Anne Pinc, 2006 Greenhouse curator, working in the Linnaeus Garden Greenhouse.
This Crested Euphorbia succulent is actually two plants, one grafted on the other. The Greenhouse is used to over winter tender perennials, tropicals and succulents.
2009 Curator Orman Landers welcomes visitors to the Greenhouse.
Roof vents in the Greenhouse. These open automatically when inside temperatures get too high.
Another use of the Greenhouse is to propagate new plants. These cuttings were all taken from the leaf tips of the mother plant shown at right.
Linnaeus Gardener Linda Williams enjoys the view of the Boulder Garden while working in the Greenhouse.
The floor of the Greenhouse is a French drainage system that drains into the main garden system. It is very easy to keep clean.
This plastic tub is used as an inexpensive hothouse for starting plants from seed. We frequently use the Linnaeus Garden Greenhouse to nurture new plants from seeds or cuttings.
You will see many unusual plants in our Greenhouse. Just look at this Lipstick Plant which seems to have a tiny lipstick holder for each of its lipstick-red blooms.
Visitors enjoy the Greenhouse.
Photos by Fred Marks and Beth Rooney