Greenhouse Advice

Drip lines, capillary matting or a water butt? How to choose a permanent watering set-up for a UK greenhouse, with typical costs, drip design basics and the honest maths on harvesting rain from your roof.

Ventilation decides more in a UK greenhouse than heating does. Here is how much airflow you need, what roof vents, side vents and wax-cylinder auto-openers each do, and how to keep humidity and grey mould down.

Wooden greenhouses combine the look of a garden building with the seriousness of a growing structure. A practical UK buyer's guide to timber species, joinery, glazing, and integration.

Ask "are polytunnels allowed on allotments?" in any plot-holders' forum and you will get a dozen confident answers that contradict each other. The reason runs simple. No single national rule...

If you have searched for a polycarbonate polytunnel in the UK, you probably want the long walk-through shape of a tunnel without the polythene film that goes baggy, tears and...

In short: a metal arch greenhouse suits an open or windy plot where you want a rigid, walk-through growing space without the cover-replacement cycle of a film polytunnel. Budget aluminium-and-glass...

Walk into most factory greenhouses on a bright April morning and the air already feels close, because the roof vent that came in the box is too small for the...

Search "small greenhouse uk" and the results blur together fast. A £42 plastic shell with zip-up covers sits next to a £1,400 aluminium walk-in, both filed under the same word....

B&Q sells greenhouses. They're on the shelves, the price tags look reasonable, and if you've ever walked past the garden section you've probably glanced at the flat-pack boxes. So why...

When the cover replacement, the allotment ban, or the storm season has you reconsidering — what to look at instead of a polytunnel, and which alternative actually fits your growing.

What separates a heavy duty UK polytunnel from a budget one — frame gauge, hoop spacing, cover spec, and the engineered cellular PC option for buyers who want permanence.

Interactive tool Try our Size Calculator first Tell us your household size, what you want to grow, and seasonal vs year-round, and we'll match you to the right NORDIC in...