Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Am having one of these delivered next week. Gardman 6' x 8'. £299. Reduced at a local garden centre from £399. I've just seen it marginally cheaper online, but not a significant enough difference to make me gnash my teeth. Also got some half price shelving. Am giddy with excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 *holds out arms to steady Egluntine* That's really lovely!, I like the green look to it. Rather than the normal silver I mean. What are your plans then??? *pulls up chair* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oooh, I was looking at those the other day in the garden centre! Very nice! (I'm as green as the greenhouse - I want one! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookiehen Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) We had one of them at our last house, and I was gutted when we had to leave it behind. Is yours coming with polycarbonate glazing, as shown in the picture? We had problems with ours in the wind (we were on a very exposed spot!), and had to anchor down the panes with hundreds of extra clips, and we also had problems with the door - the wheels broke easily, and we had a flapping door for quite a while. 8 x 6 is a great size though - I'm quite jealous! Edited February 20, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Wow, brilliant! Your chickens will love it in there ... er, I mean, great, what are you going to grow in there? I allow my ladies in from about October-March, so they can dustbath in the dry and warm and because I don't use it over the winter. They will be banned from next weekend though when I start putting seedlings out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We have a very similar one but in silver, would much rather have green, having said that ours is green with algae and is on the list for a good clean this weekend. We paid £199 for ours from B&Q but that was 4 years ago (OH's 40th birthday pressie) and things have gone up a lot since then and I think silver ones are always cheaper. Have fun, just in time for sowing .We got really carried away the first year and ended up with a jungle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Haven't formulated any plans beyond tomatoes peppers aubergines coriander etc, but plan to have a good read over the w/e. Shona...the spot isn't too windy, and the panels are polywotsit, but useful tip about the extra clips, thanks. I'll get some in. The Garden centre sells all sorts of extras, including replacement panels. BTW...this is my belated Christmas/birthday present combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Happy Belated Birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I am soooo envious - I'd love a greenhouse! It's a good looking one too, as the others have said, the green is less inyerface than the traditional silver. Where will it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookiehen Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Shona...the spot isn't too windy, and the panels are polywotsit, but useful tip about the extra clips, thanks. I'll get some in. We spent a memorable Hogmany chasing a couple of our panels round the village a few years ago! That said, it was a fantastic greenhouse - the polycarbonate panels are just as efficient as glass, and we had fantastic success in ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Where will it go? Top end of the garden. I'm pinching a bit of the hen's area. They'll never notice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ahhh, up the slope then. Be prepared for them to invade it! Our neighbours a couple of doors down once put up one of those greenhouses that looks like a real one but just has a plastic tarp type finish. Our gardens are prone to a strong southwesterly bombing across the gardens, so another neighbour and I were laying bets as to how long it would last... sure enough, first high wind and the thing took off like the house in Yellow Brick Road and ended in a garden at the end of the road! Tragic, but we wet ourselves laughing. I look forward to hearing about your crops Egluntine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Darn it, I've gone and done it myself But I'm afraid I've beaten your bargain Egluntine I've ordered this one: Greenhouse But using some forgotten commission, I got the largest one (8' x 6') for £70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Congratulations . It looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Darn it, I've gone and done it myself But I'm afraid I've beaten your bargain Egluntine I've ordered this one: Greenhouse But using some forgotten commission, I got the largest one (8' x 6') for £70. Sorry to lead you into temptation Snowy. It looks super.....and is one heck of a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Darn it, I've gone and done it myself But I'm afraid I've beaten your bargain Egluntine I've ordered this one: Greenhouse But using some forgotten commission, I got the largest one (8' x 6') for £70. Sorry to lead you into temptation Snowy. It looks super.....and is one heck of a bargain. I've been mulling it over for a while, but when you got yours (plus I'd been looking at them in the garden centre) and I realised there was not going to be any cheaper options around, I thought 'what am I waiting for?' Thanks for the 'push' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ooh it's dandy! Well done the bargain hunters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Well done both of you, thats fantastic. Reach for the seeds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 wow Snowy, really got yourself a bargain there! I'm so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Brilliant Egluntine and Snowy. You will have lots of fun with your greenhouses this season. I lurrrve my greenhouse. Its a bit small at 6x4. I think now I should have got a bigger one. I would love a really big one that I could sit in. I guess if it was bigger I would move in though and watch the plants grow as I get a bit obsessed with watching my seedlings and get overexited when they pop their little heads out of the soil. Its nearly as addictive as the Omlet forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
