Everybody knows that gardening takes patience. You have to prepare the ground, plant the bulbs or seeds, wait for shoots to appear, then tend them as they grow to adult size. All this requires a fixed location. For people who have to travel a lot, perhaps staying in different homes at different times of year, gardening can seem like an impossible luxury. But easily transported greenhouse kits can turn that around.

Transport-friendly greenhouse kits are easy to assemble, easy to disassemble, and can be packed away easily into small spaces - some even come with their own bags for easy transportation. With lightweight frames and simple poly covers, they can be put together in just a couple of hours - quickly enough that well chosen greenhouse plants will be happy waiting in your vehicle until they can return to their home. Because they’re relatively small, these greenhouses can’t be used for extensive growing projects, but they do have the advantage of being able to fit into almost any back yard. Once you’ve positioned them, it’s a good idea to weight them down with stones - you don’t want the wind to transport them as easily as you did!

Greenhouses like this are ideally suited to people whose busy modern lives make traditional gardening impossible. Naturally, travelling is stressful for plants and can’t be recommended for delicate flowers, but with careful packing and extra attention once you reach your destination, most popular greenhouse plants will be okay. You may well find that they’re safer than if you’d trusted them to a neighbour for several weeks!

Portable greenhouse assembly requires no special skills - all you’ll need is a pair of pliers and a Phillips screwdriver. Many can be managed by one person working alone, though it always helps to have an assistant, especially if it’s windy. You’ll also find that their easy storage means these greenhouses can be useful even when you’re settled in one place, to provide back-up space for when other greenhouses unexpectedly overflow or suffer damage. They’re comparatively inexpensive and increasingly easy to find, so it’s well worth having one around.