Morning light pours through the open door at the end of this glasshouse aisle and spills across damp flagstones. Coral geraniums and pale lilies crowd the weathered bench, with a zinc watering can resting below, while great tropical leaves arch overhead. Beyond the doorway sit an old brick wall, a stone urn of flowers and dark cypress trees, a glimpse of the garden outside.
Its long view and gentle depth suit an entryway, where it greets guests like an open door, or a living room wall above a console. It is one of nine paintings of a Victorian glasshouse and its walled garden in The Conservatory Garden collection, and it hangs well with The Fernery and The Stone Basin.