Clearview Greenhouses
Quality & affordable wooden greenhouses - Fully Installed
Elite Greenhouses
70 years of successful British manufacturing
Swallow Greenhouses
Made from durable and attractive heat-treated Thermowood
Access Greenhouses
High-grade aluminium greenhouses and cold frames for small spaces
*Some restrictions, see individual greenhouse page
Wood has excellent insulation properties and helps to maintain a constant internal temperature.
Unlike traditional freestanding garden greenhouses, the Lean To is designed to be attached to your house or wall.
Taking a design from a bygone era and bringing it to the present day packed with practical features.
When space is limited you can still enjoy your growing with one of our small greenhouses.
These greenhouses offer extra strength and style, with many features as standard.
I absolute love it, very good quality. It was a bit fiddly to put together but overall I’m happy with it.
This greenhouse is stunning, pretty and functional! It is well proportioned and beautifully crafted, we couldn’t be more delighted with our purchase. The greenhouse is spacious with generous staging and a perfect place for any gardener to spend a lot of time pottering with plants (I’m thinking of moving an chair in there and a bed for our dog 😊
The process of ordering from SW Greenhouses was very smooth, Dominic was most helpful in responding swiftly to any questions I had. I was well informed about the time it would take to build the greenhouse and that they could hold it until we were ready for installation. The fitters arrived at exactly the time we were told they would and expertly put together our lovely new greenhouse. They left us with some paint if we needed to touch any patches up. Tai, the manager from Clearview was also very helpful during the process. We can highly recommend the Clearview greenhouse. It’s the nicest greenhouse we have owned so won’t be moving again !
It took 2 people 2 days to put it together, using the instructions and video. It does take time to put together but we had the classic model and its good quality. It is very worrying ordering on line before you have seen something but there is no need to worry with this product.
The product is very high quality and I am sure I shall have many years of pleasure from it.
The company delivered and erected the greenhouse in a very short timescale. The fitters got on very quickly - the whole greenhouse was up in less than 2 hours.
Arrived in Feb 2023 earlier than expected and was constructed in less than an hour. Absolutely love everything about my Wiltshire greenhouse.
It looks so good, excellent quality and although small it is well designed and I now have lots of plants growing on different levels. Perfect for my small garden. Door was catching a bit of frame if opened fully but resolved by sanding a bit off. Thought it was good value including auto roof windows.
Just received our Swallow Robin greenhouse and we are very excited. From order to delivery everything was smooth and fully discussed and explained. We were told there was a 16 week lead time (December) but received a call 2 weeks later to say could we take deliver 1st week of September - FAB. We’ve enjoyed a weekend if pottering it it already - just the right size well made and looks beautiful x. Thank you
Had to wait (understandably) a while for my greenhouse due to the lockdown rush. However, Swallow kept me informed of progress and my greenhouse arrived when promised.
The installation team were incredibly helpful, efficient and polite and made sure that I was happy before they left. The greenhouse, which I chose in Bracken Green is beautiful and also functional. I absolutely love it and would recommend a Swallow Greenhouse to anyone.
I ordered an Eden Burford after lots of research and overall, I am delighted with my purchase. It is an excellent greenhouse and I anticipate many years of good service from it. However, I found the instructions (pictures, letters, numbers, arrows, etc rather than words) very difficult to follow and I was eventually informed that I hadn't been sent the updated version which clearly didn't help. It took me a long time to put it together and I had to ring up a couple of times to ask for bits that were missing (they were sent very quickly and without hassle). Overall, a super greenhouse that I would definitely recommend but a pain to assemble.
We are so delighted with our new potting shed. It is much more spacious than we had imagined and feels really well constructed and sturdy. The wood is beautiful and it has made our whole garden feel much nicer. Self opening windows are a great bonus, and the installation team were great. Excellent service, would highly recommend!
We would have no hesitation in recommending this greenhouse. It is much nicer than in the pictures, really well constructed and the team that put it up were wonderful, answered all our questions and gave us a laugh along with it, really nice people and they made sure everything was nice and clean too and tidied up after themselves. We couldn't be happier.
Great quality greenhouse and put up very carefully. Excellent job!
I this greenhouse / potting shed as it looked great. Delivery was a few weeks earlier than expected, and when it turned up I was not disappointed. The team arrived to erect it, they were excellent. Although this is potting shed is expensive this is the classic “ you get what you pay for”. I would highly recommend greenhouses from SWGREENHOUSES and highly recommend the Clearview Oxfordshire potting shed / greenhouse.
The fitters were on time thorough and polite helpful in explaining everything
Thankyou Mr Glenn Taylor
Greenhouse is fantastic quality and looks amazing, fitted in around an hour by two very pleasant fitters, as simple as that really..
Thank you.
Firstly my thanks to Adrian at SW Greenhouses who answered my many questions and helped me to ensure I choose the right specification. Polite, friendly and professional - customer service at its best. The greenhouse is top quality, a sturdy and aesthetically pleasing structure that adds to the gardens interest rather than being one of those that people try to hide behind a hedge or trellis. Elite contacted me to arrange delivery and this went smoothly. It wasn’t the easiest to erect and the instructions were not particularly intuitive, however allow double the time you anticipate or pay for a professional installation! I would highly recommend SW Greenhouses and Elite. Thank you.
Delivered earlier than expected and assembled quickly and efficiently. Superb quality and craftsmanship. I would certainly recommend this greenhouse to anyone.
Excellent service from SWG, advised of delivery date and the greenhouse arrived a day earlier. Although I am a keen DIYer, the instructions sometimes were a bit of a challenge, however my wife was on hand to help! Also good support from Elite as needed. On my own it took about 18 hours in total to complete the build and it was easy to secure to my ready made base. Some areas of the instructions could have been a bit more explanatory (e.g Highlighting when extra bolts need to be inserted would have helped), but good when you figure it out.
Only criticism is the door handles, did not fit them, will look for something locally a bit more friendly.
The potting shed was delivered on the arranged date, and erected very efficiently. I am delighted with the design, quality, workmanship and functionality of this shed/greenhouse, which complements my existing greenhouse.
The initial ordering process was easy and dealt with very efficiently. Quick response from manufacturer also and super-efficient after sales follow-up. Installation earlier than promised (and expected) and was also excellent. The product has exceeded expectations and is of very high quality. Could not be happier and would recommend both companies unreservedly.
SW GREENHOUSES did a fantastic job with helping me order my first ever greenhouse and the product from CLEARVIEW was better than I expected it looks great and the 2 lads that installed it were very polite and professional
Brilliant service from start to finish. Excellent product and nothing was too much trouble for the installers. Would definitely recommend and will use again in the future.
We’ve now had this greenhouse for just over a year, and it’s been packed full of all sorts of plants including vines for the whole time.
A good size for all our needs to start off veg plot for family of 5, and because it’s narrower than a normal standard size, it fits nicely into our narrow plot.
Still looking like New a year on.
We’re very pleased with our choice.
Thanks
The Greenhouse was erected in just over an hour on the base I had prepared and it was truly amazing to see the guys in action. The greenhouse itself has definitely exceeded my expectations. Having had aluminium greenhouses in the past I would definitely recommend anyone to seriously think about a wooden greenhouse.
Brilliant service from start to finish. Everyone involved were great and kept us informed at every stage
I had been looking forward to receiving our greenhouse and was not disappointed
My thanks to you all
Good advice from SWG, Greenhouse delivered before expected date, Self assembled, all instructions were easy to follow but took longer to build than expected, Final result is a well designed and sturdy greenhouse. Many thanks.
Although my delivery was delayed due to Covid-19, when it came I was so happy as it was even better than my last Swallow greenhouse bought 12 years ago. This was put up in 50 minutes and is the most fantastic duck egg blue. It’s noe full of plants.
We’re absolutely delighted with our new greenhouse and were very impressed with the level of service from ordering through to installation. Superb price too for the quality of the greenhouse. Would not hesitate to recommend to others.
We had been waiting until nice weather to put this up.
Very happy with the build quality of the components, the finished greenhouse is better than we expected.
Can't fault the whole process from start to finish. SW and Clearview were extremely helpful delivering and installing the greenhouse last Friday despite the country's problems. It looks great and really looking forward to pottering in it.
Highly delighted with my greenhouse, looks fabulous. Thanks to the two fitters and to Clearview for such a great service
The fitters arrived right on time and had the greenhouse erected in 40 minutes. It looks just great and is a lovely focus point in the garden.
Absolutely brilliant , top quality product, well constructed , much taller than I expected, so I can get more in!!!!
Th installation team were so quick and effieicent , obviously well trained. Such pleasant young men who are a credit to your company . Cannot fault the whole experience.
I am absolutely delighted with my new greenhouse. The installation was very impressive, they even touched up a few marks with paint and left us with a small pot of extra paint plus a brush! Dedication to the job.
The quality is amazing and the price was excellent value, especially bearing in mind it included delivery and put it up and it even has an auto opener. I’ve seen painted wooden greenhouses like this elsewhere for double or triple the price. I ordered a high shelf as an extra and it was well worth it.
I could not be more pleased and I am so glad I ordered from this company.
Absolutely love it...so pretty and the men that put it together were great!
Thanks
Delivered in under 2 weeks by a helpful driver. Put it up with my son who did most of the work without any issues, it is a project...but much better than a previous one I put up years ago. Very pleased for the price paid.
