We haven't shared an update from the conservatory for a while, there has been a lot keeping us busy in the garden itself, and work commitments during Covid have been a little more unpredictable. Still rather than making excuses for the lack of an update, here we are with a look round in 2020.
Long standing readers will recall the summer of 2013 was quite an eventful time for us, both personally and in the garden. The garden fire was a significant hurdle to overcome, and with it coming at the same time as the house renovation lead to a very busy period for us. The positive from that year was of course the changes we made to our home, significant remodeling of our living space, the addition of the from porch and of course the conservatory that we added to the back of the kitchen.
This space, whilst fairly small (slightly less than 3m deep by 5m wide) has become a haven for us. a place to grow some of the plants that would not enjoy winters in a greenhouse, and also a tropical spot for us in winter. With the back of our home being north facing, we don't usually get too hot in summer, which is a typical complaint of many conservatory's.
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| Nick seems to enjoy watching over us. |
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| Agave 'Sun Glow' |
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| Agave weberi 'Limelight' |
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| Agave 'Sun Glow' |
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| Agave 'Joe Hoak' |
Its amazing how fast this year is flying by, its the middle of August already. We will reveal our latest garden project in due course, but for now you will have to keep on waiting a while longer!
Gaz
This gardening blog follows our journey as we create our Tropical and Exotic themed garden. We hope you'll enjoy the journey as much as we do. We started our Exotic Garden in 2005 and this site will show its development, as well as our travels, both abroad and within the UK to gardens, nurseries and friends.
It all looks so pristine, every plant, the white floor, walls, no dust or cobwebs on the plants...what a beautiful space! All the greenery looking in, too.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this space! It looks like an incredibly comfortable spot and I'm afraid I might be inclined to evict Twinkles if necessary to have a seat in one of those white chairs. Your plant collection seems to have expanded in size! Beautiful specimens one and all.
ReplyDeleteSo lucky to have a conservatory. Fabulous space! My grandmother had one at her apartment, similar to yours, and full of plants all winter. All of your plants look incredibly happy and healthy.
ReplyDeleteYour plants all look in perfect condition and the conservatory looks like a real haven.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I properly understood just how many plants you have in there!
ReplyDeletethat little red dog looking warily at the spiky plants, love it! So nice to hear from you again. I'm inclined to interpret incredibly beautiful, well-cared-for plants and spaces as meaning that the owners are doing well too -- hope that's true! I imagine you've been incredibly busy for the last six months or so...can't wait to hear about the latest project.
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