Small greenhouses are glass structures designed to grow produce in limited outdoor spaces. If you have a slim garden, patio, or balcony, a small garden greenhouse can help you produce out-of-season plants all year round, despite extreme weather conditions.
Other than their compact size, the benefits of glass greenhouses are widespread. More specifically, these small freestanding structures can:
Our miniature greenhouses have adjustable shelving, so you can customise your space to suit various crops or remove extra units to provide more space for ample growth.
We’ve a wide range of Small greenhouse accessories for the Classic Range to allow it to be customised to your needs.
Our small glass greenhouse shelves are excellent for growing seedlings during spring as they will require plenty of warmth and light to ensure they are effectively hardened off.
Autumn is a rather unpredictable season to grow plants, but our greenhouses provide young plants and cuttings protection from cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and mild frosts.
As temperatures drop to below zero in the winter, a small glass greenhouse will help shield plants from rain, wind, and snow, allowing them to survive any frosts or periods of extreme cold.
Miniature greenhouses are great for smaller plants such as herbs and seedlings, whereas a small outdoor greenhouse provides more ample space, sunlight, and ventilation, allowing you to grow fuller-sized plants, such as flowers and vegetables.
Although they don’t take up much ground space, it is surprising how much you can grow in a little space.
The integrated shelving system allows growing space to be maximised and shelves can be adjusted for height or dropped flat when not required. They can even be removed to maximise available space.
Typically, all of the shelves will be used in the early Spring when there are lots of tender plants waiting for the frosts to pass; then some of the shelves are removed for Summer crops such as Tomatoes, Peppers and Chillies.
Many crops now have compact varieties available to reduce space taken up in the greenhouse.
In your greenhouse for a small garden, you can grow almost everything you could in a much larger greenhouse. There are many smaller varieties of tomato and pepper plants that work better in a small space and will crop heavily, so you won’t miss out on the harvest.
Paraffin heaters can protect your plants from cold temperatures and produce extra carbon dioxide which helps boost growth. Alternatively, you can make your own warm igloo tealight heater by making candle flower pots.
Our small greenhouses start from £329, such as our Half Westminster 3’ 4’ small Greenhouse to around £1,000 depending on your choice of size and model.
Unlike cheap plastic small greenhouses, our models are designed not to blow away!
The toughened safety glass gives the frame weight and the absence of lifting lids mean there is nothing for the wind to catch.
In addition, our lean to miniature greenhouses come with fixings to anchor them to the wall and also the floor. Freestanding models have ground fixings for concrete or patio slabs. If you just have earth at your chosen location, just lay a few slabs to provide a stable base.
The front and roof of the small greenhouse has sliding panels for excellent ventilation.
On bright early Spring days, just open the front doors an inch or so. In the height of Summer, fully open the front doors and slide the roof panels open.
During heatwaves, the roof panels can be removed for maximum ventilation.
Yes, small greenhouses are designed to work all year round, so in more southern areas you can grow fresh salads and herbs 365 days a year. Even in more northerly areas, you will get around 10 months of growing – far longer than outside.
In late Autumn, when crops have stopped growing in the garden, the sun is still strong enough to warm the air inside the greenhouse, allowing active growing of many crops.
Obviously things will grow more slowly in the Winter, but there are many Winter varieties available which are suited to cold conditions.
The best position for a small glass greenhouse is partial shade and sun, which can typically be found in East or West-facing areas.
However, if the only location you have is full sun, simply fit a shade cover. A shady location can be used for cuttings and seedlings and over-wintering, but would not be suitable for summer crops.
The best small greenhouses are those placed in partial shade and sunlight. These kinds of conditions are typically found in East or West-facing spaces.
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