A Peek Inside

My greenhouse is not just a growing space, it's a living and working space, too.  I have it divided into different areas, each with it's own function.

Just inside the door is my seating area where I can relax during a cold spell or a rainstorm.  And past the seating area is bamboo work table with cafe chairs where I sit and work with the plants.

  Snug up against the windows is a long, tall tray table where I put all the seedlings once they're transplanted, and right above that are hanging shelves made from slat boards where I keep tender perennials.

Across from the windows there's a pegboard wall that's painted black to retain heat, and a barrel stove to provide the heat.

   On the far wall opposite the seating area is an old dresser painted peacock blue that I use for storage, a shelf for my collection of clay pots, and some old washer tubs re-imagined as planters.

   The peacock pen borders this wall, and I usually find them gazing longingly through the windows at the greenery inside.  And every once in a while they manage to actually sneak inside. I don't blame them--it's an oasis in the middle of winter, and a great place to work and relax!

And who wouldn't want to relax right there?  Hard to resist...