Glass Greenhouses

There’s something almost stubborn about a traditional glass greenhouse. While polycarbonate panels have crept into most garden centres, the glasshouse — panes gleaming, frame catching the winter sun — refuses to go quietly. A traditional glass greenhouse is a garden structure glazed with horticultural or toughened glass rather than plastic sheeting, designed to trap solar … Read more

There’s a particular kind of stubbornness required to grow tomatoes in Britain. One minute you’ve got glorious June sunshine, the next a hailstorm is doing its best impression of a drum solo on your cold frame. That’s exactly why the best glass greenhouse earns its keep here in a way it simply doesn’t in, say, … Read more