Dressing Up Your Greenhouse

Your greenhouse can become your haven in so many ways. You may turn it into a thing of beauty that appears to be an integrated part of your garden for freestanding structures or part of your house for attached hothouses instead of looking like an afterthought. All it takes is a few decorative touches, a few tables and chairs, a few curtains and draperies and you are all set to dress up your Greenhouse!

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Hanging Plants

You can beautify even the barest area of the greenhouse - the roof - with a few strategically placed hanging plants.

You can hang colorful plants like yellow and lavender lantanas as well as pink geraniums from the roof bar. Just make sure that the baskets have sufficient spaces between them as you want to ensure that the plants have room to breathe.

Plus, it will ease the strain on the bars so as to prevent the greenhouse from collapsing.

Basket Plants

You may also place plants in baskets to accentuate certain areas of the greenhouse.

Example: You can place pretty baskets of trailing foliage plants like ivies, chlorophytums, peperomias and even Pelargonium tomentosum in between your growing vegetables so as to liven up said areas with colors and scents.

Of course, just make sure that the plants will not compete with each other for air space and nutrients.

Ceramic Containers

Yes, indeed, if you have ceramic and porcelain vases that are stored away in the attic for lack of a better space to place these ornaments inside the house, then display them in large or Mini Greenhouses . You will find that these decorative jars add a quaint charm to the whole area especially when their colors complement the foliage and blooms.

Better yet, you can use these containers to plant blooms like pink baby's breath and red nasturtiums, which can then be brought inside the house to liven up the rooms.

Picnic Sets

Of course, to make your greenhouse look more inviting, you should add chairs and tables into the mix.

There are rattan and bamboo sets that will add an Oriental feel to the whole setup at little dents to your pockets.

Or you can always take out the unused wooden furniture rotting away in your basement to better use by repainting it and then showcasing its beauty inside the greenhouse.

Now, add in some picture frames, decorative ornaments and maybe some books and you are all set to have a relaxing haven in the tropics without having to spend on travel.

Or maybe it can be transformed into a romantic setting for a candlelight dinner for two!

Of course, you can place a brick, flagstone or gravel pathway and flooring to the area where your tables and chairs are located. This way, your eyes are drawn to the arrangement in addition to keeping your guests' shoes as clean as possible.

Gardening Outside of the Garden:

Don't forget to beautify the outside of the greenhouse either.

You can make a living wall garden outside of the greenhouse with a few trailing plants and colorful blooms. Add in ceramic figures, brass plaques and maybe small waterfall to complete the effect. With a few strategically placed garden lights, you have just transformed a utilitarian greenhouse into a house of beauty.