I’ve always wanted my own greenhouse, and a few years ago my dream came true with the addition of a cute little Sunglo greenhouse.
The greenhouse was a work in progress, and now that it’s done I’ve been learning a lot about greenhouse growing. The links on this page are all about the greenhouse – what inspired it, how we built it, and what I’ve learned.
In Greenhouse on the Brain, I talk about why I have always dreamed of having a greenhouse.
Then in late fall of 2014, my husband, Chris, and his friend, Bruce, began the construction of our own adorable little Sunglo lean-to greenhouse.
The interior still needed to be completed, but in the meantime, my brother gave us these great greenhouse lights that he made himself.
Then in late-winter of 2015, Chris found time to install the shelves and we were able to start using the greenhouse. Check out Late Winter in the Greenhouse for a little tour.
I also posted a little how-to in case you have never started your own seeds indoors and want to give it a try.
In March of last year, it was time to start my begonia tubers so that we can enjoy their gorgeous flowers this summer. I wrote a guest post about this for the Sunglo Greenhouse blog.
Things heated up in the greenhouse in April of 2015, so I made some Pretty Burlap Shades to keep the plants happy.
And in May of 2015, Chris installed a sink that uses recycled rainwater.
In summer of 2016, I looked back over the past seasons and shared what I had grown, protected, or overwintered in my greenhouse.
And in late summer of 2016, we finally found a way to pretty up the ugly pressure-treated wood foundation. Now the greenhouse looks so solid and finished!
In early 2017, I experimented with three different seed starting trays, using Coleus as the subject of my experiment. In An Experiment With Coleus, I share my findings.
And in May of 2018, I talked about all the plants I overwintered and grew in my greenhouse. It got my spring gardening off to a great start.
In the summer of 2018, we added a bedspring trellis to the front.
And in February of 2019, we got record snowfall. But the greenhouse just shrugged it off.
And recently, I got a chance to visit a greenhouse like no other: That spectacular urban jungle called The Spheres!