Easy to order. Quick delivery slot. Great communication and a gorgeous greenhouse. Very happy 😊
This is my first greenhouse. It looks great, once constructed it feels very solid. However the base, the vents and the instructions mean that I'll only give it 4 stars, there were times during the construction when I would given it a much lower score! I have the 10x6, set on earth and I built it over a few days with the help of a friend. This was our first greenhouse build. As noted by the previous reviewer, the instructions are in pictures with no written commentary. This is really frustrating. Even a few written tips on what to do at key stages would have been really helpful. Also the resolution of the drawings could have been much better, to make it absolutely clear how parts should be oriented. I'm 57, I suspect most greenhouse buyers are older, and like me wear glasses. So larger, clearer pictures would seem an obvious requirement. On to the construction. The standard base is 6x6, for a 10x6 you get a 4ft extension. This creates a point of weakness which can flex both up and down and side to side. The plate that links the 6ft and 4th sections should be longer to stop this. Make sure that this joint is well supported and both level and straight. We had some movement in one joint which resulted in one 6ft section of the greenhouse on just one side being out of square when we were glazing. We set the base in place with postcrete. With hindsight I would have layed the slabs for the central path in the greenhouse before setting the base as I've had to chip away at the postcrete around the door frame so that I can set the slabs at the right level. The frame sections can be built by one person, 2 are required for fixing sections together and glazing. Provided you pay attention to the instructions (and don't miss out any bolts) constructing the frame was relatively straightforward. Glazing is a bigger challenge. The mastic comes in rolls, backed by red tape which you then try and peel off once it's in place. Peeling this off the frame while leaving the mastic on was a devil of job. It's obvious, but pay real attention to the first sheet of glass and make sure its square, once in place the mastic holds it in place and adjustment isn't possible. You need really strong thumbs to push the capping into place. Again with hindsight I wonder if this would have been easier if the capping was warmer (we were working in early January). Perhaps keep it in a warm room, before use? I bought a louvre vent. The instructions are useless! It requires a lot of fiddling to secure the glass. One small, easily overlooked picture in the instructions suggests this should be placed at the end of the greenhouse opposite the door. After a fair bit of time on google this is where I decided to place it. Be aware that it restricts the height options for the integrated shelf. Not a major problem but something I only became aware of when I came to fit the shelf. The shelf looks great and feels really solid, well worth the investment. Finally the roof vents. Why have such a quality greenhouse let down by rubbish vents? They are frustrating to construct and you have to fiddle with them to try and get them to fit properly (for us a two man job!). It really shouldn't be difficult to come up with something better. The vent fittings are cheap, nasty plastic which I wouldn't trust to keep the vent open. Hopefully I won't need them as I'm going to fit automatic openers. I don't want to finish on a negative, this is a really good greenhouse, it wouldn't take much effort from Halls to make it a great greenhouse.
I am delighted with the build quality and swift installation of our new greenhouse. Many thanks to the team for a great job.
The greenhouse was put up quickly and efficiently and, to date, I can see no problems. The men (Derrick and Pete) arrived at the time they said (no problems on the M25!) and worked to get it done. The sales communication was good (Tai kept us informed)
Thank you - this firm is recommended by me
Solid greenhouse at a very sensible price, particularly as it included installation. Is slightly smaller than my last greenhouse but with staging and high level shelf situated along the length of the back, the growing space is cavernous. This is a 300 year-old house and the design does not look at all out of place
Really pleased with the Clearview greenhouse. The whole process of ordering, delivery and installation was straightforward. Installers did a great job. This is a high quality greenhouse and great value for money. A very happy customer.
We are really happy with the quality of the greenhouse, and the customer service we received from purchase to erection.
Thanks
I am delighted with my greenhouse. It looks great, and even smells great. The finish is superb, and the fitting was easy and the guys very helpful.
I recently received a 4X4 Elite Windsor lean to greenhouse from South West Greenhouses.
Every item on the delivery sheet was correct and up to this time I am very happy with my purchase.
Owing to a number of health issues that I have suffered from this year I shall not be able to assemble
my greenhouse until early next year.
Thank you very much for your service
Absolutely delighted with the greenhouse. Prompt delivery and rapid erection. Had all my plants tucked up in there by mid afternoon. I got the extra staging and sorry now that I didn’t get the higher shelving as well.
Very prompt service and delivery of greenhouse. Installation team were excellent and gave excellent advice.
Quality of green house very good.
The delivery and installation service was excellent. All went extremely well and the 2 installers were a credit to clearview.
The greenhouse has received rave reviews from my neighbours.
Put the greenhouse up over 3 days. Last two had help of a builder I know. Instructions all in pictures which is fine but would have liked written explanations along with pictures as sometimes not too clear which would have saved time. Greenhouse was going on grass so anchored the bass in. On reflection would not have anchored the two doorway anchors as the door runs smoothly but is slightly out of alignment so a gap is seen. The base was as level as possible but may have sat better on a solid paving or concrete surface. Ordered the louvre window which comes with two pieces of glass to take the place of a long pane. So you will have a long pane spare which was fortunate for us as we managed to shatter one pane so worked out ok. The vents do not close flush but work ok. Probably ok for a greenhouse. Also ordered connecting rainwater to water butt but you also need the downpipes (or at least the gutter connections) This is not clear but fortunately was resolved by our retailer. The greenhouse looks good once erected and may be able to solve the door alignment. This may be due to my bass work ! but seems as level as possible but as I say once anchored in unable to adjust. Overall the greenhouse looks good in black and blends in well. Other than the points I have raised would have got a five star rating.
I bought the basic model which is more than adequate in my eyes, very strong. Wish I had bought the staging and shelf as now there is a courier charge for them on their own.
Today, 3 very polite fellas turned up at my property, nice and prompt, and after confirming a few details cracked on with the installation. Some 3 hours later, a few teas and coffees drank, all was complete and a top quality greenhouse was installed to the highest standards of workmanship. My sincere thanks to the entire team. Special thanks to the fellas who carried out the installation - true experts at what they do.
Quick delivery, had some questions and Adrian suggested an excellent solution for a problem I had, you can tell he knows his stuff, very honest and actually advised against buying something I thought I needed.
Greenhouse up with no problems and I am very happy.
The delivery was very well organised, with a phone call and email to confirm arrangements and the delivery men were kind enough to put the packages where I asked them to. Crucially, I didn't need to be there when it was delivered! The instruction book on putting together the greenhouse takes a bit of decoding but it's now complete, so we must have done it right! We were a little short of nuts and bolts but had 2 spare panes of glass, so I have no real reason to complain. I have yet to put together the internal staging, but the greenhouse itself is a thing of beauty.
Fantastic so pleased with the quality exactly what I hoped it would be and the guys that fitted it were great only took 3hours to erect and they cleaned up after themselves would recommend this greenhouse and this company to anyone best purchase I have ever made.
Over the moon with my Greenhouse. It is excellent quality and even better than we anticipated. The installation was quick and efficient. The service from SW Greenhouses was excellent too. I spent a long time researching and choosing a greenhouse and feel like the Clearview Hampshire from SW greenhouses was the best choice out there.
This brilliant greenhouse really enhances our garden and is beautifully made. It was constructed on site in about an hour and the men doing the work were very professional and helpful. Very pleased indeed.
My new greenhouse is a real pleasure. Arrived on yime to the minute and was erected and ready to go by 10.30am. Has just withstood the worst winds in Cumbria for years without moving an inch! I am just thrilled.
Wonderful - sits just right in our narrow back garden. It was erected in just under 2 hours and I was straight in with pots and compost. The two narrow shelves provide very useful storage space as well as for growing seedlings.
Greenhouse installed today in two hours and it looks unbelievably good. The quality is fantastic and it just feels robust, nice details and finish that you won’t see from the pictures online. There is a long lead time on the order that I didn’t realise when ordering but now it is here I can see why, it has clearly been hand built. I went for the guttering and side vents and would recommend those too. I have always had aluminium greenhouses before but would never have one again now.
Delighted with this clear view greenhouse. The product is well made and the guys erecting it were polite and helpful. I have no hesitation in recommending this company. Will use them again.
Excellent website which actually made sense!
Quick delivery and the greenhouse looks great in the garden. Thankyou.
We bought a 4x4 sage green greenhouse as that was all we could fit in our garden. It arrived almost to the minute we had been advised for delivery. Colin and Peter fitted it without any issue at all and were super helpful with some of the technical issues( not really technical but just venting and shelving issues). Cannot fault in any way. Great product excellent customer service. Would definitely recommend. Thank you.
This greenhouse has exceeded all my expectations both in style and finish. The whole process from ordering, to delivery and erection couldn't have been handled in a more seamless,professional way. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this product and company for the first class service provided.
Excellent greenhouse. Well made and not too difficult to put up. We did it in stages, indoors, as weather nasty , and then assembled it outside on a quiet day.
We found it easier to fit all the rubber glazing strips indoors. The toughened glass was fairly straightforward to install. Patience and thoroughness are the keywords! We photocopied the instructions and read them over a few times to make sure of everything. The only trouble we had was in fitting and assembling the door. Perhaps we were getting tired!
I might add that the courier company were brilliant and unloaded everything perfectly. They also gave us useful advice in handling items. Highly recommended greenhouse! Strong and weatherproof! Excellent price too! All the toughened glass had smooth edges.
Diagram instructions were okay but videos on web made installation alot easier.
Really pleased with end resutlt
My brilliant Clearview Greenhouse was delivered and installed yesterday 11 March 2019 by 2 excellent gentlemen. They have done a fantastic professional job.
We are delighted with the handsome greenhouse which will give me years of pleasure and home grown produce.
With many many thanks
I am very happy with my greenhouse and the team who erected it were very tidy & efficient , however through no fault of their own they were given the wrong colour to touch up the paintwork and so have lighter coloured paint in areas - they have said i will get a pot of paint through the post to enable me to touch it up myself - this is the only reason i didn't give 5 stars
Efficient helpful communications with Clearview company. Sent samples of paint finishes to help colour choice. A well made good looking greenhouse. Site construction team helpful and thorough. A good experience.
Really happy with my new greenhouse, the customer service was 100% from start to finish, the guys who put it up had the extra challenge of gale force winds and rain but that didn't stop them, and within two hours it was all up and running, just need to get myself organised now.
