Around the Greenhouse

A quick visit to the local garden centre soon highlights the wide range of equipment available to the greenhouse owner – some of it almost...

Greenhouses are essentially all about heat. While in the summer a well-placed greenhouse will gain most of its warmth directly from the sun, in the...

If you plan on using your greenhouse all year round, sooner or later you will have to think about getting some lighting for it and with the wide...

Somewhere in the excitement of planning a new greenhouse the more mundane questions of access, pathways and flooring can sometimes get left behind....

Some items of equipment seem to be a feature of every greenhouse and shelving and plant support are high on this particular list! Although the...

Although plants will obviously grow in ordinary soil, in the greenhouse it is usual to propagate them in compost – if for no better reason than they...

Providing adequate shade and ventilation in your greenhouse is essential. During the height of summer most of the plants – with very few exceptions –...

Do a quick internet search for any phrase containing the word “greenhouse” and it is a fair bet that at least half of what you turn up will be about...

Everyone knows that water is essential for the well being of any plant but in the confines of the greenhouse, the grower has to assume full...