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Herb
Garden For Inside Porches
Inside
porches differ from outside porches
in several important ways for the
purpose of plants. An inside porch
is generally enclosed by glass windows.
The windows allow light and can be
opened to allow fresh air to circulate.
Unlike an outside porch, an inside
porch provides protection from the
elements. Because of this, an inside
porch is a good place to grow tender
potted herbs, during winter Calendulas,
basils, & nasturtiums that would
perish outside thrive on an inside
porch.
The
inside porch also offers shelter for
elegant specimen potted plants such
as dwarf cumquat trees or scented
geraniums. They can use its protection
in winter or the inside porch may
be their permanent home. For potted
herbs that are to large to perch on
a windowsill. The porch offers an
alternate home.
In
the past, glassed in porches were
de rigueur in many homes, where they
were built specifically for the purpose
of housing indoor plant collections.
Proud owners of exotic plants displayed
and tended their treasures in the
glass rooms that captured the light,
sun and warmth necessary for growth.
Among the special plants grown were
elegant clipped topiaries of bay laurel
and blue-flowering rosemary, three
and four feet high and in prominent
places. Brilliant mahogany and crimson
nasturtiums cascaded from embossed
pots sitting atop decorative pillars.
Hugh baskets planted with orange and
yellow calendulas were stair-stepped
on hand-forged metal etageres of the
period. Deep purple basil plants were
tucked among equally colorful ornamentals
encouraged to send up their flowering
spikes of lavender flowers.
As
lovely as a glassed in porch is any
room will serve for growing your plants
that has one-half to the-quarters
of the day of sunlight. It only requires
enough space to set a large potter
herb or two.
See
our Indoor
Herb Gardening Tips
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