Clearview Sussex smallest model in Matt's garden green. Just lovely. Service from sales team was great and they answered all queries . Very friendly and helpful. Team who installed were prompt, courteous and worked really well together and it was put up very quickly. Fits nicely if you have a smalll space in the garden . Would recomend.
Delivered well within stated time, 3 days notice of delivery day. Greenhouse looks good, I am happy for the price.
This was delivered on time and put-together very quickly. The guys that came were friendly and efficient.
Love the greenhouse, it looks really classy.
Well I'm chuffed to bits with my new greenhouse..it looks so pretty and good quality for the price paid. the whole process has been trouble free from order to install. the guys were excellent. polite ..professional and did a fabulous job even touching up paint as they go. They knew their job and did it well .Would thoroughly recommend the product and SW greenhouses.
Great Customer Service, went to work on the delivery day, came home and there it was. Looks fab and has plenty of room. Can't wait to fill it up
I don't usually write reviews but I have been so impressed by the service from South-west Greenhouses I wanted to let others customers know. From the moment I started to email questions to the very patient Adrian at SW Greenhouses, right through Tai from Clearview greenhouses who handled the purchase, to the two guys who installed it, the service was first class - polite and efficient and very helpful. The greenhouse not only looks beautiful but is a very robust product at a good price. Buying online is always tricky but I can wholly recommend this company.
Greenhouse completed today, thank you so much for a fantastic service,the guys who put it up today were fantastic, very polite and tidy, I will be recommending your company to friends and family.
The greenhouse arrived promptly and erected quickly by 2 helpful and courteous men (despite the heat !)The quality is excellent and I am delighted with it.
The 2 installers turned up on time, having travelled for 5 hours. They got straight on with installing the greenhouse and shed and worked efficiently and with great respect for my property. I am delighted with the greenhouse, the finish exceeds my expectations. I would not hesitate to recommend Clearview greenhouses.
The delivery time was within 3 weeks. The assembly guys were on time and got to work immediately. They had to bring the greenhouse through a neighbours garden, over a high fence which they did with smiles on their faces. They constructed it within an hour and a half and were brilliant. The greenhouse/Potting store is perfect, love the automatic windows which regulate the heat. Could not be happier and would definitely recommend.
Had a bit of fun putting it up! Happy with the final product and should last me out. Toughened glass is much better than my old greenhouse.
Very impressed with the quality and build. The wife is tickled pink
I bought this as a retirement gift for my Finance Director.
The feedback on the build quality, finish and the installation were exceptional even down to painting over the fixing screws
I would thoroughly recommend this greenhouse to anyone. The guys who came to erect it were so nice and very professional and certainly knew what they were doing. I absolutely love my greenhouse and the colour of Chelsea Green is wonderful.
Absolutely delighted with the Clearview Greenhouse. The guys who installed it had a great positive, can do attitude and remained in good spirits despite the incessant rain!
I'm really impressed by the excellent quality and it looks fantastic - a really attractive feature in the garden. I spent a few hours puzzling over how to open the vents before discovering they open by themselves - amazing! I didn't even know this was possible!
My new greenhouse is amazing! I would love to thank the guys that drove 3.1/2 hours to erect it, they did a a fantastic job and started working as soon as they arrived bang on time at 7am! They were cheerful and polite and did a wonderful job.
A great service at all stages of the order and a superb product, I am very pleased with the end result.
Absolutely delighted with greenhouse, service and the swift friendly construction. Thank you so much!
Very pleased with the service and quality of the greenhouse. As always following an instruction manual is difficult and time consuming. To build a second one now would take half the time. Very pleased with the full wall & roof toughed glass panels.
The greenhouse is simply stunning. Well built and good quality. Just what I ordered. The guys who delivered and constructed the greenhouse were polite and friendly. Here and gone in less than 4 hours. Well done and recommended
Very happy with the product and installation. Thank you.
The purchase of this potting shed with some additional options was remarkably simple and straightforward with an excellent service provided by SW. Greenhouses. Installation, whilst coinciding with some of the worst weather of the Winter all went without a hitch. The potting shed has proved to be a robust, weatherproof, quality product which effectively withstood the recent very heavy snow and gale-force winds without any issues.
SW. Greenhouses and Swallow are to be congratulated on the quality of their product, the professionalism of their fitting team and the excellent level of service provided from purchase to installation.
Rated this greenhouse 5* but was tempted to knock a couple of stars off for the dreadful instruction booklet. However, having struggled on I’m chuffed to bits with the finished product and would certainly recommend it.
I purchased the Chelsea green version and absolutely delighted with it. The quality is excellent and the fitters were polite, friendly and very efficient. The communications after ordering and prior to delivery were excellent too. Overall first class greenhouse and service .
Excellent product, great value for money,and fantastic guys who came to erect it, couldn't ask for more.
I purchased the greenhouse and it is beyond my expectations. The quality is great the style is great and the fitters were very quick and nice. I would definitely recommend this product
We decided not to buy each other anything for Christmas this year😩.
Instead we bought the Wiltshire greenhouse, so that we can enjoy many years of pleasure from nurturing and growing new 'offspring! This greenhouse looks good, and gives off an optimism that we find exciting. It sits proudly in our East Bergholt garden all ready for the sun to make contact!
As we are in our 70's, we expect our new greenhouse 'to see us out!'
Absolutely delighted with my potting shed installed a month ago (Dec) I was concerned about buying a product I could not physically look at, as it is impossible to judge the quality from a picture. The service from Clearview and the installation team was excellent.
The greenhouse now that it has been erected is better than our wildest dreams
The staff who came to put up the greenhouse were delightful and a pleasure to have around
communications with Clearview were excellent
The whole process of buying ,building and dealing with you all was an absolute pleasure. Thankyou to you all
Excellent phone service from both SW Greenhouses and Elite, delivery on time. Erection not for the faint hearted as much of the instrictions were vague, maybe more illustrations could help. The quality of the mouldings and accuracy of the fittings are superb resulting in a quality greenhouse. Fitting large panel toughened glass difficult until I slackened off most nuts. I Would recommend this greenhouse. Nigel. Cirencester
Everything about this greenhouse and it's installation is excellent - highly recommended.
Great Greenhouse, installation fast and tidy, fitters very good.very nice service over all.
We erected the greenhouse ourselves as we live in Jersey. It fitted together well and was soon up. Overall excellent quality and finish. we have had favourable compliments from our neighbours .we could not have sourced a greenhouse of this quality and style at this price locally. Delivery took longer than I expected.
Great service, being delivered on the arranged time. The greenhouse is top quality and looks good in the garden - a feature. Thanks to the two lads who installed it - great job!
Couldn't wait to get in there.
Well made, looks great & superb quality. Very small gripe was that they didn't turn up when they were supposed to so spend whole day in waiting. But .... like I said great quality
Good service from start to finish both with South West Greenhouses and Swallow. Kept informed all the way. Arrived on time and day specified and made short work of installation. Very pleasant men (even in the rain)
A water guard over the back window was wrong model but they assured me they would phone their office and arrange for another crew to fit the correct one when next in the area (They are based in Yorkshire) Had a phone call next day arranging for the fitting which has been done.
The greenhouse itself is much better than expected. Kept to the original wood colour and it looks lovely. Its the wifes really and she is over the moon. Happy wife, happy husband.
Greenhouse really good quality,and install process and workers first class
The product itself is excellent but the instructions leave a lot to be desired
SW Greenhouses is a company you hope, wish and pray to find when looking for a company to take on a greenhouse project in your own garden! Matt and his team have executed and delivered a truly outstanding level of quality of design, craftsmanship and customer service.
Matt and his team are fabulous at what they do, they are professional, knowledgeable and very flexible! The attention to detail in the design and finish is first class. The greenhouse looks AMAZING!
One of the hardest qualities to find in any contractor is excellent customer service coupled with a delivering a wonderful job. You could not wish for anything more with Matt and his team as nothing is ever too much trouble and they definitely go the extra mile.
We couldn't be more happy with our Greenhouse which is beautifully made & looks fantastic in Chelsea Green. The install guys were great too. We had to wait about 12 weeks for delivery but it was well worth the wait!
Prompt when asked for delivery, knowledgable man put up green house date agreed very near to after delivery. happy with it but not sure about a few plastic pieces to fix. phoned SWGL and query resolved.
Fantastic, looks fabulous has what you need. A long wait but worth it , the fitting team were excellent . Did I say it looks amazing too
Very pleased with what has been erected. The lads worked non stop and had it done by lunchtime. Lovely paint finish worth every penny. Especially like like the copper trim a good finishing touch. I am told the glass is very strong even though it looks a bit thin. Time will tell.
Received dead on time at the specified day. Installers highly professional, skilled and very pleasant even though the weather was atrocious. a pleasure sharing a cuppa and a chat with them. Greenhouse superb looking and highly practical - the envy of the neighbours.
Excellent fantastic look. Company help full polite couldn't make things run any better. Brilliant.
wow fantastic green house. fantastic team who fitter it. 10/10 all round well pleases from maria b,x
thank you for prompt delivery of 6x4 greenhouse. came on time excellent helpful driver.
If one gives 4 star it means very happy 😊 but just one little observation and then it would be a 5
There is two panels in roof and two in rear wall, that should not be relying on silicone for sealing the panels together, all other joints have cover strips other than these two.
Supply me with two painted cover strips and I'll fit them and move to a 5 star happy bunny.
The fitting team were excellent and couldn't do enough to give me faith in not just the product but customer care, it wasn't the easiest of sites to erect on.
The product looks stunning and we had a family garden party 💃 to celebrate and the comments where 5 star.
Having my time again to choose I'd not change one single decision, shape, size and painted.
