French orangerie
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England Again After my detour last posting, I'm back to where I'm supposed to be - England. While it may not be the design choice of the ...
On a walk in Thomasville, Georgia in February I spotted an old house with this amazing room. I could not stop staring at its beauty. It was old and stunning and so full of character. I had no idea what the room was for, what it would have been used for but I knew I truly loved it. I took this photo so that I could remember it in every detail. When I got back to the Paxton House I was talking to the innkeeper about the house next door and the amazing room I discovered. She explained to me…
Source “Courtyards and boxwood and stonewalls and nepeta, Agave and old barns and salvage antiqua Formal and classic and playing with greens These are a few of her favorite things.” Mary Jasch When I first read this poem I thought to myself… These are a few of my favorite things & the poet must be a gardener as the two always seem to go hand in hand. Source My intuition served me correctly… Penned by freelance writer and photographer Mary Jasch, she is also the editor & publisher of DIG IT…
What's the difference between a conservatory and an orangery? We cover the similarities and differences between these glazed extensions.
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Built and owned by the more affluent members of society and perceived as a status symbol, the conservatory derives its name from the Italian term “conservato”, meaning stored or preserved, and Latin “ory”, meaning a place for. The conservatory would appear to have its origins as far back as the days of the Roman Empire when they created structures capable of allowing light in while retaining heat via sheets of mica instead of glass which was not available at the time. Conservatories became…
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