Wordless Wednesday: New Life, New Hope

Let the sunshine in

Do you like our conservatory?



Well, it isn't really a conservatory, it's a partially heated sunroom.

It's been here all along, but it's always been a little too cold for tropical houseplants.



I guess it is a conservatory by some definitions. It's south-facing, and has windows on three sides.

Definitely not a greenhouse, because it's part of our house and it doesn't have a glass roof.



Perhaps I can call it our Orangery. Or our Lemonry/Camelliary, because those are the plants we plan to grow in this room during the winter.



We purchased a Meyer Lemon as our Christmas present to each other. The Fishman was as excited about it as I was--maybe more so.



Now we I want a Camellia to keep the Lemon tree company. (Ahem ... also because I have a thing about Camellias.)



Any cultivar suggestions?

• It will need to be potted.

• During the winter months, the room temperature ranges from roughly 40F to 50F at night, and 40F to 60F during the day.

• During the summer, the Lemon and the Camellia will be outside on the patio.

I'm picturing them now ...

Isn't it fun to try new things?