Actually, one reason I created my first indoor garden spot was strictly
economics. Garden furniture tends to be cheaper than that made for the
indoors. It began when I hauled home a concrete garden bench that a
nearby nursery had once used as part of a display. The bench was our
coffee table until we upgraded to a larger and more accommodating one in
cast aluminum. They both had the advantage of being extremely practical.
They were sturdy and attractive, and should there come a day when we
feel financially comfortable enough to invest in real wood indoor
furniture they can easily go outside and be functional there. One of the nicest surprises when we first moved into our century old
handyman's special of a house was discovered in the "sunroom". Our
sunroom has a northern exposure, which I have always found to be
perverse - not to mention the two giant trees that filter out a great
deal of light one might expect in a room with two full walls of windows.
Clearly whoever decided to place it there had no interest in growing
plants. Even worse - they covered that gorgeous floor with harvest gold
sculptured carpet. We ripped it up as soon as we could - and found a
gorgeous deep green quarry tile floor. At that any plans I may have
originally had for that room were immediately scrapped. It had to be a
garden room. We had the concrete bench already, and not long after I found
two rattan chairs at a garage sale and hauled them home. And at a few
junk shops around town I unearthed a couple of lovely birdcages, which I
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