If building your own greenhouse from a kit sounds daunting, don’t worry – it just got easier! There’s now no need to lift and balance heavy, fragile panels of glass. You can simply snap the greenhouse frame together and cover it with heavy duty polyethylene panels. Specially designed for the purpose, this modern polyethylene material will let in plenty of diffuse light, without as much trouble and maintenance as glass.  Read more...

When you are advised that you can treat your greenhouse like an extra room of your house, somewhere to relax and get away from things, it gives you a good feeling – but there’s more. Like any room inside your house, your greenhouse needs to be kept clean, especially a glass greenhouse. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that no greenhouse is so perfect it can take care of itself. However, if you do make the effort to look after it well, you’ll find that it’s highly rewarding. Here are some helpful tips when cleaning your glass greenhouse.  Read more...

Buying a greenhouse can represent a major investment. It’s something which requires careful thought. You need to consider not only what your needs are today, but also what they’re likely to be in years to come, and you need to balance your ambitions against your budget. Fortunately, the advent of the extendable greenhouse has made these decisions a lot easier.  Read more...

When selecting the perfect greenhouse for your garden, it’s often tempting to opt for a greenhouse kit, especially if you’re trying to keep to a limited budget. Most greenhouse kits are designed to be as simple as possible to construct, with pre-drilled, lightweight components – but if you want to try something a bit more ambitious, designing a stone-set greenhouse could be the thing for you.  Read more...

No matter how carefully you try to look after your greenhouse, sometimes you just won’t be able to be there. If you don’t have a family member, friend or neighbor who can look after your plants in your absence, you’ll need to consider technological ways of making sure they get what they need. During short absences it’s usually sufficient simply to make sure that your plants watered, and there are several ways of doing this.  Read more...

Lean-to greenhouses are just about the simplest greenhouse designs on the market, easy to fit into your back yard and easy to assemble. However, if you want them to enjoy a long and trouble-free life, there are a few things you should know.  Read more...

When you buy a greenhouse, it’s tempting to think that you’re all ready to go, but in most cases you won’t get very far with just a few potted plants standing on the floor! The first and most important of greenhouse accessories to get right is greenhouse staging. Since this is something you’ll want to keep using for the lifetime of the greenhouse, you’ll need to choose it carefully.  Read more...

A greenhouse is an excellent place to relax and get away from it all, something which can be all the more important for people with mobility difficulties which make getting about awkward and tiring. Many people get into greenhouse gardening when they retire and want to be able to keep up the hobby as they gradually find themselves less mobile. In these situations, it’s important to find greenhouse designs which make access as easy as possible.  Read more...

One of the worst things that can happen to the greenhouse enthusiast is an outbreak of disease. Because a greenhouse is a largely enclosed ecosystem with air and moisture continually circulating, disease can spread very fast within it. A brown leaf one day can become a few dead plants the next. What can you do to minimize the chance of losing your plants this way?  Read more...

Many people dream of having a greenhouse but feel it’s a dream they’ll have to put on hold until they can afford more spacious property. However, there are now greenhouse designs available which can be kept just about anywhere, even if you only have a few square feet of back yard. These mini greenhouses are ideal homes for starting flowers to move inside your home or to the garden later, or for growing lettuce and herbs for your kitchen. They’re compact, easy to use, and the perfect choice for urban environments.  Read more...