A variety of horticultural aspects, but also visual aspects play an important role when choosing a location for a greenhouse in the garden and need to be carefully considered. Some are related to local conditions, others are determined by personal taste.

A greenhouse needs a lot of sun

The motivation to buy a greenhouse for the garden can come from a variety of reasons: colleagues at work have one and the neighbor would like one too, one is annoyed by the constant downpours that hit the tomatoes year after year and of all things just before harvest or you are simply looking for a meaningful hobby for the gray season. Such a glass plant house can also be a visual enrichment for the garden and property. But anyway, the greenhouse in the garden must be on the right spot.

If the imagination is missing

I've rummaged through brochures and catalogs umpteen times, checked the garden portals on the internet more often and yet: How the new plant paradise will later fit into the landscape remains relatively uncertain and mostly exciting until construction is complete. In terms of plant biology, choosing the right location for a greenhouse in the garden is still pretty unspectacular. Lots of sun, with as little wind as possible and just not too close to the fence to the neighbors, then that's fine. Although some questions don't really arise at all with a square construction.

Greenhouse in the garden mentally planned

Therefore, at the beginning of all considerations, simply proceed as follows: Put in a few pegs the floor plan of your (imaginary) building and connect them with a clearly visible and as wide a cord as possible. Now take a couple of chairs, look for a small garden table and put everything together on the marked area. This gives you a rough idea and you know what the view might be like later. Now you only have to imagine how the electricity and water supply can be regulated at this point, on which side the input makes sense would be and whether the overall aesthetics fit.

Privacy and wind protection for the garden and property

On an otherwise flat plot, a greenhouse of the appropriate length and 2.50 m height can make a difference in the overall appearance, for example as:

  • room divider separating the ornamental garden from the commercial garden;
  • windbreak for another cultivated garden area (taller growing vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers or wax beans);
  • Sheltered space for a seating area in the lee of the greenhouse;
  • Protective barrier against unwanted insights;

tips

It is best to play through several location variants and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each before setting priorities that are difficult to correct later. Asking other gardeners does not cost anything and has brought many an enlightenment.

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Garden design