Energy Conscious Tips for Greenhouse Planning
Reduce, reuse, recycle has never been easier than in the greenhouse. Keeping these three principals in mind in the greenhouse planning stage will help increase your workflow, productivity, and efficiency.  Read more...

Greenhouse care and maintenance during the winter months doesn’t have to be a tedious task! While there are many greenhouse maintenance chores to be done over the winter, breaking them down into smaller groups and scheduling your tasks at intervals can help relieve the tedium.  Read more...

If you have a greenhouse gardener on your holiday shopping list, you may be wondering what would make the perfect gift. Here are ten holiday gift ideas for greenhouse gardeners.

1. Live flowers. Any greenhouse gardener will be delighted to receive live flowers to add to their greenhouse plant collection.

2. Quality pitch fork for turning compost. Many gardeners prefer a wooden handle, but any quality material will do.  Read more...

How to Get a Custom Vintage Greenhouse Glass Feel for Your Budget Greenhouse

Although glass is the least energy-efficient of greenhouse coverings, some people just want the look of glass when they are shopping for a greenhouse. Custom glass greenhouses are what many greenhouse gardener’s picture when they think of having a greenhouse. Heavy leaded glass surrounded by wrought iron or intricate custom framework adds immeasurable beauty and grace to a functioning greenhouse filed with vibrant plants and flowers. However, hiring a custom glass greenhouse designer costs a fortune, and purchasing a vintage glass greenhouse can be nearly as expensive as a college education.  Read more...

Heating your greenhouse during the coming cold winter months can be a challenge. Regulating temperatures, checking water supplies for freezing, ensuring proper ventilation without losing too much heat- it all adds up to extra care and time for the greenhouse gardeners. Fortunately, the love of gardening and the promise of gardening during winter months is enough motivation to endure the added work.  Read more...

If you’ve been gardening in the greenhouse this year, you’re likely to be overwhelmed with the bounty from your efforts. Fall harvest seems to sneak up on us all, and trying to store all those fruits and veggies for the fast-approaching winter months can be hectic! Here are a few fall canning tips to help you get your crops in quicker.  Read more...

Canning your fall harvest from the greenhouse is one of the best parts of greenhouse gardening for many gardeners. Storing those fresh fruits and veggies signifies the culmination of a long and ‘fruitful’ growing season. The love of fresh produce is a strong motivating factor for many gardeners. It’s why we spend hours pulling weeds, watering, and caring for fledgling plants month after month.  Read more...

Kermit once said, “It’s not easy being green.” (But I think that had more to do with avoiding Ms. Piggy’s affections than being a naturally green critter.) Green living is all the rage, and going green in the green-house is probably easier than you think.  Read more...

 Working with shade cloths, earthboxes, cold frames, and greenhouses can greatly improve your chances for gardening success. Gardening can be challenging, especially for the timid novice gardener.Why are you afraid to take that next step to growing a green thumb? Is it because there is just too much sunlight or wind in your area? Perhaps you have poor soil conditions or even worse, no soil conditions. Maybe you are hesitant because you won’t be able to enjoy the fresh produce year round. Whatever your reason, there are simple answers to help you garden better and faster. Here are some solutions to the above dilemmas.  Read more...

Toiling over the ground; tilling until it is just right, mixing fertilizer until your hands are stained black and neat little rows are prepared, equal distances apart, to ensure the best end results, laying down the seeds with care, making sure they are properly spaced and judging the depth of each different variety by your well-trained measuring utensil, otherwise known as your pointer finger. Tending to the seedlings you watch them sprout and grow up into magnificent plants- Ah! The joys of gardening abound!  Read more...