Huge quantities of marmalade and extraordinary moonlit nights. What more could you ask for?

Added on 28/03/2010

Tregaron, mid-Wales, is located south of one of Europe’s largest growing peat bogs – Cors Goch Glan Teifi – an important National Nature Reserve sheltering dozens of species of rare flora and fauna.

After considering a range of alternative structures, one of Tregaron’s nature lovers, Carol Nixon, chose a SOLARDOME Sanctuary 7.75m diameter dome in which to re-create her own, unique, environment.

Nestled in a natural environment which is excessively damp and boggy, Carol’s SOLARDOME glasshouse now provides a dry, Mediterranean oasis perfect for cultivating a range of tall trees and plants. From these, she has reaped a continuous harvest of apricots, avocados, peaches, oranges and lemons, which, in-turn have become a plentiful supply of Marmalade! Amongst strawberries, sweet pepper and bananas, a cucumber plant has also thrived, producing more than 100 cucumbers in the course of a season.

Uniquely, Carol has also installed a wood burner with chimney enabling her SOLARDOME glasshouse to be used not just a growing space, but a welcoming haven where friends can enjoy the moonlit nights from the warmth of the dome.

My SOLARDOME glasshouse has proved to be a world in itself. If the rest of the garden was abandoned, the SOLARDOME would provide gardening and leisure enough on its own.