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Bellerose home greenhouse with pergola, shelving, cedar construction, and polycarbonate panels.
Greenhouses

Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Season

A practical, no-fluff guide to starting your first greenhouse season — from choosing the right size and glazing to a month-by-month planting calendar and the five mistakes that trip up nearly every...

May 15, 2026
GreenhousesBackyard Discovery Poppy cedar greenhouse with polycarbonate panels and pergola-style roof overhang.

Greenhouse Ventilation: How to Keep Your Plants Healthy Year-Round

A closed greenhouse can hit 100°F on a mild spring day. This guide covers exhaust fans, passive vents, circulation, humidity control, and seasonal strategies to keep your plants alive — backed by u...

May 14, 2026
GreenhousesWoman tending hanging fern inside a Backyard Discovery cedar greenhouse with built-in slat wall, staging shelves, and thermostat-activated exhaust fan.

Polycarbonate Greenhouse Panels vs. Glass Greenhouse Panels: The Complete Comparison

Which greenhouse glazing actually performs better for your climate, budget, and growing goals? We break down polycarbonate vs. glass across insulation, light, durability, cost, safety, and climate ...

May 14, 2026
GreenhousesBackyard Discovery Bellerose white cedar greenhouse with a trellis roof installed on a level compacted gravel foundation.

Do I Need a Foundation for My Greenhouse? Options, Costs, and How to Decide

Compare four greenhouse foundation options — gravel, timber, pavers, and concrete — with real costs, trade-offs, and which one fits your greenhouse size.

May 13, 2026
GreenhousesSavannah cedar greenhouse with polycarbonate panels and peaked roof, woman with wheelbarrow exiting the door.

How to Choose a Home Greenhouse Kit: The Complete Buying Guide

Walk through every greenhouse decision in order — from climate zone and growing goals to glazing, frame material, ventilation, and budget — so you know exactly what to look for before you buy.

May 11, 2026
GreenhousesBackyard cold frame box serves as a mini greenhouse kit for starting an herb garden.

How to Start an Herb Garden

Herbs are the easiest place to start growing your own food. Which ones to grow, how to group them so they thrive together, where to put them indoors or out, and how to keep them going through winter.

May 6, 2025
GreenhousesA small and large greenhouse side by side to compare the sizes in a backyard setting.

What Size Greenhouse Do I Need? Sizes, Shelving, and How to Choose

Floor area tells you what fits in your yard. Linear feet of shelving tells you what you can actually grow. Here is how to size a greenhouse using both.

May 8, 2024
GreenhousesSplit screen of Backyard Discovery's Larkspur metal greenhouse and Savannah cedar greenhouse, showing different materials side by side.

What’s the Best Material for a Greenhouse? Cedar, Aluminum, or Steel

Cedar, aluminum, or galvanized steel greenhouse? Each material holds up differently, ages differently, and needs a different amount of upkeep. Here's how they compare, and what to look for beyond t...

Apr 18, 2024
GreenhousesBackyard Discovery Willow greenhouse kit made from cedar and polycarbonate with a white finish.

Are Greenhouses Worth It? Benefits, Costs, and Drawbacks

Is a home greenhouse kit worth it? It depends on your climate, what you want to grow, and what the kit includes. Here are the benefits, the drawbacks, the real cost of ownership, and who gets the m...

Feb 9, 2024
GreenhousesWoman hanging a flower basket inside a cedar wooden greenhouse kit with 4-mm polycarbonate panels.

What to Grow in a Greenhouse: The Best Crops by Season

A greenhouse fills up faster than anyone expects. Here's which crops earn the room, which ones you should leave in the garden, and how to plan a full year of planting.

Feb 9, 2024
GreenhousesBackyard Discovery Bellerose greenhouse kit with pergola and cedar and polycarbonate construction on a gravel pad.

Greenhouse Gardening Tips: How to Run a Greenhouse Well

Outdoor gardening is a negotiation with the weather. Greenhouse gardening isn't — heat, water, air, and light all become things you decide.

Jan 31, 2024
GreenhousesInterior of a Backyard Discovery home wooden greenhouse with staging shelves holding potted plants and gardening tools.

Do Greenhouses Work in the Winter? What to Expect by Zone

A greenhouse is very good at capturing heat and only moderately good at holding it. Here's what that means for winter, zone by zone.

Dec 18, 2023