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Mirinda wanted a greenhouse in order to propagate plants, overwinter some of the less hardy plants in our garden and to have somewhere for a cup of tea. I wanted it to grow tomatoes, but we went to Sweden and I only ate a couple before we had to leave my crop to its sad fate. Mind you, the couple I did eat were very nice.
The idea behind propagation is in order to not have to keep buying plants every year. If Mirinda grows her own, it makes much more sense. I dread to think how much we spend on annuals each year. But propagation is just like our home-grown compost: Free.
Mirinda has trays of geranium cuttings that are doing very well on the shelves, bathing in the sunshine that streams through the glass. The cuttings don’t like the cold, so we keep the greenhouse door closed unless the temperature rises above 9°.
And as for overwintering, her Lewisias are doing incredibly well.
The plants live in pots, dotted around the garden throughout the frost free months. The tiny flowers are gorgeous. This one, for instance, sits by the front door on the brick wall and greets everyone with its miniature floral display.
It not only brightly welcomes visitors, it also brightens up the greenhouse. Whenever I walk in, it’s the first thing I see.
Mirinda almost lost another Lewisia, but the warmth of the greenhouse has brought it back from the brink of death.
There’s certainly a lot of life in the greenhouse though it could do with a stool in order to properly enjoy a cup of tea.
I do wonder though, just how delicious my tomato crop was last year.