Bit of a bugger to put together and erect, and I recommend using someone with experience to do it. It's something akin to making Ikea furniture, just a million times harder. On first sight, it seems to be very flimsy, but now it's up, it looks and feels the part and is standing up well to the current horrible weather. Disappointed by the mechanism for stopping the door vibrating open in high winds. Basically, there isn't one!
Thanks to SW Greenhouses. Very attentive and very very helpful!
We are so pleased with our choice of a 16'10" Hampshire in Chelsea Green. The whole thing gives a quality feel and just looks right.
We opted for the extra high shelf over the staging which is very useful.
As with any 'house' make sure you get the foundations right first. We went for sleepers (size: 2.4m x 100mm x 200mm) sleeper uprights concreted in at every join and every corner.
It went up very quickly and the finish is great - complete with a spare pot of touch up paint.
Highly enjoyable product and recommend it.
I ordered the 8ft9 by 18ft11 greenhouse, and waited 8 weeks or so for delivery and installation. While frustrating at the time as I felt like I was missing out on the growing season, it was well worth the wait and worth every penny. Having never owned a greenhouse it was a big investment to make.
The greenhouse is absolutely stunning, its exceptional quality, real craftsmanship goes into these.
I had guttering added which sets the greenhouse off, its not noticeable until up close, but I think makes it look more solid and permanent. The only downside so far is the guttering has been installed to level so the water it getting stuck at the wrong end and needs a little adjusting.
I also had some side windows added with "standard" openers, i say standard there actually really attractive brass screw openers, wasn't expecting them to be a feature in their own right. Auto opening top windows work as they should, which is good other wise i'd need a ladder to reach them.
The staging is very strong and sturdy, I don't know why but I didn't expect it to be.
The installers arrived at 8am, due to the size it took until 3pm to be completed, they didn't rush it and i'm glad, they took real pride in getting it perfect, they where very friendly and professional.
I'm so please I went with this, its met and exceeded my expectations, and is a real feature in the garden, not just a work space.
The only thing I might consider if I needed to order again is getting it pre-painted, although its expensive, you can't remove the windows so will never be able to fully paint the greenhouse a different colour. I don't mind to much as I will use a clear wood stain, but others might think its better to paint a different colour and I don't think you'd ever be able to get a perfect finish on it.
Attractive leanto greenhouse which matches our window frames and conservatory colour..No experience of construction and our only complaint is that the instructions and illustrations were not that good for us.Immediate response from manufacturers to a telephone query.
Greenhouse looks good now it is up and the installation was pretty straightforward. Delivery was well within the given timeframe and the price was the best we could find.
delivery service was great on time ,have now built the greenhouse taken about 2.5 days on my own doors can be tricky to build triangular glass for apex do not fit properly to small.Apart for that looks realy great very please with finished product
Fabulous product, good quality, excellent service from every department, and construction team efficient,quick and very pleased with the greenhouse.
Much-loved wife thrilled to bits with her Christmas Prezzie. Excellent helpful customer service. Professional and very polite installers. Fantastic looking top quality product. Would thoroughly recommend. John & Julia
Can only echo previous positive comments re quality, delivery and erection. Joints are not dovetailed like a product that might cost 4x the price but the ends are treated and painted and on a brick base should hopefully see me out!
Good product but very tricky to assemble. Two panes of glass were broken but as I did not open for two weeks as weather was too wet I did not inform them.
Really pleased to have bought a beautiful potting shed. Excellent quality and have no doubt it will last for years. Excellent service from the time we placed the order to the day it was erected. Would not hesitate to recommend the shed and the company to anyone considering a similar purchase. Thank you Swallow for perfect service.
Looks a good product.Now built and in use. Installation is tricky and best done by the supplier really. It took some time and revisions to instructions didn't help.
Door head slots are cut fractionally too far apart and distorted door opening so had to be adjusted on site. Still happy with it.
The supplier kept us informed of the delivery dates. Team arrived at 7.30 all complete to a very good quality and workmanship, installers very polite and first class.
Highly recommended
Fantastic build quality, the shed extension is brilliant, and the attention to detail is first class. The thermowood look and feel makes it look more expensive than it is and certainly competes with some RHS 'certified' versions where you will pay 4 x the price! The large building was erected in less than 4 hours and the guys arrived promptly.
The greenhouse exceeded my expectations, and was installed speedily and efficiently. I have been abroad for the last few weeks so have not had time to make use of it yet but I am expecting that it will fully meet my requirements.
I ordered this greenhouse after much research online. It was exactly what I was looking for and for a price that couldn't be beaten as far as I could see. The customer service was outstanding from the start - recommendations were provided by the phone prior to the order on everything from window openings & quaties through to the size of base needed. I'm not sure how big the company is but it felt as if they had a small family business mentality from my initial conversations on the phone right through to the delivery and install. Communication was fantastic throughout with regular emails on delivery dates and times. The install team, consisting of 2 gentlemen who knew exactly what they were doing, arrived exactly on time and we're throughly courteous and helpful. I'm going to order some additional high shelves now as after only a few days with my new greenhouse I'm spending almost all my time in it and it's filling up nicely. Don't hesitate in buying this product if your looking for a good quality, nicely designed product.
I am so pleased with my greenhouse and how efficient the guys were installing it. Less than 3 hours and it was done! Very good service from ordering to construction. Would recommend
6 days for delivery-driver very helpful even though his vehicle was too big for our drive.
Took 2 days to install and the finished greenhouse is fantastic and far superior to our old one it replaced!
Arrived at 7.30 all done by 12.00, excellent service, good communication, very polite & efficient installers.
Looks great in the garden.
Highly recommended.
From our initial enquiry to the supply and erection of our clearwiew greenhouse we cannot thank you enough, it's has been a pleasure throughout the total process. We did a lot of research and we didn't want to spend a fortune but and the same time wanted a quality greenhouse so far feel we have made the right choice, let's hope it continues to be so. By the way it also looks amazing and the colour is just right,
What a lovely Greenhouse - very reasonably priced, with beautiful paint finish giving it an appearance that fits well with my older style house.
All at SW Greenhouses and Clearview were friendly, helpful and efficient, from those on the end of a phone to the gentlemen who constructed it for me in around 2 hours! Many thanks - I will enjoy using it!
The glasshouse quality was excellent and installation team was very professional. I have worked in glasshouses for around 45 years and I will recommend this product and I will tell others one off the best you can buy.
Put this up with my brother in a day. The doors took a while to put together and hang so they slide nicely, the glass went in easily and the clips are much better that the wire w clips my old greenhouse had.
All communication with South West Greenhouses was very professional.
Ordered the toughened glass option with capping, when finished the greenhouse seems really strong and much better than what I had before.
Delivered much sooner than estimated time, only 6 days!
Patience needed with putting it up as we found the instructions a bit technical at times. The finished greenhouse is very well made.
Pleased with almost everything.
Product is of good quality.
The lads who installed it were excellent
Two minor criticisms. One, condensation runs down inside the glass and pools on the frame of the outer wall. Two, the dimensions sent for the 'goalpost' are misleading. the height given of 8' 6" for the ridge is correct, but it is not made clear that the ridge sits on top of the green house so the goalpost needs to be no more than 8' 4".
I love my new greenhouse in Chelsea green, the installation team arrived and by 10.00 am it was installed ready to use. The price was competitive and the quality is good. Customer service - excellent
I can't wait to start growing. Thank you.
I would recommend
looks great .easy assembly. albeit 2 man job at times. roll on spring.
I chose the greenhouse based on the advice of the phone call made to the company, all pro's and con's discussed including what accessories. On the day of delivery and fixing it was excellent and I'm sure would have taken me days to do with no experience. When it was fully completed a full explanation was given to how to keep the greenhouse safe and best practices for cleaning. I could not have had a better service from them. Would highly recommended this company to anyone. Thank you.
Our greenhouse arrived and was erected by three really nice guys who respected our property and did a good job. We are very pleased with our purchase, not a lot to say really it does what it says on the tin. Sturdy with good height, the double doors make shifting heavy stuff in and out a breeze. This replaces an old wooden greenhouse, I was going to make one myself but I couldn't buy the materials at the price I paid. Very good value for money and rather attractive. I would recommend them.
My greenhouse arrived on time with every last piece, including glass, in perfect condition.
I opted to construct the greenhouse myself as I live too far away to qualify for 'team assembly'. Although it took me a few days to complete everything, self assembly has given me a sense of achievement!
My only criticism is aimed at the assembly instruction book. This needs reviewing so that it better covers varying learning styles of customers, i.e a few more helpful pictures!
I also purchased some grow hooks that can be easily locked in place in seconds, they are made of plastic, have an eye hole and clip.
This is clearly a quality product. The frame is of heavy-duty aluminium, quite thick and rigid but still lightweight. The pieces all seem to be precision-made so that they fit together easily and exactly.
Adrian of South West Greenhouses was with us for just five hours, and in that time he unloaded everything from his van. unpacked it, checked it, laid it out and put it all together. Well worth the fee to let an expert install your greenhouse rather than trying to do it yourself.
Overall a first-class service from an excellent company supplying and installing a high-quality greenhouse. Highly recommended.
This was just what we wanted for our garden. It is compact but space efficient with good head height. Lovely colour and finials give a luxury look. This was professionally installed by SW greenhouses- I would not have attempted it ourselves.
I'm very pleased with the greenhouse. Does exactly "what it says on the tin" to quote another garden product. Very impressed with the chap who came to do the install - worth every penny and probably saved me 4 or 5 days of struggle. As it was he managed to assemble and complete the whole greenhouse in the time it took me to assemble 2 two shelf staging units !!
Excellent service and product - the builders did a great job erecting the greenhouse quickly and with attention to detail. Looking forward to using it now.
4x6 Craftsman just right for my garden, well made and attractive. Installed really well, very professional service, would recommend.
Love it!! Delivery arrived smack on time and had built in 1.5 hours.
