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For the experienced gardener and the beginner alike, buying a greenhouse is an exciting moment. It allows you to extend the growing season and try out some exotic plants that you might not otherwise be able to grow; however, if you are a greenhouse novice, how do you know the right plants to pick and which will be easy to grow?
Growing your own vegetables is a fun and rewarding hobby that is coming back into fashion due to the focus on healthy organic eating. Gardening has been proven to be good for both our physical and mental health, and it’s accessible to anyone who has their own outdoor space. Not only that but it could save you money in the long run, too.
The Chelsea Flower Show has in many ways become the traditional curtain-raiser to the English summer, featuring prominently in the glossy guides to ‘The Season’ along with such events as Glyndebourne, the Derby and Wimbledon.
A portable greenhouse sounds as though it should be an impossibility. We tend to think of greenhouses as being made exclusively from metal and glass, but thanks to huge advances in tough and lightweight plastics, nowadays a greenhouse can be manufactured to be incredibly light.
If the attention being heaped on them by the television gardening pundits is a reliable barometer, raised vegetable gardens are enjoying something of a renaissance. For many veteran gardeners, though, they have never really been out of fashion. And with good reason: there are some major advantages around raised gardens, and they can significantly increase your vegetable yield. How?