We've had a little bit of early spring sunshine this last week or two and the conservatory is a special place to sit on days like this and enjoy the warmth. It's my favourite time of year in there - not quite warm enough to sit outside, but in the conservatory it can feel like spring or even summer with a little sunshine and you can look out on the garden and feel nearer to it.
I like to have house plants and seasonal plants for some foliage and flowers in there, to make it as though you are in between the house and the garden. I've acquired quite a collection of orchids over the last year or two - most have been presents - and there are always some in flower to brighten the room up - even in the depths of winter.
I grow dracenas and weeping figs and together with a miniature olive tree - another lovely present - they give lovely green foliage. There are also a few cacti and succulents too. I like to add seasonal plants in there as well. At the moment I've still got a couple plants left over from Christmas - cyclamens and poinsettas, which are still doing well and adding some bright colour. I've also got some bowls of miniature daffodils in there, just to add to that near spring feeling!
A cup of coffee, a good book, feet up, sunshine and birds singing - what could be more perfect!
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