{"id":1655,"date":"2014-11-14T14:27:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T18:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T02:40:16","slug":"old-swingset-greenhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/old-swingset-greenhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"From an Old Swingset to a Greenhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EDIT: 10 years later, I rebuilt my swingset greenhouse, applying lessons learned. Find that post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Swingset greenhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Is it a tiny greenhouse?  Or a walk-in coldframe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve always wanted a greenhouse. I have several coldframes that I’ve been using to extend the gardening season at both ends, so that we have fresh salad from the garden at both Christmas and Easter! But I want more! I’d also like to do a better job growing plants that enjoy more heat than we get here near the sea – tomatoes, peppers and basil, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The front of our one-acre property, where my main garden is, is exposed to wicked northerly winds during the winter. I worry about how a greenhouse would stand up to the storms. But the back of the house is more sheltered, and faces south. I dream of building a sunroom – let’s call it an “orangerie” to be exotic – onto the house, but that isn’t going to happen anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I had this rusty, outgrown swingset, a pile of scavenged lumber, and some ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n