The free standing greenhouse in the foreground was built in 1998. The lean-to greenhouse, against the house in the background, was built with the house in 1979. Both greenhouses are about 11 ft X 23 ft (ca. 3.3 m X 7 m).
	Inside the lean-to in winter, when the plants are all inside. The glass is painted with shading compound in September and again in late February or early March, to protect the plants from the strong rays of the late summer and early spring sun.

  

Last updated 2 September 2002
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