Heather asked a question.....

[Kobione]

When we were on the previous site, Heather asked in response to a post I submitted :'What's a shade house?"

Heather, this is for you. With our extreme UV levels and the intense heat of our Summer we do need a protected area - that's our shade house. Covered with UV filtering shade cloth and close to the house, protected from the hot North winds etc, and a good place to propagte plants. Couldn't do much to show you at the time, because we were doing some renovations and the shade house was full of stuff! So - this is today:

Looking through the gat einto our fully enclosed rose garden - the only way they survive the kangaroo enslaught! Don't forget plants with thorns have the sweetest leaves

Sorry, I couldn't avoid a Kelly in there chewing on a bone. The other two were there two, but sat out of sight.

[JohnP]

This looks lovely... I can't see much use for one in England though. A conservatory complete with a sunlamp maybe... :lolu:

[Guest Lee]

That looks like the sort of thing my Mum would love, it looks great.

[Barbara]

Kobione

Your posts are so interesting

You should post this kind of thing in the Blog section

That way the won't get lost in in the enthusiastic posting of the forum

[Heather]

oh wow thanks for this Kobione ! thats so kind of you to remember and take these for me.

i have to say it looks like a wonderful place to sit and while away some time with the dogs and cool drink when you get the time?

I would have to say its probably the equivelant of our conservatorys where we use the glass to enhance the sun and find a nice warm place to sit in our summer months lol

[NannyFerret]

That's bigger than my garden.

Maybe we could have one with waterproof material on the top :lol:

[Kobione]

Thanks for the nice comments again, gang. The shade house is a well utilised area in the Summer, and also my 'garden retreat' when it's too hot - we have even moved a little swimming pool in there for K,K,&K :0