A greenhouse in the making
I don’t have a greenhouse yet. But I’m getting one, and the process started this week. An old fence was replaced with a new one, and a concrete base for the greenhouse was built alongside it by three chaps who spent a day on the fence and the greenhouse base.
When they’d finished the fence, they put a frame where the greenhouse will be and filled it with concrete. I’d had to sacrifice a Ceanothus and a few other things to make way for the greenhouse, but I was already feeling it was worth it: the new structure looked pretty neat in its space.
I’d had an idea about the base: that it should have trenches that go right through to the soil below. That way the roots of whatever grows in them can be deeper than they would be in pots, and the plants won’t be so dependant on being watered. And I won’t be worrying about them when we’re on holiday.
So here they are:
They weren’t as big as I’d imagined, and the builder had made some executive decisions in my absence, but I still think they’ll be useful.
All that was a few days ago. Today the greenhouse itself was delivered. I’d been expecting some massive collection of girders and glass. What arrived was compact to the point of being unimpressive (to our cat, certainly). We’ll find out tomorrow how good it looks when it’s up.
Originally published at greenhousetales.blogspot.co.uk on June 15, 2015.
