Veranda and winter garden: which plants to choose?

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The veranda is the room that adds an extra dimension to a house, it’s a place halfway between indoors and outdoors. It is a buffer that allows optimal regulation of heat flows.

Facing south in cold countries, it allows a free and natural caloric intake. A winter garden is a veranda with a sufficient ceiling height to introduce larger plants, such as palm trees, banana trees, olive trees, lemon trees, and various citrus fruits.

Veranda and winter gardens

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Homemade lemons on a veranda

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The link between outside and inside

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The layout of the plants in this room must follow a well thought out pattern, according to the degree of heat and brightness they need. A porch recreates a specific micro-climate, and it is important not to let diseases develop, or to allow parasitic species to implant, by measuring the humidity and temperature of the room. We must also ensure that the brightness is adapted to the plants, and provide a rotation of species depending on the season. It may be useful during the hot season to provide protection against excessive heat, for example by installing curtains, and in extreme situations it may be useful to lime the windows with Meudon white, used to opacify the walls. shop windows.

Brightness regulation

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Veranda decoration idea with green plants

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Veranda and house extension with potted plants

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Indoor vegetation for winter garden

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Idea of ​​houseplants for home extension

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Veranda photo with green plants

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An additional heater may be necessary

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Plants in veranda that can go below the 10 ° C threshold

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For a winter garden whose temperature can occasionally drop below 10 ° C, you can opt for a bougainvillea that will demonstrate all its strength by climbing on the first support come. Regular watering and a fattening measured from April to September will bring you a magnificent flowering. The begonia can also be installed for its many varieties of colors. The lemon tree will also enjoy a lot in a winter garden even at low temperatures. Watering should not leave this shrub with the feet in the water at the risk of making it rot.

Plants for a veranda up to 25 ° C

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Some winter gardens experience fairly warm temperatures, due to sunlight and not artificial heating. Dracaena marginata will be perfectly suited to this slightly hot climate and will require little maintenance. The croton will also grow very well on the condition of being regularly watered. Finally, the areca, with its generous foliage, will be a beautiful specimen in your winter garden with its size of three meters when mature.

The foliage creates a climate regulating shadow

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