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The Conservatory:
Gardens Under Glass
“Twenty-five years ago, I was first smitten with a love for conservatories - magical, delightful, otherworldly spaces so different from every other room I’d experienced… Those who have conservatories in their own homes speak of them as if they are alive; these spaces nurture the soul and lay a balm on the cares of modern life…”
Welcome to the buildings of light.
Welcome to The Conservatory
— Book Authors Alan Stein & Nancy Virts
Founders of Tanglewood Conservatories & the Conservatory Heritage Society
What Are People Saying About The Conservatory: Gardens Under Glass?
“Occasionally in history, there is a fortuitous confluence that brings together the potent and energetic streams of capability, creativity, opportunity, fashion, and desire… the projects in this book represent exactly such…”
— Richard Barley
Director of Horticulture, Learning & Operations at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
“I certainly hope you are feeling proud. It's a very beautiful book and I am quite pleased to have been part of bringing it to life. I do have somewhat of a sense of how much work goes into these things, but the fact that you did it while running your business is pretty remarkable. More power to you both.”
— George Holzer
Photographer & Digital Imaging Specialitst
“It's a story that brings together the worlds of engineering, architecture and horticulture. Food, fashion, plant collecting, power, prestige, science, public education and environmental stewardship all play a part.”
— Megan Backhouse
Writer for the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
About Us |
Conservatory Heritage Society is a program of the 501c3, Untangled Minds, a foundation for continuous learning. Our mission in offering this program is to educate people of a unique buildling form known as the Conservatory. Within our community, we explore its story revealing fascinating social, cultural, botanical, and engineering developments since its first appearance in the seventeenth century and seek to understand its growing role in modern day architecture.