Gg New Greenhouse 2017

Exciting !

you bet it is Terra .... I know hard work but I will put the time and effort in now and NO cutting corners ....
the old cedar greenhouse is about 16 years old so had a good innings.

Gg

Great idea before and after I shall look forward to your project of the build even though I love your old green house.

Thanks Thrupenny ... yyeee I liked the old one as well I was looking into a dutch style cedar alton , but have gone for aluminium as looking to the future I am not getting any younger plus this has a zero Threshold door system.

Gg

Yes those Dutch ones are a lovely shape so can see why as we all get older you have choosen aluminium.
Some thing I have always wanted a green house but never could afford one. Now seeing the high winds here recently have blown the glass off I am glad I have nt got one.

Lol I chat to a Dutchman every day who lives here he is related to the Dutch royal family his grand father owns Philips over there.

They did say cedar doesn't rot ... well it does slightly, but being wood it did warp I could not shut one side window and if a very hard frost I coudnt open the door! but it has done me proud over the years.

Mixing with Royalty are we !!!

Gg

Looking forward to progress reports ..

Yes, I agree with Terra ... keep the photos of your progress coming! :o)

I have never heard of cedar not rotting interesting I shall keep that in mind. Its a shame it warped though and good its served you well.

Lol yep he has a history site for our city where we both live you might of heard of the word to Coventrate we had Tony Blairs son living here too. which should give a clue to the city it has more than once been the captial. City of. England.

If you check out the Dutch Royals they always marry beneath them selves so we never can tell can we who is who even the way they dress.?

Keep up the good work Gg I like the idea of the zero door threshold . Do's it mean you won't break your neck by tripping over a threshold, if so I think I need one.
My aluminium greenhouse is now twenty years old but I think it will last me !!!!
Looking forward to see how the build goes.
Marjorie

I'm very happy with my alu greenhouse and can't wait to see yours! Go Gnarly!! :)

Rectangular? Will it have more volume, more growing space, you deserve it.

Its sad to part with attractive old friends but eventually the time comes... Looking forward to seeing the new one take shape!

This is brilliant GG,I love to see a good project.Clearing the site looks to have been hard work but what a great space you've got there.Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Thanks Tera , Karen and Shirley will do ..
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Marjorie, yes "zero door threshold . Do's it mean you won't break your neck by tripping over a threshold"
Yes no step , the amount of times the watering can has gone flying lol

Siris , yes more space 8 by 10 feet lost some of the border but it will be more productive with veg etc.

Stera , yes it is sad as I have dismantled it all and its all sitting on the decking, I may make some cold frames out of the panels.

Loli, yes hard work but rewarding but I will do slowly but surely , all the footings dug out today and I will have a break Wednesday and restart Thursday , the flag stones that are piled on top of each other will be used as a path inside with the rest going around the outside to finish off next to the lawn plus side I can put pots on.

Gg

lovely piccies of work in progress - at least the Easter weather was in your favour!
Looking forward to the next chapter GG,
OBW

this is such a rewarding project gg. I will watch with interest.
when we erected ours 20 yrs ago the concrete footings were hard work to lay but my word it has been worth it.

zero thresh hold would be a bonus here too but it was raised up so it would be level. easier than levelling the garden.

OBW, the weather has been kind.
Seaburngirl it was the zero threshold that made the final decision of choosing this make and style plus the colour !

Thanks both ....

Gg

Will be interesting to see the end result! ?

*New Photos added*

Thanks Maggie , yes it will be interesting to see the end result.

Just waiting for the footings to dry out, the metal base has been added on top and is 100% level and 100% square the amount of checking and re-adjusting but I did give myself more room to maneuver it just in case I messed up !! as if its not square the glass wont fit.
Added another row of paving slabs to the entrance.

Also you can see how the garden slopes downwards.

I have pre-made up both end gables 99% ready also 4 windows 99% , both doors 99% so I have made good use of the dry weather, so Saturday is the day !!!
I am aching lol

Gg

Sounds like lots of hard work to me Gg! And your making a grand job of it!
Plenty of breaks with tea and biscuits to the ready may be needed! Looking forward to seeing it when it's done. ?

that takes me back to our footings. a job well done there.

aahh thanks Maggie , you bet its hard work ... but just imagine the produce to come .... thats what keeps me sane lol

Seaburngirl thanks I appreciate you comment ...

Gg

That's definetly the way to think..... and looking at the new photos you won't have to long to wait till it's finished it's coming along very nicely!!

Oh my, just seen the new photos - looks great! It was especially good to see a chair waiting for you to collapse into! Funny how buildings always look bigger than the footings did - I've noticed the same with houses.

Thanks Maggie .. Nearly all done 95%, glass all in that was the easy part out of the whole build , so I did get it square. Birds have already christened the glass !!! didnt take them long.

The company says "build in a weekend! " I dont think so.

Hi Stera , I didnt have time to sit in the chair !! had the most amazing deep sleeps though lol
Yes looking at the 1st photos doesn't look that big but does now.
I will add some new photos over the next week and I have been so lucky with it staying dry for so long.

