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Grow under glass

For any gardener, a highlight of the warmer months is being able to get out into the garden: to plant out the lovingly raised seedlings, put up your hanging baskets as the blooms begin to cascade, and start work on the all-but-dormant vegetable patch.

This is not the start of a gardener’s journey, however: the process begins while the garden is still asleep under layers of frost, with seeds being sown and placed on every available windowsill, slowly taking over the house. The greenhouse overcomes this challenge, letting you start off as many seedlings as your heart desires, without worrying about where they are going to live. The benefits are not just felt at the start of the growing season, either, as even an unheated greenhouse can delay the effects of frost by several weeks, letting you maximise the

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