Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Roof photos today... or .......... Brugs Galore, 0 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well...thanks Tammie... it indeed will be somewhat different this year... first it will be blue to begin with.. last year it was a standard box shape.. about 6' x 8 ' x 8 ' tall.. w/ flat straight sides and roof with each panel attached to the next with a metal " H " channel .. this year we;re doing away with the metal.. attachments.. and are doing a 8' x 10 ' x 9' tall building.. w/ curved wall roof section... I believe... we'll post a construction plan when I settle on one that will seem to work.. it only becomes a greenhouse...when I cut out some pannels in the spring to let in some light .. to awaken everyone..
SO...kimarj .. [Kim ] from Philadelphia... came to visit Sunday.. with a friend of hers...
After a cup of Dutch hot chocholate 1/2 milk .. 1/2 cream.. we were able to go up into the cold for a bit..enough time to see that not all of my pictures were done up in photoshop... maybe she'll have something to say here about the experience..
although seeing it tattered it is this year... at this time..
I could only unload about 6 cuttings... with them...w/ some durantia seeds.. with a promise of some seeds from the madagascar jasmine and red iochroma when they become ripe.. and a couple of little cactus babies.. But it was alot of fun to hear other Brug grower stories...
There were about 100+ or so blooms..still hanging on by a thread.. like one plant... with 10 blooms on it... with maybe 8 leaves left.. after the winds/rain .. the poor thing..... but we saw some buds [ perhaps 100's] for the first time... starting all over on the 10' tall Axel Rose X... seedling planted March '09... don't know if there will be enough time for this one.. now that it's finally starting to bud out... might have to light the cool room for a month or so to see what these are looking like
looking back to last years photos of this time of year.. it was looking so good back then.. I already miss it's splendor so..
well more pictures as I get back up there this morning...if the rains don't come again.. to further stall the construction..
Debra... well the dogs might like life in a greenhouse with a small ourside run.. as far as easy goes.. lets say it's all easy.. just add material and plenty of work.. Luckily I come from a family with plenty of Mule in the gene pool.. so 1/2 is easy.. carrots anyone....
RED trumpets... w/ plenty of seeds pictured...