If you dream of being more sustainable and growing your own food, having a greenhouse in your garden can make this an everyday reality.
'You can grow a wide range of fruits and vegetables, which can be split into cold and warm season crops,' says Richard Baggaley, director at The Greenhouse People. 'Cold season crops like lettuce, broccoli, peas and carrots can be grown earlier and later in the season than possible outside. Warm season crops like tomatoes, peppers, chillies and cucumbers will thrive in a greenhouse during the unpredictable British summers.'
Don’t forget your ornamental plants, too. 'Geraniums, chrysanthemums and petunias, though able to grow outdoors in Britain, will flourish in a greenhouse, giving you an endless supply of fresh flowers for your vases,' says Richard.
In the peak of the summer, you will also be able to grow tropical plants like orchids, cacti and Venus flytraps.