My only regret was not ordering a side vent but may go for it at a later date.
Already full of cuttings and seeds
I was searching for greenhouses online and I am so pleased I came across this site. The over the phone service was excellent, we were unsure of whether we could get it in our garden due to restricted access, so Adrian at SW Greenhouses got in contact with Clearview and they arranged to pass it over our neighbour's wall if it wouldn't fit through our house. As it turned out the two lovely chaps who delivered and installed it managed to bring it through the house with no problems. Really polite and friendly, left no mess and got it up within two hours! I absolutely love my new greenhouse, looks fantastic, really solid construction and perfect in the garden.
Greenhouse good quality and exactly as advertised. Installation service was excellent. A very thorough job and passed on some great knowledge. I would recommend to anyone. Thanks
I thought Adrian did an excellent job in the terrible weather he had to cope with. I am very pleased with my greenhouse and look forward to filling it with lots of lovely plants!
Like many people before us, we spent a lot of time scouring the Internet for a possible bargain when it came to purchasing a greenhouse. We were searching for a practical solution, value for money, as well as something which look good in the garden. When we came across Clearview, we knew we were on the right track.
Not only did they look good, they were excellent value for money and the customer service was excellent from start to finish. Polite,cheerful telephone and email dealings. Efficient, friendly and speedy installers, who arrived on time got on with the job and were gone within 2 hours!
The greenhouse looks amazing and we have received many positive and envious comments since its installation.
No hesitation in recommending the greenhouses or the company itself.
I am so pleased with my elite Windsor green house, I had this powder coated in white and the finish and quality of the product is excellent. The installation service offered by SWG was second to none and couldn't be faulted. I must also add the customer service from Adrian at SWG was outstanding. I would recommend SWG without hesitation. Thank you for an excellent all round service.
To say I am satisfied with this ClearView greenhouse would be a massive understatement. Erected in under 3 hours by a polite and professional team its all I could have wanted and more. Great value.
Delighted with our new Clearview Hampshire Greenhouse. Top quality and quickly and efficiently installed by delivery team. Many thanks
Good quality greenhouse, expertly fitted by a polite friendly fitter who took great care in his work, a company and greenhouse Iwould certainly recommend.
Excellent quality greenhouse, looks great in Matt's garden green, sturdy, well built and expertly put up by their delivery and installation team. Really pleased and off to grow some toms. Thanks so much.
I trawled the internet and garden centres looking for an attractive and well built greenhouse to replace my existing metal one. When I stumbled upon this one at SW Greenhouses it ticket all the boxes. I nervously awaited it's arrival on Saturday morning as it is a big purchase to make without actually seeing it. The guys arrived on time, were polite and extremely efficient. I was relieved to see that the build quality is fantastic and I can't quite believe they can market this for the price. Absolutely superb. Oh, and for the record, I don't know them
For some reason arrived with no less than 11 broken, chipped or cracked panes of glass. However these were soon replaced and I am very pleased with the finished greenhouse. Instructions for fitting together could be clearer as it is not easy to go back if you miss anything.
Good sturdy greenhouse,automatic Windows so no need to worry too much about ventilation. Had this greenhouse in Bracken green to blend in to our trees. Would definitely recommend. Great service having it installed.
We ordered the greenhouse with some options like extra roof vent and Victorian opener and painted in Chelsea Green. The two guys who arrived on time and assembled the greenhouse were very polite and professional and cleared up afterwards. The greenhouse looks fantastic - it is very solid and the paint finish really makes it look like one costing more than twice the amount we saw at the local garden centre! Cannot recommend enough!
Superb service fitted by proper very efficient and friendly people .Grreenhouse is Supeb everything we wanted can't recommend highly enough
Excellent service from South West Greenhouses and a very good quality greenhouse. Well worth paying for the installation service which was performed very efficiently. I would thoroughly recommend this company and product to any potential customer.
Wow, this greenhouse is superb - more like a garden room! It looks stylish and is so well-designed, and it was expertly installed by Adrian who was very efficient and unobtrusive. He just got on with the job. I cannot recommend this highly enough, thank you swgreenhouses! .
Compared to my last greenhouse, this one is extremely well built, aluminium frame very sturdy once together. Took me 2 days in total including the preparation of the ground and the levelling of the base. Instructions relatively straight forward if you have some DIY knowledge. Would highly recommend following it exactly to sequence.
Would definitely buy another when the time comes.
The greenhouse was delivered and installed yesterday by Matthew and his team. The product exceeded expectations, it is visually very attractive but also it also seems to be very practical. The workmanship is top class. A big thank you to Matthew and the guys that spent most of a very hot day creating a building that has enhanced our garden. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in acquiring a greenhouse!!
Gorgeous greenhouse, above all my expectations, excellent quality and build and delivered and installed by a friendly, professional and efficient crew..... many thanks.....we are extremely pleased.......
Dealing with SW Greenhouses was an absolute pleasure. The price was excellent, communications good, delivery of greenhouse as predicted and on the day, and installation by SW Greenhouses own team was exemplary. Looking at the instruction handbook I am really glad I didn't decide to do it myself. It's well worth paying the extra for peace of mind.
Great product and a fuss fit, would highly recommend this company. Thanks.
We are delighted with our new greenhouse. It fits our garden beautifully and is providing the space we need. The delivery was very well planned, and the greenhouse was put up professionally by Swallow Greenhouses and everything was completed quite quickly, so that we were able to use it straight away. We would recommend Swallow Greenhouses to anyone who appreciates good quality wooden frame greenhouses.
Excellent greenhouse - style matches the house. Well-designed and constructed. Everythng you need, but also a blank canvas to personalise - as every greenhouse should be! Pleasant and efficient construction crew. Loving it!
Absolutely love this Greenhouse, it's everything I wanted. The installers were punctual, courteous and efficient. I'd recommend it to anyone.
All very good.well made and nice when assembled . Only problem triangle piece of glass above door is to small.
the green house it self is ok we had to modify the door to fit as it was 10mm to short even when it was adjusted to the maximum. also the clips that hold the glass in come out in hot weather when the greenhouse or glass expands. delivery and help from sw greenhouses was first class
The service was fantastic, from the initial order right through to the installation of the Swallow Greenhouse.
The Greenhouse itself functions very well, is attractive and generally well built.
I would definitely recommend this greenhouse and the service offered.
I've never left a review for anything before, but these people deserve this praise!
Many thanks
A first class purchase from Swallow from first contact to completion. Excellent team on the installation. worth every penny.
Arrived as advised, delivery drivers offlaoded and placed carefully as required. Came with base, toughened glass,and autovents. Took 2 1/2 days to erect only assisted by my wife to hold the ends and sides in place while they were bolted together. One small pane of glass had shattered in transport and the louvered autovent instructions were for the roof autovent.. Customer services e-mailed me the correct instructions and the replacement glass arrived a couple of days later. For anyone starting a build spend an hour or two reading the instructions. Familiarise yourself with the parts and ensure the base is level and square before fixing it in place. I dug holes for base legs and squared and levelled it up before poring Postcrete into the holes.
I am a practical person but it took some sorting out to identify which part went where and it took far far longer than I anticipated to erect, some sections a did wrong initially, especially the door end and doors, I also broke a piece of door glass trying to put the first black plastic trim in.
However, a phone call query regarding door end assembly was efficiently dealt with and I am very pleased with the quality and the sturdy finish of the end product. Would I buy it again?, yes I would.
Greenhouse is exactly as I expected. Very well made. Sturdy and elegant. I paid for installation, which was excellent value. VERY good service.
Nice size for a small space. I have to say it was a nightmare to erect. The instructions were not clear and rather mixed up! I had two men to erect it and they were bamboozled! However it s up and running now.
An excellent product, as described, delivered and fitted
Fantastic product and great service, would definitely recommend.
Thank you!
Well worth the money- looks good and very well made. Excellent customer service and superb construction by Sw Greenhouses. Highly recommended.
Have found the door wheels to be very weak and they break easily. A few days after we completed the greenhouse we had a gale and one roof panel and the door were blown out. All spring clips were found outside so somewhat of a mystery!.
Any suggestions over the door wheels?
built green house following instruction found it easy as each step was numbered. Green house is erected but not glazed yet due to an operation on my hand. Planning to glaze this week end will let you know how it goes.
very good green house well built but instructions very bad took three days to put up . water butt good but pre drilled holes on wrong side for my set up reg tap on water butt bit expensive realy for size may be should have got one bigger and would have been cheaper
The greenhouse was delivered & erected on date & time agreed and meets all my expectations. From my original order placed through SW Greenhouses to all my subsequent conversations with Clearview Greenhouses the service could not be bettered. The greenhouse is well made, looks attractive and will I am sure last for many years.
Excellent service from start to finish. Very friendly and professional service. Would recommend to others. Now enjoying pottering in the greenhouse in the spring sunshine!
This was the first greenhouse I have assembled, although it is recommended as a two person build, I actually assembled the greenhouse myself. With a bit of thought, a couple of garden benches & cable ties to support the sides while bolting the ends I was able to complete the frame. Top assembly was then easy. I purchased a separate base & set the anchors in concrete one all was level. I admit I was not looking forward to installing the toughened glass but no need to be concerned, with the help of a double suckered lifter the job proved very easy. All in all for the price this greenhouse cannot be beaten. My wife loves it.
Very easy to construct with good diagrams and instructions, good value for money
Arrived on time. Fitters excellent
Looks great,sturdy and well built and much admired by friends and neighbors
Just had our Forest Green Popular greenhouse delivered and erected.We' are absolutely delighted with it and the service provided by SWG. I'd advise anyone to opt for the erection service. It's quick and hassle free. Well done and thank you SWG.
Very pleased with the greenhouse and the delivery was trouble free.
Visiters have admired it.
