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| The garden bed before construction |
The greenhouse/solar panels project is progressing. We
have determined that we will need eight solar panels to cover our energy use
for the year, and they will be laid, in two rows, landscape, over the
greenhouse, about twelve feet in the air. This will minimize the visual impact
and raise them well above any local shrubs and foliage, thus increasing efficiency.
The greenhouse itself will tuck
underneath, with an asymmetrical bay window in the front, projecting a little beyond
the edge of the old flower bed and the raised beds of the vegetable garden. It is already creating more of a room around
the dining table, which is tucked into the ell of the house and ties in nicely
to the flourishing gardens in the back. There’s been considerable geometry used
in the back yard this week.
Once the frames are all
constructed, the green house will have a clear plastic roof and walls made from
old double paned windows from a farm shop, then framed simply in fir. There will be a narrow
green metal band around the bottom to mimic the garden shed, and a red wooden
door on one end. Inside, we’ll set a claw foot tube, Mark’s tea plant, and all
of the starts for next year (along with a folding chair and probably a high up
cat perch). Although the solar panels will have a much greater impact on our
energy use, we are far more excited about the greenhouse!
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| Cleared ground |
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| Two days in |
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| four days in |
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