148 Gardening Under Glass 



deners, which the owners seldom enter except to 

 show them off to visitors. On the other hand, 

 I know of a range where the owner is a collector 

 and enthusiast, and is literally jealous of the 

 time his "Orchid man" has to put in there. 



As the first step toward greenhouse getting, decide just what you want 

 to do with your glass garden. Secondly, get in touch with real green- 

 house builders to help you work out the details of planning it. 



time he cannot afford to take himself. I have 

 also seen dozens of conservatories and small 

 houses where the owner did practically all of 

 the work himself or herself; where you could see, 

 the moment you poked your head inside the pot- 

 ting shed, that every nook and corner was filled 

 with the joy of gardening and of growing things. 