It was a bit of a learning curve for me. As I have never erected a greenhouse before. But if u follow the instructions to the letter it goes together like a breeze. I recommend this greenhouse strongly. The delivery was prompt and on the day it was supposed to be delivered. Friendly customer services and delivery man. Now I can plant my seeds and have the best Garden around . Thank south west greenhouse.
I didnt think I would be able to afford a Victorian style wooden greenhouse , let alone one with so many features, delivery and erection included. I am thrilled with it. It is sturdy, well built, well thought out and the attention to detail from the ornate lock to the finials make it a feature in my garden which my neighbours have commented on. Delivery was arranged in person through Clearview, the men who put it up clearly took pride in their work, fixing the staging and shelves at a height to suit me. Southwest Greenhouses offered me sound advice and kept me up to date on the progress of my purchase which went without a hitch. I can thoroughly recommend.
That's all I can say at the moment. I must get round to putting up the greenhouse!
Tricky to assemble but a good quality product as is the staging I bought at the same time.
After visiting many garden centres and websites researching greenhouses we finally decided on the elite craftsman and couldn't be happier. The quality is second to none, sturdy, practical and attractive. Building it ourselves took a few days and the only complaint is the instructions could have been written easier for novices to understand. The service, communication and price from SW Greenhouses was excellent.
An excellent greenhouse - well constructed.
I opted for the SW greenhouse team to assemble it for me and was very pleased with service received.
Great service, great product. Adrian put this up in a day, in near freezing rain. Worth the extra for the fitting fee.Communication with the company was easy and clear, advice was great. The greenhouse itself is very strong, and looks great. Adrian gave good maintenance advice. Just can't wait to get growing now!
Lovely greenhouse,
service was excellent
Quality appears very good and tough. We have only had this for 24 hours but we would recommend having the greenhouse installed by SW Greenhouses. We chose toughened glass and several extras. We are in an exposed position and the Elite looks ok. We hope for many years of use.
Kit delivered on time with no parts missing. Instal instructions clear with no probs erecting and glazing.
We had excellent service from ordering to delivering. We were kept informed through each stage from ordering to delivery, which was very reassuring. Quality of product is far superior to other green houses we looked at. Many thanks for your great customer service, which we have never received from any other company.
Delivered direct within two weeks - high quality product with easy to use instructions for assembly
6 x 10 Halls Forest Green Popular
I purchased a 6 x 10 Halls Forest Green Popular last September, it arrived within one week, I then took my time putting it together the following week.
It brought back memories of playing with Meccano, and every piece fitted exactly as shown on the diagram.
At the end of September I planted out winter veg and salads, which we have been picking throughout the last few months, I also have a lemon tree, which has survived the winter growing very well in the greenhouse, currently with about 14 lemons growing on it
Living 500 feet above the river Tamar on the Bere Peninsula in Devon, winter storms took out one sheet of glass, and I have just replaced this with a Halls 6 Blade Green Aluminium Louver.
Excellent Greenhouse.
Was very pleased with greenhouse and its installation. All done efficiently with a smile and great communication. Many thanks. Recommended
This was bought as a Christmas gift for my son who is delighted with it. Good quality and pleasing to the eye.
Greenhouse arrived on time,driver was very helpfull, I did find the Toughened glass very heavy. I had some help to erect the item, had problems with the booklet, wish there was more text instead of pictures! We are very happy with the finished product.
I am pleased with greenhouse. Delivery was as promised. T he delivery chap was very good as he had to carry every thing quite a way to the bottom of the garden to the summerhouse. However, the green house is not yet erected as I can only give a limited amount of time to this task. I have had help but everyone including me find the instructions are poor and difficult to follow. I helped my neighbour put his green house together and it was quite straightforward with clear instructions and pictures. Your assembly instructions need a complete overhaul with many more illustrations.
Thus is my first greenhouse purchased and I read the reviews first. I am very pleased with it and look forward to using it. The purchase was straightforward and the gentleman who fitted it for me was very efficient ,polite and helpful
Adrian was so very helpful. He came to our house when passing and helped us with the taking down and erection of the new greenhouse. The company is professional and helpful beyond fault. Anybody looking for a greenhouse need look no further. This company ticks all the boxes and more.
This is a wonderful Greenhouse, very competitively priced, slightly bigger than advertised dimensions .. which is great. This Greenhouse is very tall, so ideal for tomatoes, cucumbers and even vines. I took delivery in October, so just have some cuttings and winter seedlings in at present, but very much looking forward to next Spring.
We fitted against an old cob wall (over 200 years old). So the height had to be reduced - which meant moving the doors into the middle and other modifications to both sides and the roof.
All expertly done. So it's virtually a custom-made greenhouse now and fits a treat!
The greenhouse is exactly what I required, the construction was relatively easy, provided the base was level and square - the only problem is the back wall gable end glass which was slightly out and had to use glass hangers to put in place (explained by one of the staff at SW greenhouses as it is a common occurrence). The finishing plastic caps are a bit naff but not really neccesary imo.
Good quality greenhouse. And excellent service from SWGreenhouse.
I did a single handed build and found it much easier to not assemble the sides first IE Gables up and then fit top and bottom side rails before fitting verticals. Instructions best viewed online so that closer larger views possible.
Opted for your erection service, good choice as your really nice, helpful and friendly chap was here for over 9 hours so beware if you are not into DIY. Really delighted with the product, has rained today and there is a bit of water coming in through the section joins along apex of roof but otherwise can't fault your excellent service.
Excellent choice and really good looking in a green colour. Fitters were on time, friendly and top quality. fully recommended.
Great service, communication (and price) from SWGreenhouses and a high quality potting shed, delivered very quickly (2 weeks) and put up without fuss in a couple of hours by SwallowGB. Thanks to everyone involved!
Very pleased with my greenhouse,just the right size for my small garden.Was a little bit tricky to put up myself but the finished product is perfect.
Excellent service.
Arrived on the due date. Errected in 2.5 days. Managed to do the whole job without any help. Instructions were clear. Only downside was fixing the rubber seals. If someone could come up with a better system for attaching the rubber seals would saved at least half a day in errecting the greenhouse. Plus my thumbs would not have been hurting from pressing the rubber onto the greenhouse.
This greenhouse took me about 2 days to build on my own, including installing staging and shelving and adding bar capping and plumbing from gutters to a water butt. Things might have been a bit faster if the instruction manual had been better written but I'm very pleased with the final result - it's sturdy and looks smart. Neighbours all use the term "Posh"!
I can't fault the service from South West Greenhouses. They go a bit further than being helpful. I'd use the term "caring". Definitely knowledgeable, friendly and with a real "can do" attitude.
Thrilled with my greenhouse. Arrived exactly when stated and erected with the minimum of fuss. Excellent service and very high quality product. Now all I have to do is enjoy using it........
I got the green finish and paid to have the greenhouse put up. Both well worth the extra cost. It would not be easy to put up with no experience. A very well made high quality product, It looks beautiful.
everything went together perfectly,no problems whatso ever.would recomend your productts to friends and collegues
A FIRST CLASS SEVICE,BY SWG+HALLS DIRECT, ANY PROBS SORTED -QUICK DELIVERY-A1 customer phone service -helpfull driver-well happy thankyou.
Very pleased with the greenhouse and the general service with the order, delivery and build on site.
The tomatoes are enjoying the growth and other items are also doing well.
Well done SWG
Apart from 1 shattered 2x2 piece of glass, the service & greenhouse from Southwest was excellent. Overall, very happy & would recommend Southwest Greenhouses without hesitation. Many thanks.
Really pleased with the greenhouse and it does seem very sturdy. The fitters were on time and they did an excellent job putting it together with bits like the water system. Dealing with this company was a pleasure, and would recommend very highly to anyone else.
Good service,
good greenhouse,
good value for money.
What more can i say but thankyou.
Very pleased with the greenhouse and the support from the delivery man. The instructions are helpful but use technical description of parts. Colour coding eg dots/squares of matching ends would be very useful. I would advocate including glass handling tools with every glassed greenhouse.
Well built and sturdy small green house. The instruction booklet was simple which helped assembling and fixing fairly easy. Lots of spare nuts, bolts and clips were in the pack. Good quality glass.The base fit very well.
Thank you for your excellent service.
Not had it a week yet but it seems good in all aspects. SW Greenhouses did a tidy job.
A very efficient, prompt and polite service. Communications were excellent. Having struggled with a previous greenhouse we had it erected in an afternoon - certainly worth the extra money! The Popular is absolutely fine for our purposes and good value for money, if you are looking for something more robust one might consider paying more.
We are very pleased with our new greenhouse which compliments the site perfectly with its curved eaves and clean lines. It enhances the garden and provides a great growing space with the addition of the staging and automatic opening vents.
Sue and Andrew.
Box. Corsham. Wilts.
phone contact and paperwork trail extremely good delay by manufacturer disappointing
Installation and work carried out by S W Greenhouses excellent despite uneven ground
Excellent service from SW Greenhouses, who even altered their website to accommodate the additional extras we required that were not listed before. Delivery was earlier than expected. This was the first time I've had a self assembly project with no items missing, in fact there was more than required of some fixings. A few teething troubles while building the greenhouse, as instructions are not always clear, but problems were soon sorted out. Once built, this greenhouse is very sturdy, and with the additional capping should stand up to the Scottish winds that demolished our two greenhouses last winter. The only disappointment to date is the auto-louvre, where the pin connecting to the louvre arm to open and close the louvre window has snapped after two weeks,. This pin would be better if made from metal and not plastic.
The service from Southwest greenhouses was very good, text messages and emails kept me informed of where the order was up to and I even received a phone call to arrange delivery.
I would however warn that the optional greenhouse base still requires fixing go the ground with the ancor posts set in concrete. Not quite as straight forward as the web description suggests!
Overall a good purchase.
We are very pleased with the greenhouse and the customer support.
