Published By: Rinks

6 Mini Greenhouse Ideas To Build In Your Garden

The easiest way to treat your plants with a greenhouse that you can build in your garden all by yourself!

Hail all garden enthusiast who would stop at nothing to make their horticulture picture perfect. While the lawn is all set, trees planted, flower beds blooming, why not make yourself a beautiful greenhouse to keep plants intact all year round! Here is the recipe to make your own low budget greenhouse that is easy to build and can be made out of everything already present in your house.

  1. Cedar Branch Hoop House-
A cedar hoop can be the perfect alternative to plastic pipes. They can withstand all weather conditions, and it's all-natural. All you need to do is set up a box structure with 12 cedar branches and cover it with a plastic sheet. Make sure your plastic is thick and nailed to the attachment to avoid getting blown off in a storm.
  1. Old Window Frame Greenhouse-
Got an old wooden window frame to spare? Well, you can use it in your garden. The stable structure makes an ideal base for the greenhouse to stand on. Make sure you treat the wood before placing it on the soil to stop the termite from entering the frame through the mud.
  1. Strawbale Cold Frame-
The indigenous houses made of organic thatched straws is something readily available and will keep the house warm and protected in all season. The strawbales are easy to find and stay in place after getting bind together with plastic strings.
  1. Hardware Fencing Hoop House-
If you have easy access to hardware materials like heavy gauge and wire fencing, you can quickly build yourself a sturdy greenhouse with the materials. Weld yourself a metal frame and put a reachable plastic frame to place and open at your will.
  1. Hoop House-
Make a tunnel greenhouse by bending PVC pipe and creating a cylinder frame. From one end to another, wrap it up with plastic sheets, and you have one awesome looking greenhouse to flaunt in your garden. To make it even more fun, add different colour plastic sheets at the interval and give googly eyes at the end to make it look like a caterpillar.
  1. Trampoline House-
The best way to use an old trampoline is to convert it into a greenhouse! Just split the frame in half, and you got two steel frames. Stretch a sturdy plastic covering on it and place your plants under it.