Greenhouse, finally.

[fishmom]

Yes, beautiful set-up! Looks like you did a tremendous lot of work getting it just right.

[camille1585]

That looks amazing, I'd love to have a greenhouse like that! Your research and hard work really paid off. Looks like you have a lot of catasetinae?

I wish I could have a greenhouse like that someday, if we did manage to buy a first house (the market is now way too expensive for first time buyers, even with 2 decent salaries). Seeing the standard yard size of a Dutch house, that greenhouse would take up the entire space and I'd probably have to walk throug hit to get in the house (not a bad idea though).

[Regelian]

Camille, I am very lucky to have the room, as you well know. I had thought of an attached greenhouse, but it was structurally not the best solution...and we did have the room. Also, an apartmenthouse is being built across the street, which means we no longer have a private garden! Might just as well have a greenhouse.

Also, for heating efficiency, this is really the smallest GH recommended. Under this size the ratio of volume to outer surface means the heating costs will be enormous and just not realistic in Germany. Probably the same in het Nederland.
Jamie

[camille1585]

I'm filing away the information about your greenhouse dimensions, who knows what the future will bring! It's like aquariums, the larger it is the more inertia it has. Many dutch home orchid growers have a lean to greenhouse on their house, unless they have enough land for a larger one. Heating costs are high here, and I don't know how greenhouses will be heated in the future since gas heating is slowly getting phased out of housing.