hot walls

Garden walls provided with heating channels, or flues, which create an artificial microclimate for assisting in the growth or ripening of fruit tress or shrubs trained against the walls; popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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hot walls
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
March 8, 2024