Does cold weather give you the blues? In that case , make your very own garden greenhouse so you can play in your garden throughout the year. It really is a lot easier and more affordable than you imagine.

All through the colder months do you stay on the inside and look out the windows wishing for the snow to be gone to get into the garden? Do you prowl thru home garden publications and get plants you're certain are overpriced so you can give yourself a head start on the growing season after it at long last gets here?

That was me to a "T" right up until a friend of mine suggested I build a greenhouse of my own. The thought was thrilling. I mean think of it, I could putter in the garden every day and never concern myself with the weather. Feasting on vine ripe tomato's in the midst of the winter months instead of the flavorless ones you find at the store is a real gift.

Ok, saying I became interested in the idea would be a huge understatement. Sadly, then my bubble burst and I wondered if this is a job I could possibly deal with by myself. Which is why I hopped on the internet and investigated my options.

Custom built greenhouses really are attractive but really high-priced. At this time there was just absolutely no way my budget would cover hiring someone build it for me.

Next I thought about greenhouse kits. To begin with these looked like a good idea. They were a little less costly than a custom designed greenhouse but the design options ended up being restricted. After that I started thinking that as I'd need to put together the project anyway I might as well take a look at doing it myself to begin with.

That's when I stumbled upon a site which enables you construct your own greenhouse from scratch. These folks had quite a few greenhouse plans I could down load right to my computer. No delay for the mail.

All right, I took the plunge and holy moly I sure am grateful I did. Within just a matter of minutes I was reading those projects and about twenty or so minutes later I was positive building a greenhouse would be something I was able to do personally. As I read I understood that if I'd purchased a greenhouse kit pretty much all I would have done was payed a higher price for the materials.

Ok I won't lie to you, it takes a certain amount of work to build your own greenhouse. Some cash too. But if you're a serious garden enthusiast like I am that is not something that will scare or surprise you. In truth, the greenhouse plans I made use of made it simpler than I believed it'd be. Quicker then I thought, I had constructed a lovely greenhouse for myself at a tiny fraction of the cost, even a greenhouse kit would've cost.

From now on I will be able to grow fresh vegetables all through the year and start all of the plants and flowers for my outdoor garden from seed. When ever I think of all the coin this'll save me I'm sure this venture will pay for itself very quickly. It really is a mystery exactly why I did not do this years ago.