My House
Backyard & Garden Design Ideas|Issue#14.6 2017

Grow a flourishing garden all-year round with a little help from a modern greenhouse

Carrol Baker
My House

If you’ve never considered a greenhouse, there are some very good reasons why you should. Modern greenhouses are not only useful, but they look fabulous, too. Greenhouses are designed to provide a controlled horticultural environment where you can adjust the temperature and humidity. This allows you to grow plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and herbs with ease. The beauty of greenhouses is that whatever you grow is protected from the harsh summer sun, drenching rains, cool frosts and high winds. Within the structured environment, seedlings grow faster and you can grow a more diverse range of plants than you might otherwise be able to in your climate zone.

According to Rae Grant from Grow Fresh Greenhouses, the benefits of greenhouses don’t stop there. “Many people think they’re for only growing a few plants but you can put in complete gardens and sitting areas as well,” says Rae.

Greenhouses can serve as garden rooms, extending your outdoor living space. If the chill of winter or searing summer heat has you scurrying indoors, with a greenhouse, you can adjust the temperature to your own comfort level. After potting up at your bench or watering your orchids, sit back and relax in a cosy corner at a table with chairs. Or put your feet up and recline in a daybed. You can also pop a spa into your greenhouse so you can splash about all year round.

There is a diverse range of greenhouses available. You can choose a DIY option or perhaps a custom design and get a builder on board to create your own unique greenhouse.

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