The Tender Giants Go Inside For The Winter

Improved, clean and empty

The large greenhouse has had a few improvements during the summer months, the ten broken panes of glass have been replaced, to improve air flow fourteen new five blade louvre window vents have been added to the two sides and a new thermostatic ventilation system has been added to the roof openings. In addition to these improvements the greenhouse has also had its annual deep clean, removing all of the dirt from the floor, staging, bench surfaces as well as the cleaning of all the glass both inside and out. 

Abutilon, Banana and Dutura

Abutilon and Banana

Albizia and Gomphocarpus

Standing clean and empty for the last five weeks it is now time to start filling it again with the return of the tender giants that need a warm home for the winter. 

Moving the Abutilon

The team have spent the last few days digging out these large plants from the herbaceous border and transporting them over to the greenhouse for re potting. These plants will remain in the greenhouse until May-June next year when they will be moved back out in to the border for next summer.

Lifting a large banana into the trailer

Aeonium ready for transport

Variagated Abutilon dug up

Moving an Albizia tree

Re-potted, the tender giants inside for the winter