Back in the time known as B.G. (Before Greenhouse) the tender plants were stored in three areas of our house, dormant brugmansias & musas in the basement, other plants in an unfinished room upstairs or in the stained glass "greenhouse" which was part of the back porch. Now in A.G. time, that space has mysteriously filled up and those areas are now back in service although not as crowded as they once were.
I can throw a space heater in here if it gets really cold.
Experimenting this winter, I've also put some plants that are hardy to cold but not wet, in available space under the roof of the side porch.
Look, there's still space on that chair for a couple of abutilons.
The green cart gets pulled out and will hold a couple of brugmansias. I've taken cuttings of several large plants which will stay outside this year.
Ha! The space in the house "has mysteriously filled up"? Not really that big of a surprise, is it? I love your greenhouse and your plant collection; it seems to gets thornier as the years goes by.
ReplyDeleteOh my, yes. I just don't know how all those plants got here:)
DeleteI don't think I ever realized before that the stained glass windows were part of your back porch! Cleaning out the greenhouse in preparation for moving stuff inside is one of today's chores. Nigel will help me move them this weekend when he gets back from a business trip. How low have your temperatures gone? We got a night-time low on Tuesday of 36, that was a surprise.
ReplyDeleteIt got down to 38 here the other night. That cold morning was a surprise!
DeletePlants back in the house eh? Someone needs a larger greenhouse!
ReplyDeleteI thought I could get away with holding off on the Bromeliad movement for awhile, but damn it's getting cool out there.
I think fewer plants might be a better solution. Yes, it's getting chilly at night- the furnace kicked on for the first time the other night. Yikes!
DeleteThe fact that you have a nursery cart AT YOUR HOUSE says it all!
ReplyDeleteHa! That nursery cart actually belongs to someone who stored stuff in our garage 15 years ago and then moved out of state. I should probably get rid of it but it's a handy plant holder.
DeleteI've been living in a fool's paradise but can feel the temperatures dropping so I guess this weekend will be it. Your plant areas all look nicely composed.
ReplyDeleterickii
Yes, it's definitely feeling cold outside these days. Happy migration. Things just get thrown where ever there's a space.
DeleteYou must have run yourself ragged going in and out of the house with plants. So glad I cut back on mine. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt was a full day of plant moving. I should learn from your example and cut back on the tender plants!
DeleteThe winter greenhouse would make an amazing event space -- for standing room, everybody would have to hold onto a couple or three plants, of course ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - New year's eve masquerade party. Come as your favorite plant - extra foliage provided.
Delete"mysteriously filled up" ...ha !
ReplyDeleteI certainly could have had nothing to do with the hoard growing:)
DeleteYou can't put plants onto the blue chair Peter, that's for you to sit on!
ReplyDeleteBut you love them all!
ReplyDeleteI laughed at your masquerade party idea. Extra plants indeed. What a collection. It looks even more impressive in its winter quarters. My paltry six plants to bring in are a yawn compared to this. I must show my husband your collection so he can be thankful. ;)
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should consider getting them a nice condo in Arizona.
ReplyDeleteI'm not ready to haul things in this year, though the only things I hauled in last year were the canna/calla bulbs and a slew of geraniums. Maybe this year I'll just take cuttings of the geraniums instead of the entire crop and call it good enough. You're amazing!
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