Walter also kept detailed records of his cacti and succulent collection, including catalogues and order forms for importing them from "Viveros De Cactaceas Ferdinand Schmoll, Exportador e Importador, Mexico. Many of these catalogues, receipts and documentation remain here at Mr Straw's House.
Over the years the brothers looked after their greenhouse, replacing glass panels for the roof from E.C Walton & Co Ltd, from Sutton on Trent in 1970. We still have the original receipt for the work commissioned by Walter. After Walters death the cacti were given away, but many have since been returned and the plants in the greenhouse now, many have been propogated from these originals.
However in the late 1970's/ early 1980's the greenhouse was destroyed during a storm. When the National Trust acquired Mr Straw's House all that was left was the outline of the greenhouse. In 1995 the greenhouse was rebuilt to the pictures and specifications in the diaries and archive. The National Trust continues to maintain the greenhouse, with further repaints and repairs completed over the years, the last coat of paint was put on the greenhouse in 2015.