I used reinforced concrete poles on thei sides for the foundation and i fixed the wooden batten to the greenhouse prior to fixing it on the wall. (ours is the 126 lean-to). Quality and delivery excellent.
Very professional, friendly service. Good, helpful communication before and after order placed. Product delivered within anticipated time. I chose the greenhouse erection option that the company offered at a very competitive price. I am pleased that I did as it was erected in a couple of hours along with helpful advice on maintaining and caring for my new greenhouse. Would definitely recommend using this company
The greenhouse is excellent and the service provide in its delivery and erection was first class.
Very impressed with the greenhouse and service provided by Swallow. They arrived right on time and it was built within a couple of hours and looks great. Absolutely the right choice!
. . . As I was looking for a particularly robust greenhouse due to high winds where I live, I first checked across the internet for reviews and advice before finally settling for the Juliana Premium. A good choice ! Strongly made, good quality components and a high standard finish on both the greenhouse and internal extras have made this a rewarding experience. Totally practical and utilitarian, the additional size has provided space for a mini conservatory of four chairs, a table and parasol. Automatic louvers and vent openers are invaluable as is the self-fertiliser feeding irrigation system. All in all, good old-fashioned service from South West Greenhouses with a quality product worth the money I paid for it.
If constructing the greenhouse ones-self I do advise absolutely level foundations and patience with the construction process.
Very pleased with the greenhouse and the team that installed it were excellent. I agree with the comment that it could do with a handle on the inside as well as the outside.
This was bought to replace the greenhouse damaged in gales. Now all my plants are moved back in I can say that it is very sturdy with plenty of space for two long standings and a series of shelves . The finish is smart and unobtrusive .The easy-slide door is a big improvement on our old greenhouse , with outside lockable handle although Its a pity that there is no handle on the inside of the door to secure the latch when you are working inside in bad weather. It's a bit fiddly to twist into place -will have to come up with an improvisation ! We were very happy with the team who put it up very quickly and professionally
Painted model took a little longer to delivery 8 weeks, plenty of room and a quality finish, highly recommended
This was fairly straightforward to put up and any queries I had were answered immediately, very good service.
Good construction. Everything delivered. Fault = instructions did not show exact illustration of delivered parts, Plastic coping = no instructions so singles put in place of doubles. Otherwise great. 2 days for one man to build.
Having owned one of these greenhouses for many years at our previous house I had no hesitation in ordering the identical model when we moved house. The level of service and communication from SW Greenhouses was exemplary.
Very attractive looking greenhouse that really enhances the garden. Installers did a great job in putting it together.
Love my new greenhouse. Men put it up efficiently in a small space so it can't have been easy but they did a good job. Had to put staging together myself. Some of the slats are slightly short, affecting the appearance which is a bit disappointing. 5* greenhouse,2* staging.
Super, quick, neat job.
Erected in a tricky location.
Well done Andrew & Colin.
WILL recommend SWG to 'others'.
Also 'thanks' to the 'job-co-ordinator'.
Her Indoors; now a happy bunny.....
Really pleased with greenhouse. Looks good, functions well. Its already full of plants! Had excellent service from inquiry to fitting. SW Greenhouses took down my old greenhouse and put up new one.
A real challenge, not helped by poor instructions. I put off starting the build for days. Now completed - a very satisfactory result. I feel I've come of age! Every man should have to pass this test.
delivered within one week of order.
Took rather longer to install!! But a good stable greenhouse.
Ordered a standard model with a couple of extra vents. Delivery was ahead of schedule by some 4 weeks. Greenhouse has been assembled and is fully operational. The auto vents have been improved and are well worth investing in. This is a good looking, roomy and sturdy greenhouse.
I am very pleased with the quality of the greenhouse and the delivery time.instructions were very good ,only one niggle the glazing rubbers were a bit of a pain to fit apart from that excellent will recommend to all my friends.
Greenhouse is great but the installation instructions were completely incomprehensible. Had to eventually get a professional installer to finish the job and even he struggled.
The Elite Windsor Lean to greenhouse was well made easy to construct, I had a problem with the door contacted Elite and new parts were delivered the next day wonderful service Thank you
Very pleased with this product and found it was not too difficult to erect. I would recomend this product to anyone wanting to purchase a 6x6 greenhouse. I have in fact just ordred some additional accessories for additional staging and auto window opener Products are good value and having spoken to them on the telephone I found them very helpful
Very pleased with my new greenhouse ,I have a small garden so ideal .Erecting instructions so good that my wife was able to help Would recommend your service and products to friends .
far better quality than i expected&easy to errect.
Greenhouse was great but instructions for putting together wdre really poor.
Just put up our Greenhouse this weekend and it is great.Delivery was as expected instructions easy so a good job done.
I am very happy with my purchase and the advise I received from your company. The greenhouse is very strong and the installation was completed very efficiently. I would not hesitate to recommend you to other prospective purchasers.
good service delivery on time item and contents all marked clear instructions although you do need an experienced person to lend a hand.
Very happy with product but most pleased with the very efficient installation and friendly helpful tips on assembling staging. Would certainly recommend this company.
Extremely satisfied with the service, right from ordering through to the prompt delivery. Erected and glazed it myself taking 3 half days. Only a couple of diagrams needed my husbands help. I am very happy with it
Delighted with our new greenhouse - was delivered and erected on the same day and is very strong as advertised.
We got the model with toughened glass and the galvanised base plus extra staging and auto louvre opener. The latter does require you to drill out existing rivets in the louvre glazing bar and drill new holes which is a bit naff really otherwise we would have given a 5 star rating. Longer term I have some concerns re the galvanised base - Alu would have been better
Excellent service even on a very wet and rainy Bank Holiday.
We opted for the toughened glass and have now got a good quality, sturdy greenhouse that looks good too. Took 2 people about 2 days to construct. The instructions weren't very easy to understand, it would have helped if each part had it's own unique number on the diagrams.
SW Greenhouses were friendly and helpful when I rang them for advice,
Our new Titan is being put through its paces.... 50 mph winds this week, two days after installation. It looks really smart, feels very light with the large panes, diamond racking makes it feel spacious. Can't wait to get growing! SW greenhouses did a super job with installation. Their customer service was excellent. Thanks!
Excellent service, I opted for having it erected and and was put up within 3 hours. Only had greenhouse 2 days and last night had the most dreadful gales! Greenhouse is still standing so really pleased. Would thoroughly recommend SW Greenhouses.
Absolutely delighted with this greenhouse. Meticulously assembled by the two fitters with obvious pride and professionalism. Looks superb. Many thanks to SW Greenhouses - cannot fault your service.
Excellent service throughout - from the professional and helpful initial phone contact with SW Greenhouses through to the delivery and construction from Swallow. I couldn't have made a better choice! The quality of the greenhouse is very impressive and it just looks like a great addition to the garden. Thank you!
Fantastic service, thanks very much. Very happy to have found your site on the net. I phoned through to you for some advice and found you to be very friendly and helpful. Thanks again for such fab service.
A superb product. It all fitted together to the millimetre like a dream and the building process went perfectly.The instructions are really comprehensive and clear and everything which should have been in the box, was.
The sales backup was also good and my various queries about making foundations before delivery were all answered fully and personally.
The Driver was very good and helpful. Took two of us to erect with the book of instructions all when well. Would recommend the company to anyone.
The 8x6 greenhouse was delivered when you said the quality is excellent.
When I phoned asking for some info you delt with it very quickly.
A very good greenhouse up and running plants and seed are growing well the auto vent works well it will open when I have the heater on if I have it a bit to warm . Very pleased with my purchase D.E.K Pencoed
What an amazing experience from looking on the website (which is so user friendly) till placing an order.i received constant communication whilst waiting and if I had any queries I could just send an email and later that day would get a reply. I also opted for having someone to erect and with no issues and professionalism this was completed.could not have asked for a better service...thank you swgreenhouses
Excellent service from SWG. Greenhouse had good quality extrusions, relatively simple to put together. Only minor criticism was the lack of adjustment for the door - but this was overcome by drilling the threshold plate and screwing it down to a row of set bricks in order to pull the plate down a millimetre or two.
We bought a large Elite Titan a couple of years ago and it has withstood gale force winds and feet of snow in the Peak District. When we decided to buy a smaller greenhouse for citrus fruit bushes, the Elite Titan was the obvious choice. Easy to assemble and pretty well bomb proof construction. Should last 50 years even at 1100 feet above sea level.
The design of this product is superb together with detailed building instructions.
The service from Halls was also excellent- I found that on the door frame one item was not included but after a telephone call and 48 hours later the part was delivered.
This is a well designed and well engineered product. Now it is up it looks the part. So much better than most of the glasshouses we looked at.
A couple of things to bear in mind. The instructions are all in pictures so I managed to miss key pieces of information. Several times it was 2 steps forward, one and a half backwards. Secondly the door which is split does not have anything to prevent the lower half bashing into the glass. We will have to put a door stop into the ground.
Recommended.
Great installation service.
In fact great customer service from start to finish and lovely looking greenhouse.
The service was excellent and we would recommend the company to anyone thinking of buying from them.
This small greenhouse looks good,fits into a small garden and has got the neighbours talking.I look forward to sowing,potting up and ripening a heritage tomato or two.
Set in place by the Company and was I glad,on a thoroughly wet day.
As yet I have not been able to erect the greenhouse but the parts look robust and well made. South West Greenhouses were very helpful in p[rocessing my order and I am looking forward to the challenge of erecting and then using this small greenhouse.
Best price, speedy delivery and great quality. Instruction manual slightly challenging but would advise others to use images rather than attempt to interpret the text.
Assemble the different sides & doors inside before putting together at the site makes for a much smoother process.
Would recommend the toughened glass too!
Excellent workmanship good product, clean and tidy, well finished. Good advice when completed. Flexible company who delivered on time.
What more can you ask for?
