What are Greenhouses?

mulham jarjnazei Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:20 pm

Legend has it that Roman gardeners first invented an early form of greenhouse in order to serve cucumbers at Caesar's table. Whether true or not, the Romans
are credited with building the first greenhouses by digging a pit in
the earth, adding fires to generate heat, and covering the pit with
translucent sheets of mica rock. Ever since, greenhouses, also called glasshouses in Europe, have allowed gardeners the opportunity to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers year-round.During
the 15th century, the explorers who traveled to the New World in search
of treasure brought back plant specimens that Europeans had never seen.
Many of the roots and berries of these plants were touted as having
great curative powers, so the botanists at the time perfected ways to
protect and propagate the valued plants in rudimentary greenhouses. By
the end of the 16th century, the basic greenhouse was invented, but
improvements continued until Victorian England had designed modern
greenhouses as we know them today.