Category: garden
About the gardens inside and outside the greenhouse
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Video is worth 10,000 words
As construction accelerated earlier this year, I was not able to keep up with blogging about it. Now that construction is coming to an end, I will try to ‘fill in the gaps’ from that time. Or, you can see it for yourself on YouTube. Live In A Greenhouse on YouTube Continue reading Video is worth 10,000 words
Allocating the greenhouse’s footprint
Like any structure, there is a cost per square foot to build a greenhouse large enough to enclose a home and it is not inexpensive. Therefore, I put a lot of thought into how every square foot would be allocated to get the highest value for the cost. To put this into a perspective that most people can relate to – have you ever looked … Continue reading Allocating the greenhouse’s footprint
Laying Out the Food Garden
Building a home inside a greenhouse is a lot like two separate projects – a house and then a greenhouse. I’m experienced with houses; designing, building, and living in them. It was easy for me to visualize almost every aspect of the house’s interior from just the floor plans. I’ve been walking around my house, in my mind’s eye, for almost 2 years. The greenhouse … Continue reading Laying Out the Food Garden
Controlling For Pests
Day-dreaming of easy days reading while lounging in the greenhouse, the heady scent of roses, mint, and thyme wafts on the slowly rising air, the sun light perfectly softened by the roof glazing and nearby trees, my favorite music … drowned out by an insistent mosquito! Today I tackle potential pests. Continue reading Controlling For Pests
My site plan
First order of business was selecting the right piece of land that would support my project. I was looking only on this little island so was limited by the property that was available at the time. Fortunately I found this lot early enough pre-Covid to be able to make the offer before it was snapped up in the Covid frenzy. The lot had been 2nd … Continue reading My site plan