Tuinmaximaal Serre ((better)) -

Emma smiled, closing her book. "It’s the heart of the home now. We just moved it outside."

In April, the serre became a nursery. The temperature inside the Tuinmaximaal structure was a distinct microclimate. While the outside air was still crisp, inside, the sun’s rays were trapped by the glass, warming the soil in the raised beds Lucas had built along the perimeter. Tomato seedlings, previously spindly and weak on the kitchen windowsill, shot up toward the roof vents. tuinmaximaal serre

Usually, by October, the Dutch weather drove everyone indoors. The garden became a no-man's-land. But this year was different. Emma smiled, closing her book