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This is the greenhouse my husband built for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society (as a volunteer). It is the same design as the one he built for my cycad nursery: 10X20 feet, cedar frame, double-walled polycarbonate. My greenhouse has proved very efficient in winter in our zone 8b climate. 
Lori
www.jurassicplantsnursery.com
A Canadian nursery specializing in Cycads for Canada.
Posted : 23/03/2011 3:09 am
Lucky Lady Lori!
Very very nice.
Barb
PS--in my next life I'm gonna marry a carpenter.
Heck, in my next life I'm gonna BE a carpenter 😆 😆
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Posted : 23/03/2011 11:56 am
Very nice Lori-
more fun times ahead!
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Posted : 23/03/2011 12:56 pm
I want a greenhouse like that too! Nice.
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Posted : 23/03/2011 5:00 pm
Wow that is really nice! I wonder if your hubby would volunteer in Connecticut? haha Paul
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Posted : 23/03/2011 7:25 pm
Lori,
very nice!
W has asked me to build her a greenhouse for years.
I better hide this thread from her 😆
--Erik
Posted : 23/03/2011 7:27 pm
Lori,
Seriously does you husband have plans/blueprints for that green house? I bet many people on here would love 'em!
Paul
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Posted : 23/03/2011 8:57 pm
What is the usually tempature difference between inside the greenhouse compared to outside?
Posted : 24/03/2011 12:41 pm
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What is the usually tempature difference between inside the greenhouse compared to outside?
Well, for instance, right now at 8:00 a.m. it is 5.3 Celsius outside and 12 C inside the greenhouse. I have two oil-filled electric heaters set to about the medium setting. It works very well. We had some -5 temps this winter and it never went below freezing in the greenhouse. Even if the electricity goes out for a day or so, as it does sometimes in our rural area, the protection of the greenhouse seems to be enough to keep it just above freezing.
Lori
www.jurassicplantsnursery.com
A Canadian nursery specializing in Cycads for Canada.
Posted : 26/03/2011 11:11 am
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Lori,
Seriously does you husband have plans/blueprints for that green house? I bet many people on here would love 'em!
Paul
He has some hand-drawn plans and a materials list. I am happy to share that with whoever is interested. Just email me and I'll send you a scan.
Lori
www.jurassicplantsnursery.com
A Canadian nursery specializing in Cycads for Canada.
Posted : 26/03/2011 11:16 am
