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Growing ambitions

Growing ambitions
Increase the growing season in your garden and nurture tender and exotic plants and crops with a well-designed greenhouse

Greenhouses can transform the way you garden, allowing you to raise young plants and sow seeds earlier in the year, keep tender plants going over winter and grow exotic varieties that wouldn’t survive out of doors. As any keen gardener will tell you, you won’t look back once you’ve invested in a greenhouse, but you need to get the design right from the start to ensure it lives up to expectations, both practically and aesthetically. Follow our useful guide to ensure your glasshouse design

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