but a wonderful place to protect plants from the rain & cold isn't too shabby either!
ReplyDeleteEvery year I wait until my heart is ready to close up shop. As I start slowly moving plants I I cannot imagine the day I'd rather see the walls, than the open space... but eventually I am ready. The desire to have a dry place for things to go becomes so much more important than the garden as an enjoyable destination.
DeleteAlthough you do a beautiful job of turning that shade pavilion into a working greenhouse for the winter season, I fully appreciate the cost of its transformation on the feel of your back garden, not to speak of the effort involved.
ReplyDeleteLuckily when I look out the bedroom window I can't see the shade pavilion greenhouse, so it's location is nice in that regard.
DeleteLast year (?) you had several posts with a series of photos of the same area as it transformed month to month throughout the year. This is what I thought of looking at the shade pavilion. I hope you'll add a December photo, to complete this study.
ReplyDeleteIts a little sad but also fascination to see the changes: what goes into the protective area, but also what remains, shouldering the Winter load.
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I was thinking of that series when I put these photos up (those photos were taken the winter of 23-24 and the posts went up that June). Here's hoping that I have no need for a December photo! Meaning the weather stays mild. I should also mention many of the pots around the sp greenhouse will eventually move in, or at least up around the pavilion. They won't be left where they are much longer.
DeleteI confess, I tried to get my husband to basically copy this idea. Totally failed. Instead, I have a basic 6x8 hobby greenhouse. Still, very happy to have that after wanting one all these years. So nice to go in and spend time in the winter with the plants. What kind of temperature are you able to maintain in there?
ReplyDeleteA 6x8 greenhouse sounds lovely! I don't worry about heating the space unless temps are below freezing for a significant period. It's left open and unheated for dips to 30 or so at night, as long as it warms up in the daytime. If I do need to bring out the heater I try and keep it right around 35. It would be easy to keep it much warmer, but the plants that need those temps are in the basement for the season.
DeleteVery cool - are the panels in one piece and stored off-site during the summer?
ReplyDeleteThe metal pieces you see along the side have channels on both sides that the poly panels slip into. The whole thing breaks down to manageable size and it stored in our garage (coincidently there will be a photo up next Wednesday that shows this).
DeleteI agree with Gerhard! It is your husband's masterpiece and so beautiful yet practical! Your are so lucky to have it .... and him! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI am indeed!
DeleteAll the plants, snuggled in for the coming cold. No frost here yet, but OMG all the rain! I ran out the other day when I saw a ray of sun and was drenched within minutes. The weather fooled me into thinking I could garden for 5 minutes before the rain would return. No such luck.
ReplyDeleteIt's the rain that was/is the primary driver for this space... keeping the plants dry. The heat was actually an afterthought and is only used when it really gets cold. But ya, the rain has been intense!
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