Conservatory (greenhouse)
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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: tea parties). Conservatory architecture varies from typical Victorian glasshouses to modern styles, such as geodesic domes. Many which 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 than for horticulture.
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[edit] List of prominent Conservatories
[edit] Australia
[edit] Canada
[edit] China
- Beijing Botanical Garden (Beijing)
- Shanghai Botanical Garden (Shanghai)
- South China Botanical Garden (Qingyang, Guangzhou)
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] England
- Kew Gardens (southwest London)
- Chatsworth House (Derbyshire)
- Eden project (Cornwall)
- Syon House (west London)
[edit] Scotland
[edit] U.S.A.
- Biosphere 2 (Oracle, Arizona)
- Steinhardt Conservatory (Brooklyn)
- Climatron (St. Louis)
- Conservatory of Flowers (San Francisco)
- Des Moines Botanical Center (Des Moines)
- Franklin Park Conservatory (Columbus, Ohio)
- Enid Haupt Conservatory (New York)
- Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory (Fort Wayne)
- Garfield Park Conservatory (Chicago)
- Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens (Indianapolis)
- Krohn Conservatory (Cincinnati)
- Lincoln Park Conservatory (Chicago)
- Mitchell Park Conservatory (Milwaukee)
- Moody Gardens (Galveston)
- Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Conservatory (Oklahoma City)
- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh)
- United States Botanic Garden (Washington, D.C.)
- Volunteer Park Conservatory (Seattle, Washington)
- W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory (Tacoma, Washington)
- Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (Detroit)
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center (Pine Mountain, Georgia)
[edit] External links
- History of the Conservatory A longer history, including the pioneering work of Sir Joseph Paxton.
- About Conservatories Article on conservatories as home improvements
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