grnhs update...I'm in!

a few shots of the view from living room, as I sit here in my chair looking out at my plants it makes me very happy

 

thanks Marni, since it took my contractor 4 weeks longer than he thought I let him off the hook for the shade cloth and swamp cooler till spring, he's a family friend so I'm not worried, he went so far above my expectations. The new addition (the last 10 ft.) will be easy to throw shade cloth over, it's brightest there also. We haven't come up with a workable idea for the rest of it yet which is attached to the house roof on 2 sides, but every grnhs owner who comes to visit will be asked for a thought.
Thanks Jacob, visit when you can.
Dale, actually I kinda miss the old one, I can't hear the wind or rain anymore, and it is so spacious I feel a bit of a disconnect with my plants. It is beautiful to look at though, did you see dat duck? I even have room for more of my buddha's now, they are glad to be out of storage I'm sure

 

no, not yet, it still has the faint smell of fresh paint. the humidity has been so high the paint hasn't cured properly

 

were hoping that it will. I painted the stucco walls of the house over Thanksgiving while my contractor was out of town for 5 days, the roof was up but no walls, it was raining and cold (48to55) with high humidity. I waited the 24 hours for the second coat but the walls were still tacky. I've got 6 fans on high and open the door when I can. The walls are still a little tacky, they seem a little less so today, we used a very good quality paint called elastromeric so fingers crossed, if you come for a visit DON"T TOUCH THE WALLS

 

it is bright and roomy, which made me uncomfortable for awhile, the old one was a bit dark and very funky, but I loved it and knew the light and temp of every nook and cranny. Most of the south wall and all of the east wall is my house the rest is opaque twin wall. I'm very happy I went with the opaque!! On a overcast day it is brighter in the grnhs than outside, and on a sunny day it disperse's the light really well. We are on stand by for shade cloth however, might not have to shade the 30 foot north side, but expect to shade the rest with aluminet. I've put up more hardware cloth on the walls for mounts and made some other changes since this photo taken in Dec. right after I moved in, I'll post an updated photo soon

 

thanks Alexis, I'm VERY pleased with the 3\4in.drainage rock flooring, it's 3to4 in. deep and locks into place so it doesn't shift,it's also easy on my poor Old feet. one friend used polished river stone cuz she thought it was pretty, it's slippery and very hard to walk on, another used pea gravel cuz she thought it would hold moisture, also hard to walk on and is squishey. the gravel is easy to keep clean, at this point I hand pick any and every little bit that hits the ground{it's tuff being me} but push come to shove I could also very easily use the leaf blower

 

I don't like the pavers either, I slipped and broke a finger walking on them years ago, they tend to grow algae and moss and can be very slippery, same for wood. Perhaps a 2in. layer of the drainage rock on top would stabilize the rock you already have. I scattered a few pieces of glittery white quartz around just cuz it's pretty.