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Your very own                                                 Healthy Living
                                                                                                                                                            garden retreat                             Where better to start your own quest for healthy and tasty food than in your very own
                                                                                                                                                                                                       greenhouse. You don’t need to heat the greenhouse to achieve great results, even with an
                                                                                                                                                                                                       unheated greenhouse you can extend the growing season at both ends. Starting off early
                                                                                                                                                                                                       crops such as peas and broad beans even earlier and ensuring that more tender plants get
                                                                                                                                                                                                       a head start against garden sown equivalents. A greenhouse also helps protect your plants
        Personalize                                                                                                                                                                                    from pests and birds that are equally keen to share in your bountiful produce.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Once you’ve got a greenhouse full of salad leaves, tomatoes and an array of herbs, fruit
              your space                                                                                                                                                                               and vegetables they will keep on growing for much longer in the protection of the

                                                             Benching                                 Shelving                                                                                         greenhouse warmth. You’ll be wowing your friends at Christmas with the last of your
                   Accessories                  Our sturdy benching creates a useful work-top area with handy  High level shelving is invaluable additional storage space for                          summer tomatoes, some new potatoes harvested straight from the greenhouse and all
                                                                                         starting  off  seedlings  and  general  storage  of  seed  packets,
                                                storage space below. Positioned at waist height for ease of use and
                                                to give sufficient growing space for any plants on top of the staging.  gardening tools and gloves, reference books, etc.                              manner of other out of season, tasty leaves and delicacies. If you think you are hooked on
                                                                                                                                                                                                       gardening now, just wait until your new delivery arrives.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       In Spring the greenhouse comes into its own. It's just so much more economical to grow
                                                                                                                                                                                                       your own bedding plants and produce new plants by simple cuttings, bulking up your
                                                                                                                                                                                                       favourites to fill the garden or to give away to gardening friends.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Plant Passions

                                                                                                                                         A new greenhouse is a haven for a gardener, a place to potter, plant and sow until the light  Many gardeners choose a greenhouse to house a specialist collection of plants. Whether
                                                                                                                                         fades in the evening. Set it up with water and electric and your loved ones might need to  your passion is alpine plants, orchids, cacti or even fuchsias, a greenhouse will help you to
                                                                                                                                         prise you away from your new found sanctuary. Add a comfy chair and you’ll be joining the  grow your prized possessions in a protected environment and to get the very best from
                                                                                                                                         generations of gardeners found dozing amid the dahlias, or nodding with the nasturtiums.  your plant collection.
       Metal Base - for easy installation                   Louvre Vent                               Autovent
       Cut to the exact size and replaces the need for solid footing  The louvre vent has been designed to fit into the panel below  Operated via a wax filled cylinder that expands and contracts,
       around the whole perimeter of the structure. The base raises the  the side opening vent in the greenhouse. When open this creates  automatically opening and closing your roof windows, no power
       greenhouse off the ground, ensuring no damp penetrates the  excellent additional lower ventilation in your greenhouse.  needed. Stops your greenhouse getting too hot without you having  Some things to consider
       structure. Helps speed up assembly.                                               to manually open the window yourself.


                                                                                                                                            The first decision to make is where you intend to site your greenhouse, and the  Plus when you buy an Essential greenhouse you are investing in a garden
                                                                                                                                            size you require. Remember that generally freestanding greenhouses are best  structure to be proud of, you don’t need to hide it away at the bottom of the
                                                                                                                                            positioned with the ridge axis running from east to west.  garden; make a feature out of it.


                                                                                                                                            Keep  your  new  greenhouse  well  away  from  roads,  trees  and  play  areas.  Think carefully before you make your final decision. Consider buying a size
                                                                                                                                            Accessibility is important for several reasons; you’ll definitely want to be able to  bigger than you think you need as greenhouse space soon runs out when
                                                                                                                                            nip out to the greenhouse whenever convenient, so keep it fairly near to the house.  you’ve pricked out a few dozen pots of seedlings into thousands of individual
                                                                                                                                                                                                       pots and modules.
                                                                                                                                            If you want water and power to be connected then it is more cost effective if the
               Slimline Waterbutt                              Blinds                         The Essential Coldframe
       Ideal for those with limited space, but still want to collect as much  Help control the amount of sunlight in your greenhouse with these  This classic Western Red Cedar coldframe with toughened safety  greenhouse is nearer the relevant existing supplies.
       rainwater as possible. With a capacity of 100 litres, the water  blinds. They reduce the amount of summer sunlight, aiding plant  glass is useful for a variety of purposes and ideal for those who
       collected should be suitable for most small and medium gardens.  growth and prevents overheating and plant burn.  cannot fit a full size greenhouse in the garden.
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