{"id":124173,"date":"2022-01-10T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T07:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/10-of-the-uks-best-botanical-hothouses-for-a-winter-warm-up\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:08:28","slug":"10-of-the-uks-best-botanical-hothouses-for-a-winter-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/10-of-the-uks-best-botanical-hothouses-for-a-winter-warm-up\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the UK\u2019s best botanical hothouses for a winter warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhere can you see the world\u2019s oldest pot plant? Or walk from Australia to Chile in two minutes? Here\u2019s our pick of botanical wonderlands, many restored to their Victorian splendourThere are many ways to get some winter heat into your bones. Some countries swear by saunas; others partake of hot springs or sweat lodges. In Britain, however, there is an alternative that doesn\u2019t involve taking your clothes off: the tropical hothouse.Early practitioners of hothouse horticulture faced formidable obstacles: in the 15th century, alchemist George Ripley suffered death for making a pear tree, \u201cfructify in winter\u201d. It was Victorian gardeners, however, who really triumphed, erecting massive structures and growing rarities like pineapples, bananas and even papayas. Not that things always went smoothly, the Palm House at Kew was opened in 1848, but the curators had managed to kill many of the specimens by 1895 (tinted green glass was a bad idea). Since then, science has ironed out many problems and green technology powers a new wave of fine, steamy hothouses around the country. In addition, some of our best Victorian hothouses have been significantly modernised while keeping the original look. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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