THE LOWDOWN ON… BUI LDING AN ORANGERY

ack in the 17th century, an orangery was a room or extension where orange and other fruit trees and exotic plants were protected during the winter months. Essentially they were a very large form of greenhouse or conservatory, but a brick structure with large glass windows rather than fully made from glass. Orangeries became associated with intricate architecture and grand, period homes but towards the end of the 19th century, orangeries gave way to fully glazed structures, like the