Greenhouse is done!
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We finally finished moving the greenhouse to its permanent home! I bought a little snap & grow greenhouse about 1.5 years ago and have been meaning to move it ever since!
We poured a foundation. [ATTACH]22790[/ATTACH] Built the walls & wall capper & backfilled with a yard of gravel. [ATTACH]22791[/ATTACH] Then we attached the greenhouse to the top of the wall! [ATTACH]22788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]22789[/ATTACH] The walls are made from old weathered concrete block that we found free on Kijiji! It is far too tall for me to reach the top window, so I will have to build a little ladder now! There is electricity & water ready to hook up - as soon as I dig the trench across our lawn! We also want to put a few extra supports inside & need to lengthen the front door. By midweek it will be completely ready for planting!!! I am ridiculously excited & can't wait to get home to just sit in it! :D |
Congrats. I am sure you will enjoy that tremendously. :yes:
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nicky,
Very professional design and construction!:love: Raybo:) |
Well done! I know you will appreciate the extra height from your cement block walls. I am jealous. :dream:
Nice open garden spot, too! Please post some more garden and greenhouse pictures when you've got things up and growing.:wait: |
Looking fabulous Nicky! Can't wait to see it in person. Hint, hint. LOL
Zana |
Thanks for comments everyone.... this has been SUCH a long day at work.... waiting to go home & play in the greenhouse!
I will definately post a few pics when its all full. Last year I had about a dozen tomato plants growing - one out of the roof vent! This year they will have about 4 extra feet to climb! |
Oh - posted at the same time Zana! Come on over & we can sit inside the greenhouse & have a bevvie! I think everyone will know where to find me for the next while!
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I am green with envy - all puns intended, Nicky. I dream of having a real greenhouse. Bought a plastic covered 3 tier one today for $30....but will have to keep it inside for now. Minus temps predicted for tonight.
Will be glad to sit and sample a bevvie and enjoy the greenhouse. BTW....the more I look at it, the more I like your concrete block lower walls. Great idea....heat retaining as well as adding height. Zana |
[QUOTE=Zana;263892] Will be glad to sit and sample a bevvie and enjoy the greenhouse. [/QUOTE]
You are welcome anytime! Let me know if you have a spare time any evening & we can get together. It seemed very warm in the greenhouse last night. I couldn't reach high enough to close the roof vent & the bottom half of the door is missing - it was freezing outside & still it managed to hold quite a bit of heat. I think that the stone walls & the fact that it is sunk down a bit into the ground really helped. After dark, I lit a few candles inside of the greenhouse, so that we could admire it from afar while soaking our aching bones in the hot tub! When I went to blow them out it was still 20C and the outside temperature was 3C! Not a bad life :lol: Now on to the other 87 backyard projects :?: |
That is a very nice looking greenhouse. I'm sure it will provide many hours of enjoyment from Spring time through the Fall.
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Happy for you, Nicky- it looks great!
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Nice greenhouse! You will love gardening undercover.
Jeff |
Looks great nice masonry work.:yes:
Don't let Zana drink all of your single malt.:P Worth |
[QUOTE=Worth1;264017]Looks great nice masonry work.:yes:
Don't let Zana drink all of your single malt.:P Worth[/QUOTE] Now Worth.....y'all are presuming I wouldn't bring any with me. ;) And I could bring the makings of virgin margaritas.....and let Nicky decide if she wants to up the kick in hers. LOL Because seeing as it's at least a 20-30 minute drive to Nicky's place from mine, drinking alcohol and driving is out of the question for me. It's an either / or....I don't do both. Zana |
Easy solution - Spare room for single malt nights!
Margaritas (virgin or not) sound good to me! They smell like summer! :) I make a mean Mango Daquiri (with or without the rum). |
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