Suppose you have a new greenhouse and are wondering what to do to kill it with color. You have already looked through some catalogs, only to learn that many of the things you would like should have been started way back last June. November is late for many plants, but many flowering kinds can still … Read more
At a Garden club meeting, I was sitting behind two women discussing a misfortune concerning the child of one of them. “I just went into my greenhouse and looked at my (lowers until I could bear it,” she said. I’ve done the same thing, and so have all who can take refuge in their greenhouse … Read more
What true gardener hasn’t experienced a kind of sad, “gone” feeling every fall when he has had to put his garden to bed for the winter”? And it’s no wonder because it means the end of the garden for perhaps five long months for those of us who live in the North. I built a … Read more
Sweet peas flourish outdoors in the cool climates of northern New England, along the shore, the mountains, and other favored sections of the country. Elsewhere, however, sweet pea growing taxes the skill of home gardeners. It’s a different story, though, with owners of little greenhouses. They have no trouble providing a cool temperature of 50° … Read more
Flowers every day of the year? Yes, it’s possible in a home greenhouse, whether you are a beginner or an advanced specialist. All that is necessary is to select those plants which grow well together – the only thing that will limit you is the size of your greenhouse. Over the years, greenhouse men have … Read more
With summer waning and the long winter months looming ahead, you’re no doubt anxious to start the seed collected from catalogs over the summer. For fortunate gardeners like myself, a greenhouse presents no problem other than gathering enough soil to last the winter, for we can plant our seed anytime. Greenhouses are inexpensive as hobbies … Read more
When the Trekells bought their suburban home, they made certain that the lot was large enough to accommodate a small greenhouse, which could be attached to the house. Then they planned and dreamed about it for 13 years. Trekells Greenhouse The greenhouse is aluminum framed in four sections, 11 x 14 meeting overall. Its arrangement … Read more
I had to have a greenhouse. I had wanted one ever since as a little fellow. It smelled good, and it felt good to be in a greenhouse. Ah, many were the reasons I wanted one. First, I wanted to propagate my azaleas, to raise all the plants and shrubs for my garden. I wanted … Read more
You can have a garden shelter delivered to your house in the morning and assembled and ready for use the same evening! Prefabricated rustic shelters have been popular for many years, and now there is a trend toward screened aluminum shelters, such as the one pictured here and manufactured by the Grand Sheet Metal Products … Read more