We haven't shared an update from the conservatory for a while, there has been a lot keeping us busy in the garden itself, and work commitments during Covid have been a little more unpredictable. Still rather than making excuses for the lack of an update, here we are with a look round in 2020.
Long standing readers will recall the summer of 2013 was quite an eventful time for us, both personally and in the garden. The garden fire was a significant hurdle to overcome, and with it coming at the same time as the house renovation lead to a very busy period for us. The positive from that year was of course the changes we made to our home, significant remodeling of our living space, the addition of the from porch and of course the conservatory that we added to the back of the kitchen.
This space, whilst fairly small (slightly less than 3m deep by 5m wide) has become a haven for us. a place to grow some of the plants that would not enjoy winters in a greenhouse, and also a tropical spot for us in winter. With the back of our home being north facing, we don't usually get too hot in summer, which is a typical complaint of many conservatory's.
Nick seems to enjoy watching over us.
Alocasia wentii
Mostly we have dedicated the space to succulents, Agave, Euphorbia and Cactus, but several others have found space in here.We usually have a big spring clean in here, giving it the once over, pulling everything out, as one of the drawback of so many plants is we seem to end up with a collection of bugs and spiders. Fargil provide a full valeting service for conservatory's.
Agave 'Sun Glow'
Agave 'Kissho Kan'
Agave weberi 'Limelight'
Agave 'Sun Glow'
A collection of succulents under our small tv
Agave 'Joe Hoak'
Its amazing how fast this year is flying by, its the middle of August already. We will reveal our latest garden project in due course, but for now you will have to keep on waiting a while longer!
Gaz
