An Orangery Can Help You Enjoy the Garden More
I have always liked the idea of spending time in the garden. Sipping some homemade lemonade while playing chess and admiring my geraniums sounds terribly refined, doesn’t it? The problem is that I don’t have any geraniums. Actually, I don’t know how to make lemonade or play chess very well either, but I reckon that I could learn those things.
The big problem is really that a lot of us like the idea of a quality garden but aren’t that keen on the harsh reality of doing something in order to get it. If you want to get a great outdoor space then you really need to get your hands dirty first. This is the bit which most of us are not so keen on.
A friend recently gave me a suggestion for fixing this which I am thinking of taking up. He said that he just got an orangery added to his property and that this helps him make more of his garden. It sounds a bit of a strange concept at first, as this is a type of greenhouse structure which I had always thought people only bought to grow exotic fruits in.
It turns out that he has fitted his out with some bamboo furniture and a mixture of lovely plants. When I went to visit him recently I was amazed at the change when we stepped from his living room into the orangery. It was like another world. The point of this is that it gives him two different ways to enjoy his garden more.
Inside Looking Out
If you want to look at your garden without having to go out in the cold then a lovely, warm greenhouse lets you do just that. You can be nice and cosy and have the telly switched on or the radio chattering away while you look around your prized patio. This idea seems to be best for those among us who already have a good stock of geraniums but perhaps it could also provide a handy incentive to the rest of us. If you know that you have a wonderful place to view your flowers from then it should be easier to motivate yourself to actually get some.
Making the Connection
What my friend told me was that he found that the conservatory room helped him link the house to the garden in a way he had never managed before. Now he sees this as a sort of half way house in which he feels as though he is in his garden even when he is indoors. This means that he is far more inclined to step out of doors and do a few of those odd jobs which are so easy to neglect otherwise. It sounds like a fine idea and it means that I can finally treat my garden the way it deserves to be treated. Now all I need to do is work out how to turn those lemons, a bowl of sugar and a jug of water into something cool and refreshing.
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