A variety of gardening 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.
How do I choose the right location for a greenhouse in the garden?
To find the optimal greenhouse in the garden, choose a location with a lot of sun, little wind and not too close to neighboring boundaries. Use the function as a room divider, windbreak, seat and privacy screen. It's best to plan several options and discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
The motivation to buy a greenhouse for the garden can arise for various reasons: work colleagues have one and the neighbor would also like one, you are annoyed because of the constant downpours that affect the tomatoes year after year and of all things for a short time before the harvest or people 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 be that as it may, the greenhouse in the gardenhas to be in the right place.
If the performance is missing
I rummaged through brochures and catalogs umpteen times, looked even more often on the garden portals online and still: How the new plant paradise will later fit into the landscape remains relatively uncertain and usually exciting until construction is completed. From a plant biology perspective, choosing the right location for a greenhouse in the garden is still pretty unspectacular. Lots of sun, with as little wind as possible and not too close to the neighbor's fence, then that's fine. Although some questions actually don't arise at all with a square design.
Greenhouse in the garden mentally planned
That's why you simply proceed as follows at the beginning of all considerations: Use a few pegsto stake out the floor plan of your (ideal) buildingand connect them with a clearly visible and, if possible wide cord. Now take a few chairs, find a small garden table and put everything together on the marked area. This will give you a rough view and know what the prospect could be later. Now you just have to imagine how the electricity and water supply can be regulated at this point, on which sidethe entrance would make sense and whether the overall aesthetic fits.
Visibility and wind protection for gardens and grounds
On an otherwise flat plot of land, a greenhouse of the appropriate length and 2.50 m high can have a lot of impact on the overall appearance, for example as:
- Room divider that separates the ornamental garden from the commercial garden;
- Windbreak for another cultivated garden area (higher growing vegetable plants such as tomatoes, cucumbers or wax beans);
- Protected space for a seating area in the lee of the greenhouse;
- Protective barrier against unwanted insights;
Tip
It's 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 gardening enthusiasts doesn't cost anything and has already brought many an enlightenment.
