Winter garden

– **History**:
– Winter gardens originated in the 17th to 19th centuries in Europe.
– European nobility built large conservatories attached to their palaces.
– Early versions were made of masonry with large windows and glass roofs.
– In the 19th century, conservatories were made of iron and curvilinear glass.
– The first large public winter garden was built in Regents Park in 1842-46.

– **Present**:
– Modern winter gardens are used to produce food or as living decoration.
– Winter gardens in temperate regions allow plants to grow when temperatures rise above freezing.
– Vegetables commonly grown in winter gardens include cabbage and broccoli.
– Winter rye is planted to protect the ground from weeds.
– Alliums, beets, carrots, and oregano are also suitable for winter gardens.

– **See also**:
– Greenhouse
– Hardiness zone
– Winter sowing

– **References**:
– John Hix. The Glasshouse. Phaidon Press Limited. London. 1996.
– Georg Kohlmaier. Houses of Glass: A Nineteenth-Century Building Type. The MIT Press. Cambridge MA. 1991.