The greenhouse is coming…
Yesterday, at last, I ordered my greenhouse. I bought it from The Greenhouse People. It is a small octagonal one, with green powder coating, toughened glass and staging. I also ordered two shelves. Including delivery, this costs £1106. So now I have done my bit to help the recession and can spend the rest of it reading library books and wearing clothes with holes in them.
Unfortunately, delivery of the greenhouse may still be some time away, because the website is quoting 7-9 weeks. I should have checked this before and ordered two weeks ago. But it doesn’t really matter if I don’t get it until the end of January.
While waiting for the greenhouse to arrive, I am giving the garden a very thorough tidy-up. It missed being tidied up last year because I had so many maths students. This year, either because of the recession or because of natural fluctuation, I have far fewer, which gives me time to sort out the garden properly. Most of my job is to clear away leaves, along with the partial leaf mould formed by fallen leaves from a year ago.
After that, I will have to dig the trench for the electric cable to the greenhouse, so I have made another cake to provide the fuel.