Gg

Your making such a good good job of it Gg you want to be careful that no one else asks you to put their green houses
Up! Lol.
Save some energy for when you have to start planting in it too!! He he ?

Some exciting times ahead Andy will the greenhouse hold more plants than your previous old one ,I notice you already have a chair installed but didn't see the cans of beer Lol .
How close to the river are you ?

Hi Amy

Looking at the photo with the chair I could install that in the Tate Modern lol , it made me laugh as it does look odd just a chair and nothing else, Steragram pointed it out as well lol ....
Yes lots more space and no ducking my head going in and out the door.
Final bits and bods so 99% done ....

River is about 70/80 feet 21/22 meters ish away , brown trout , kingfishers, pair of dippers that live under the bridge , little egrets ..... it does have otters but I have never seen any but I regularly hear a good splosh when I open the gate onto the river .

Gg

GG it sounds absolutely wonderful!

Thank you Steragram ....
Have a nose through my photos as I have some nice winter photos of the river .... it will take you a good 10 minutes to find them though !!

Gg

*New Photos Added*

Hi All

well its all done ....

thanks for the support it really helped

Just the plants to move back in ...

Gg

That looks really really LOVELY.......well done you....bet your proud of your hard work. ( and so you should be ) ! ??????

I just looked at the snow pictures of the river - they are beautiful. When you have some time (!) how about a picture at a different time of year? It would be nice to see the trees in leaf. And how about getting up horribly early and lying in wait for that otter,lol?

Oh and those bay trees look very grand indeed, can't believe you have had them 20years. How small were they when you first got them. I've got two standards, but they are a lot smaller! Lol

GG- a FINAL MASTERPIECE THERE !! Well done !! It will be so lovely to see the plants all back inside. Here's hoping a lovely GH season will follow ...
love, love, LOVE
OBW

Hi Maggie

Thank you , I finally sat in that seat lol looking at my greenhouse ..
The bay trees looked like two mops when I bought them , they got badly damaged in the winter 2013 and I thought I was going to lose them but after a very hard hair cut bounced back , the one on the left I am still having to shape...

Stera I will take some photos soon and PM you . Some people call it a stream but I get very defensive and quickly say "River" .

Thank you OBW , yes lets hope 2017 is a good gardening year for everyone.

Gg

You did well on reviving them then too!!
Green house builder, plant doctor,,,,,,, your talents are endless ! Lol ???

Wow,what a fantastic job GG,absolutely immaculate.Loving the black and the double doors .Perfect.There's many a happy hour going to spent in there.
Well done,your hard work has most certainly paid off.

thanks Maggie...

Thanks Loli , I had a aluminum greenhouse when I was a teenager ... how things have moved on with the design even the aluminium bolts have black plastic covers to hide them....

Gg

Your Sarracenia definitely look good in your new greenhouse. Do you sit in your chair and admire them, I would. Also your 2 Bay trees are to be admired.

Hi Siris

Thank you and more space for some new carnivorous plants I fancy some "venus flytraps " next and that one you suggested looks like a bonsai tree ? (remind me) .
I bet you like me and dont sit down for long notice something that needs tying in or pinching etc , deffo try this year to sit listen and watch !

Yes my bay trees had them so long now, they are due a annual spray of Epsom salts , will green them up in days.

Gg

Thank you for the update on the shading, so much better than white emulsion shading!
Looks like a Bonsai tree?? Miniature? Crassula? Oh, remember, talking of Carnivorous Plants - Drosera madegascariensis
Did I say! I cut the top almost completely off my mop head Bay. Was going to discard, but repotted, see if I can rejuvenate. Have started training a cutting as a new replacement standard for the back door tub.

thanks for the update. all looks happy and healthy. a job very well done.

lovely to get plants in and growing isn't it?

Thanks Siris ( poor bay tree) ! & Seaburngirl and yes not a greenhouse without plants.

greenhouse starting to fill up nicely, planted the sweet peppers and chilies , 24 strawberry plants 2 of each in 9 inch pots , vine has gone in "Flame".
Tomatoes I am about 2/3 weeks behind but they will fruit later so more than happy .. I messed up the labels so it will be a mix of Manx Marvel, Alisa Craig and Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato.
Delphiniums will be coming out soon .
so glad its all done now the aches and pains have finally gone , but I was so lucky with the weather.

Gg

Hi GG - any more GH updates please?.
OBW

OBW if you want I can do a tour around the greenhouse with some new photos ....

Gg

This is looking fantastic Gnarly! I love your grape vine idea. I also love the black colour...never seen a black Greenhouse before. Very smart indeed!

Thanks Karen

"Flame " grapevine has settled in and has put on some new growth .

I love your "blue grass " coloured greenhouse and nearly bought the same make but I wanted the shelves the same colour and they coudnt do for me so I seen this and manged to buy a week before the prices went up and had a winter saving offer of free water butt and automatic window openers for all 4 windows and another 20% off the price , I dont want to sound as I am boasting but it does look great ... thanks

Gg

No, you are right to boast! Thats good shopping!