Barb Stigen is sharing photographs as we speak of an unbelievable greenhouse she created along with her husband in Alaska. It began with 36 vintage stained-glass home windows Barb bought at an public sale, after which her proficient husband constructed a greenhouse out of them. The ultimate result’s marvelous!
Annuals in pots and hanging baskets accent the attractive glass on the entrance of the greenhouse.
The greenhouse sits to the facet of impeccably maintained raised beds filled with greens.
The lengthy facet of the greenhouse is stained glass as properly! That is really a murals, however it’s additionally practical. The roof appears to be like to be constructed from polycarbonate, which doesn’t shatter like glass and lets plenty of mild in for the crops inside to thrive.
And might we speak about this lovely vegetable backyard? The whole lot appears to be like so wholesome and excellent, from the carrots and beets within the again to the peas climbing up in entrance of the greenhouse, to the younger squash crops within the foreground.
The opposite facet of the greenhouse is simply as lovely, with flowering annuals on the base of a birch (Betula sp.) tree. Discover the chimney behind the greenhouse, an indication that warmth is supplied inside through the chilly time of the 12 months. In hotter climates, venting for heat, sunny days can be no less than as essential, if no more so.
If attainable, the greenhouse is much more lovely lit up at night time!
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