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Great deals on a new Conservatory, PVCU, Hardwood and Aluminum. A conservatory
is a glass and metal structure traditionally found in the garden of a large
house. Modern conservatories are smaller, can be made of PVC and are often
added to houses for home improvement purposes.
The traditional nineteenth century
conservatory was a large greenhouse used for growing tender and rare plants,
or, less often, for birds and rare animals - sometimes with the plants and
animals living together.
Many cities, especially those in cold climates
and with large European populations have built municipal conservatories to
display tropical plants and to hold flower displays. This type of conservatory
was popular in the early nineteenth century and by the end of the century people
were also giving them a social use (eg for tea parties.
Conservatory architecture
varies from typical Victorian glasshouses to modern styles, such as geodesic
domes. Many were large and impressive structures are included in the list below.
Smaller garden conservatories became popular in the second half of the twentieth
century, as places which are part-greenhouses, for conserving plants, and part-recreational,
as a solarium or sunroom. They are often used as an extra room rather for horticulture. |
