Which Plants Should You Add To Your Conservatory?

Do you have any idea?  The answer could actually depend on whether your self-build conservatory faces the south and gets lots of heat and light during the day.  Alternatively you will need to look at a whole different selection of plants if your conservatory favours another direction.  So depending on the location you will need to choose the best plants for that situation.

A good bet for any DIY conservatory is a fruit tree.  And if you are thinking of the huge version that needs half the garden to drop its fruit in, you need to scale down a bit!  Miniature fruit trees such as orange trees and lemon trees are available to stand in pots in your conservatory.  You should get perfectly formed oranges and lemons – they will just be a lot smaller than the regular kind.

This just goes to illustrate the ability you have to go for a different type of plant than the norm.  Cacti can work well on windowsills, and various yucca plants dotted about will do well too.  Anything which loves the warm conditions presented by a conservatory and doesn’t require tons of water will be ideal – particularly if you are a bit forgetful with the watering can.

Palms can also look good in a self-build conservatory.  Watch out for the leaves if you have lower level palms though instead of taller ones.  You don’t want the kids running into them as the leaves can be a bit sharp on the edges at times.

Herbs can be good in a self-build conservatory too.  Once again the windowsills are good for these, but watch that the sun doesn’t scorch them.  You’ll benefit from the aroma of sage, basil and other similar herbs though.  Simply rub the leaves to get an even better aroma.

If you want some climbing plants to soften up the surroundings a bit, why not think about something like a red climbing lily?  This looks amazing and as it grows it can be trained to go wherever you want it to.  The bat flower is another good bet if you want something unusual – it has whiskers that grow to impressive lengths!

So it is easy to start adding new plants to your DIY conservatory that will love all the conditions they are presented with.  You can also manage some cuttings during the colder months, thanks to the windowsills which always suck up whatever sun they can find.  In a sense you can still enjoy your garden on the coldest winter day if you bring some of it inside with you.