designed for the way women work.
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“The Gardener’s Dreamhouse Is A Greenhouse” by Dorian Winslow
Category: Presenting "The Curious Gardener"
When my husband Tom asked me why I wanted a greenhouse I said that I wanted to be able to can and pickle and preserve vegetables and fruits. He replied that those are not exactly things you do in a greenhouse. He has a point.
I realized at that moment that I had constructed in my mind an elaborate fantasy that involved growing things from seed to transplant to harvest to preserving. I pictured a factory production line in my kitchen, with canning jars being boiled and cute little labels being printed off the computer. I would give away my homegrown preserves as gifts or someday sell them on my Womanswork garden glove website.
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I am not the kind of person who lets fantasies go to waste. First thing we did was punch a big hole in the back of our house and put in a doorway that will lead to the future greenhouse. At that point I knew there would be no turning back. We call it ‘the door to nowhere.’
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Then in October we built a full foundation ‘to code’. We completed it just before the first snowfall. (read about that in my October blog entry)
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Cozying up to Green house Catalogs and How To Books
There are many things to think about when planning a greenhouse. I got three books on building a greenhouse for Christmas and on cold days I can be found reading in front of the fire, sipping hot tea and hibernating under a fluffy throw, thinking about the fun I will have. In my next post I will review some of my reading material. I have also learned of websites for canning supplies, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
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