I will chronicle its construction in much the same way I showed different pictures of the main house as it went up. Here's the first picture:
This is a view of the conservatory foundation wall. The conservatory is attached to the back of the main house. The doors shown above will lead into the conservatory from the house. There will be a set of french doors in the middle of the wall in this picture that lead out to the rest of the yard.
Dear Mark,
Isn't a conservatory a bit snooty? Wouldn't it be less haughty to just call it a greenhouse?
Sincerely,
A member of the unwashed masses
Dear Unwashed,
You need to pick up a book once in a while. I believe a greenhouse is a structure devoted to the raising of plants, very often veggies or annuals. Such a structure is designed to provide the best environment for plants. An orangerie (that's o-ron-gery) is an example of a greenhouse built at the turn of the century (that's the 19th century) that allowed folks to grow citrus fruits in cold climates. A solarium is the kind of structure people build that provides an environment mostly conducive to humans. But a conservatory is the best of both worlds in that it is designed to accommodate plants and humans (and dogs).
Sincerely,
Mark, the not-so-high and mighty
Our conservatory is designed after the Linnean house at the Missouri Botanical Garden. This is the structure immediately to the left after you first enter the garden from the main building. Currently it's under construction, but is ordinarily where they house the camelias. Our idea is to be able to have a garden all year long and enjoy the fragrance and sight of plants even in winter.
In my mind our conservatory will be the perfect place for breakfast cooked by the maid and served by the butler. Whooops, looks like we are getting a wee bit uppity.
Onward and upward,
Mark, Mark and Isabel
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