Excellent website,delivered as promised,good quality.
It is refreshing to get a personal service.Excellent after sales. All my problems were efficiently and quickly resolved and I am very happy with the product. Rosie
I am very impressed by the efficient and timely service that I experienced by South West Greenhouses. I certainly would recommend them to anyone thinking of purchasing a greenhouse. The assembling and putting up of the greenhouse was swift and reasonably effortless by two very experienced people and again I would recommend that this hassle-free service as a 'must'.
Very happy with this purchase. Very good customer service and advice given
Very pleased with greenhouse, took a long weekend to put up with help from the wife the black rubber was fiddly to put on.
Much bigger inside than I expected I have to go on tiptoe to open the windows.
4 weeks in and I absolutely love this greenhouse. It feels really solid and spacious. We used new sleepers as a base and this has given us additional height.
The greenhouse arrived ahead of schedule and on the day the 2 guys arrived, with the greenhouse pre-glazed, promptly at 8am as promised and they were brilliant. By afternoon I had started moving my plants in. Thank you
Bought by my wife for my impending retirement. have checked contents & assembled all frames, waiting for better weather to do final setup. easy to follow instructions, finish quality really good. delivery was prompt & on time.
Brilliant. Very good quality materials. You will be delighted.
Clear website, helpful telephone conversations, efficient service, on date / time for delivery and fitting. A great little greenhouse ready for spring!
Excellent service, excellent price, excellent product. Don't bother to check elsewhere, I did and these guys were the best by far....even down to the most helpful delivery man.
Sent misplaced part without question would recommend dealing with this company the greenhouse is just what I wanted alan.
Everything about this product is first class. Worth every penny.
Easy to erect as well. All it needs now is a heater.
Excellent fast and friendly service from ordering through to delivery and erection.
Have not used the greenhouse yet but it appears to be value for money.
Just the greenhouse for the potterer. Prefer the middle opening to the end opening I had before - gives one more space to move around. Decided to take the option to have it installed, very nice gentleman came and put it up in a couple of hours. No complaints at all, a very rare compliment these days.
We cannot fault all the advice that we got from Adrian before deciding on the Elite Greenhouse.
Thought from choosing the greenhouse to installation process,the service was absolutely faultless.
Greenhouse is fine.
However, with self assembly I found the wordless instruction manual created lots of problems, not helped by the fact that sometimes the quality of the diagrams made it difficult to see how some parts were assembled even when consulting the online version where the diagrams were clearer.
The instructions are clear once you get used to the way they are displayed, everything is marked so you can match it up put do make sure you have a level base. We went for toughened glass as it's easier to handle and much less likely to break when being installed. There is a good quality finish to the metal work and we are really pleased we it and SW greenhouses service.
Greenhouses for sale throughout the UK
About South West Greenhouses
South West Greenhouses is a greenhouse company based in the UK, greenhouses for sale with free delivery and online payments for greenhouses of all popular materials (wooden and aluminium), popular types (Polycarbonate, Dwarf Wall, Potting Sheds, and Victorian), popular sizes (small, large, 6ft-wide, 7ft wide, and more), and popular top brands (Halls, Elite, Juliana, Swallow, Clearview, Eden, and Access Garden Products). We also offer greenhouse installation, and have a great reputation as a company, being rated 4.94/5 from 2,187 customer reviews. You can shop new greenhouses in-stock now online from our categories above, or see our greenhouse buyers guide for more information.
Greenhouse Types
We stock our fantastic quality aluminium greenhouse range in various powder-coated colours, including black greenhouses, blue greenhouses, brown greenhouses, green greenhouses, grey greenhouses, silver greenhouses, white greenhouses, and red greenhouses. These can be used to either match your existing garden style with a sympathetic colour, or to create a bright and vibrant contrast with the surrounding garden, shrubs, lawn, and trees.
We also have traditional freestanding wooden glasshouses and potting sheds, both made with heavy-duty treated timber. These tend to be favoured by traditionalists, or those who prefer a natural look (although they tend to be more expensive than aluminium framed garden buildings or alternatives). Greenhouses are great alternatives to conservatories, polytunnels, or hothouses.
Greenhouse Categories
Popular greenhouse categories include:
- Small greenhouses
- Wooden greenhouses
- Aluminium greenhouses
- Large greenhouses
- Lean to greenhouses
- Dwarf wall greenhouses
- Potting sheds
- 4ft wide greenhouses
- 5ft wide greenhouses
- 6ft wide greenhouses
- 7ft greenhouses
- 6ft x 4ft greenhouses
- 6ft x 6ft greenhouses
- 6ft x 8ft greenhouses
- Greenhouse Shed Combinations
- 4x6 Polycarbonate Greenhouses
- 6x2 Greenhouses
- 6x4 Polycarbonate Greenhouses
- 8x6 Greenhouses
- 8x6 Polycarbonate Greenhouses
- Allotment Greenhouses
- Glass Cold Frames
- Halls Lean To Greenhouses
- Mini Greenhouses
- Plastic Greenhouses
- tomato greenhouses
- Toughened Glass Greenhouses
- Victorian Greenhouses
Greenhouses, Glasshouses, Horticultural, and Polycarbonate Garden Greenhouse Options
Swgreenhouses.co.uk lets you customize your greenhouses online too, with glazing choices on the product page, including a choice of horticultural glass, toughened safety glass, or polycarbonate glazing. The glass options are ideal if you want a Victorian-style glasshouse that makes attractive garden buildings. Polycarbonate is best if you're concerned about safety, and horticultural glass is a compromise between style and safety (but is the most expensive option). Direct factory ordering for a great price and a simple shopping cart experience.
Friendly UK-Based Greenhouse Store with Online Shopping
To buy a greenhouse today, contact South West Greenhouses for help with purchasing online. You can contact our sales team via phone on 01225 690100 or by email at support@swgreenhouses.co.uk. We care about our customers, and offer advice on our selection to all gardeners, with no pressure to buy. Our experienced team can help you to understand sizes, frames, prices, and everything in between. We can also point you to the best offers for your needs, and we have lots of gardening experience, growing all sorts of plants in a glasshouse from seeds to fully-grown adult plants.
How to buy a greenhouse online
Simply add a product to your basket, and go through the checkout process to make an order. Swgreenhouses delivers all across England, with thousands of options so you can find a glasshouse for your budget.
You can also browse our article on the best greenhouses in the UK here.
Last updated on 18th April 2023 by Matt
How To Choose a New Greenhouse
Greenhouses are a great way to extend the growing season and protect plants from extreme weather conditions. Here are some important features to consider:
- You will need to consider factors such as location, size, materials used for construction, ventilation, and heating/cooling systems when building a glasshouse.
- It is important to choose the right type of glazing material for your greenhouse in order to maximize light transmission and insulation.
- Plants grown in greenhouses require more attention than those grown outdoors due to their increased vulnerability to pests and diseases.
- You may be surprised at how quickly temperatures can rise inside a greenhouse on sunny days - it is important to ensure adequate ventilation is provided in order to prevent overheating, and use shading to protect sensitive produce from the hot summer sun. You may also need to water them more often, particularly if they're vegetables or herbs (especially tomatoes!).
- Greenhouse gardening requires careful planning of crop rotation cycles in order to maintain soil fertility levels over time. They don't receive the renewal of soil like the natural environment does outside.
They can also be used to create ideal growing environments for specific types of plants and flowers, such as those that require higher humidity or more light than is available outdoors.
Greenhouse Specifications
Here are the greenhouse specifications to look out for:
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Size: Length, width, and height of the greenhouse.
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Materials: Quality of materials used in construction.
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Type: Lean to greenhouses are installed against walls, whereas freestanding models can be located anywhere.
- Design: You can choose between standard models, victorian style models (which have large glazed panels), or dwarf wall models (which have a wall half way up the structure). Potting sheds are used to store tools and for growing plants.
- Ventilation: Number and size of vents for air circulation, including roof vents and auto vents or windows.
- Insulation: Level of insulation provided to maintain temperature control.
- Lighting: Type and amount of lighting available inside the greenhouse.
- Greenhouse Accessories: Shelving, benches, irrigation systems, etc., are they included with the purchase?
- Price/Value Ratio: Cost versus features offered by each model, which will vary depending on your needs.
- Doors: Consider which side of the greenhouse you need the doors to be, or if you will need more than one.
- Commercial or Domestic: If you have a commercial growing requirement, you will need a much larger greenhouse than most.
- Drainage: Consider how your growing areas within the greenhouse will have drainage, which is affected by the base you choose.
What is a Greenhouse?
Greenhouses are structures used for plant growth in a controlled environment, and they trap the warmth from the sun inside the structure to create a really good growing environment for plants and flowers.
In the UK, they are typically used to protect plants from extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain or strong winds, although we do sometimes get hot weather in the summer!
According to a report by Grand View Research, the global greenhouse market size was valued at USD 19.25 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% from 2021 to 2028 (source).
The UK Environment Secretary announced on 11th October 2022 they were committing to £12.5m in extra investment to encourage glasshouse growing (source).
Torn between a greenhouse or a shed?
It can be difficult to choose between buying a greenhouse and a shed, particularly if you can't prioritise between storage and growing space. In this situation, choose a wooden potting shed, as it's a combination of a shed and a greenhouse in one garden structure.
You have one glass side for horticultural work and gardening, and one solid side for storage of tools and machinery like lawnmowers.
You still have glazing options (toughened glass or polycarbonate) with these structures, and they have the feeling of a conservatory, log cabin, or orangery, in that they are only partially glazed on one side.
Incorporate lighting into the roof and add a desk if you want to work on weeding and planting later in the evening, and a heater if you plan to grow or plants seeds during the winter (the British winter weather is quite cold, so take a thermos of tea as well!).
If you need more growing room, you can always bolster this with a cold frame on the patio.