I’m wanting to build a small greenhouse here for my wife. We like the mythical, gothic, witchy vibes, and I’d like to try to do something like that in the space shown. It faces east and gets sun 60% of the day. My thought is to use pressure treated wood; maybe stain it. I also would like to get a rain barrel and place a gutter with a slanted roof.
I’ve never done anything like this before, and I’d appreciate any suggestions and things you all have seen or run into that I may miss. I struggle with envisioning things well, and I don’t want to flake on this because I can’t visualize what I want to do OR can’t begin to figure out first steps.
by SeeSpockRunWasTaken
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As someone who is well-versed, but not naturally skilled (a LOT of trial and error ha!) in DIY builds. . . I might go ahead and recommend buying a standard kit and making small modifications to it. Or just change cosmetic things such as paint color, trim, decor, etc.
Sometimes DIY when you are not experienced yet can become much more expensive and frustrating. In my opinion and experience anyway! However, following instructions and having all the materials you need can, but then adding your own touches as you go can feel more empowering and satisfying!
I’m not sure where you are in the country, but it may be easier and more practical to create a shade structure with some raised planter beds. This is coming from someone who built a greenhouse without much understanding of the purpose of a greenhouse lol. You can still make it fun and if you figure out that your plants would benefit from a full greenhouse, it would be a fun conversion project.
That’s an interesting spot. It doesn’t look very big and the slope will complicate things. I wonder if it would look good to tier your greenhouse to give the illusion of a two -story Victorian style manor? Maybe you could find some funky recycled / stain glass windows to have a feature on the ‘second’ story?
With the fence and house, cutting into the slope would be hard, you’d have to box in where you dig. Can to legally replace part of the fence with a greenhouse side?
One thing to keep in mind is you’ll need to slope the water towards the door, which isn’t the end of the world.
If you’re set on that spot, the sides are not going to be very visible so to get it looking ‘witchy’ you just need to focus on the front.
Easy access for a rain barrel!