Serre avec lits de jardin
Lisa et Hank, sud-est de Washington
Lisa et Hank ont six GreenBeds durables de 4 pieds sur 8 pieds et 1 pied de profondeur placés autour d'une belle serre en verre. Le couple a une serre pour garder leurs cultures heureuses pendant l'hiver, et ils voulaient des plates-bandes autour de la serre qui conviendraient à une utilisation toute l'année et qui auraient également un attrait visuel.
“We wanted something that would look substantial and would visually match our greenhouse, which is a durable structure,” Lisa says. Hank’s an architect, so they didn’t want just anything, especially with their modern, all-glass clad greenhouse as a focal point. Lisa says they spent a lot of time researching options online, and when they stumbled across the Durable GreenBeds, they liked the look and the durability.
Hank liked the composite panel boards, and he liked that they were assembled with durable, attractive hardware. While researching the product, Lisa recalled seeing a video of a man standing on the Durable GreenBeds, so she knew they weren’t going to fall apart. And Hank said, “I could tell it was a substantial product.”
Hank and Lisa bought their beds in April 2020 after construction on the greenhouse was completed. Lisa was able to transplant her seedlings in June. The beautiful greenhouse allows her to overwinter plants, grow seedlings, and lettuces. Weather in their southeastern corner of Washington has four true seasons and a very hot summer — last year, summer temperatures soared to a peak of 106. Because of that, the greenhouse gets overly hot in the summer, but it’s a year-round architectural feature.
“The beds are the right size for us and the greenhouse looks really pretty with the beds,” says Lisa. “Even though they may seem a little more expensive, once you price out a durable wood like cedar, and in today’s market, it comes out to be a pretty reasonable price especially since it doesn’t have to be replaced in five years.”
Jusqu'à présent cette année, Hank et Lisa utilisent leur serre avec des plates-bandes pour les tomates, les poivrons, les courges, les haricots verts et les betteraves. Voir plus de nos Parterres de jardin du mois, et envoyez-nous des photos de la façon dont vous avez disposé vos GreenBeds durables !
