Finally! Gazebo to greenhouse conversion complete

[KonaLady]

It has been a long slog, but the greenhouse is finally finished, just in time for our coldest weather. It was delayed a couple of weeks around Christmas due to a faulty heater part that finally arrived, after a comedy of errors. The heater is now working fine, maintaining around 65 degrees overnight. (Hate to see my electric bill, though) The plumbing was finished last week.

Now, I can begin to fill it up! All the orchids here now are divisions of plants I brought from Hawaii last March. I have lost about a quarter of what I brought, including some that I will probably never be able to replace but there are new horizons to be explored.

Here are a few pictures.

IMG_20210112_151644977 by Jo Beth E, on Flickr

IMG_20210112_151653604 by Jo Beth E, on Flickr

IMG_20210112_151724159 by Jo Beth E, on Flickr

IMG_20210112_151707239 by Jo Beth E, on Flickr

[SADE2020]

ohh I'm dying of envy. congratulations, enjoy it ;-)

[DirtyCoconuts]

I am so happy for you. What a wonderful place to begin this chapter and have a super awesome setting to do it in



Those zigzag plants are too fun. I have a massive one too

[Ray]

Jo Beth, that looks fantastic.

I'll bet you can drop the heater thermostat by 5°-10° without the plants even noticing.

[Orchidtinkerer]

love the sink. It all looks very well thought out. At least you have taken steps to minimise the heating by building it well.

[camille1585]

The end result looks fantastic, I would love to have a space like that! I still see plenty of empty space on those benches!

[Bayard]

Love those benches! Are they custom fabricated?

[Leafmite]

What a nice place for your plants!

[KonaLady]

Yes, the benches were custom. They are incredibly strong. They have no lower supports (legs) but are strong enough for a person to sit or stand on them.

[Mountaineer370]

Wow! I'm sure that is going to bring you a lot of enjoyment.