As a gardener I could think of far worse places to work! Know I'd have been stuck in the scullery (darn good at washing up) but would have chosen this if I could. Photograph taken at The Lost Gardens of Heligan in the depths of beautiful Cornwall.
Image taken looking into the hothouse built against a whitewashed wall. There is a decorative metal grill that looks like tiles at first glance, that runs the length of the space. Separating the place is a wall of long, thin glass windows set within a white frame with an door frame (no door). The glass ceiling slopes diagonally down from the wall on the right, which is covered in vines basking in the sunlight. On the wall are two levels of shelves - sturdy wooden planks supported by fancy black brackets on the lower shelves and simple ones on the top shelf. The lower shelf is full of terracotta pots of various sizes containing succulents and geraniums.
At floor level is a flower bed either side. Both contain a mixture of plants including stralitzia, yuccas, huge succulents, agapanthus, and lots of getaniums (variegated and plainer leaved) blooming in pinks and tomato reds. The light is soft and diffused thanks to the vines.
People in Glass Houses
for #PalacesandGardens theme of #UpstairsDownstairs
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(Android phone camera)