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Choosing A Greenhouse
By admin | July 29, 2008
Choice of greenhouse is considerable. The standard is the barn shaped wooden framed span roof kind with half walls of brick and swing doors. Nowadays there are also metal framed houses, glazed to ground level with sliding doors, 3/4 span lean-tos and ordinary lean-tos for house or other walls, usually with brick half walls. Here is a list of the more popular types:
Span Roof - This is the most common type of greenhouse and has the widest range of uses. They can be glazed to ground level on one or both sides.
Lean To - Lean-to greenhouses may be very cost effective if they can be placed against a south facing wall of a house. They should then be able to benefit from the heating systems of the house.
Circular and Hexagonal - These types are useful for getting maximum light especially in small or awkwardly shaped gardens. However they lose heat faster than other types.
Three Quarter Span - These greenhouses are gradually going out of fashion although they can be very useful for fruit trees and vines.
Ultimately your choice of greenhouse may depend not so much on what you intend to grow but on the initial cost, running costs and the characteristics of the available site.
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