Greenhouse placement....

[KirstieSparkle]

Looking into getting an 8x6 greenhouse but faffing over where to put it.
I assumed (probably wrongly that it shouldn't go on south facing side as would get too hot, but surely north facing side wouldn't get enough sun? Our fences are over 6 ft high.
Plus apare from down the side of the house my south facing is taken up with beds...


I was kinda thinking north east corner clearing that bed that runs along the back and moving rabbit hutches.
BTW east is the fence at top north is the left and as u know the south is the right with all the sun.... Other half won't let me have greenhouse on decking so this is kinda my whole possible space, asside from down side of house which should mean hardly any light



Errr its upsidedowned my picture and can't fix on phone :-/

[bario1]

Put it in the sunniest spot available, Kirstie - you can always add shading to a greenhouse in hot spells, but you can never add sunlight. Mine is shaded by trees in summer, and nothing performs well in it.

[KirstieSparkle]

Wonder how annoyed the neighbours would be if I put it in front garden lol a massive south facing front lawn

[craftymarie]

What a great front space for growing things I've got a much smaller south facing front garden which has rose bushes and pretty shrubs such as Rose of Sharon. I'm thinking of adding in some ornamental edibles next year like artichokes.

[bario1]

If it's your garden, surely you can do what you want with it?

[KirstieSparkle]

Technically the lawns are all supposed to be that, laid to.lawn. but there are a few who.have some shrubbery... And there is a covenant on the whole street that no structures including sheds or greenhouses, but I know lots of people have sheds in back garden (they tend to be an issue when the houses sell because of the covenant) and at least in has a green house.
Besides all that next door terrorist kids think the whole street is theirs go kick thier football about decimated roses at the other end and I've asked them.to not kick it into our garden so so many times, just had to replace some of the fence! so can't put unprotected things out there.

[Two_Sheds]

as said, sunniest position possible.

Mine is on a south-facing patio, BUT is slightly shaded by the garage in summer...

... and totally shaded in winter, so I can't grow anything but green slime from Nov to March

[KirstieSparkle]

hmmm time for a reassesment and measure then.

im half in the thought of the back right corner, moving the bed along to be beside the green house then it gets most sun.
or bottom left but that gets shaded by house some of the day

[Jungle Jane]

You could move the bed in the corner & put the greenhouse there? Its good feng shui to not have things sticking out,like if it was in the middle of the fence. Then maybe the other bed could go next to the other one?

[veggiechicken]

Is the big tree your neighbours and does it overhang your garden? Especially the bit where you might put a GH?

[KirstieSparkle]

it is the neighbours, and it does over hang.... but they just moved in and are cutting it down, also asked me about advice on climbers for thier other fence to block out the industrial est behind us.
hehehe they think i know stuff
bless them

[Two_Sheds]

OK, tell them NOT to plant anything "fast growing" eg. russian vine or leylandii. They will screen a view pretty quick alright, but won't stop until they've taken over the whole neighbourhood

you know you are allowed to cut off any overhanging vegetation? Technically you should offer the cuttings back to the owner, but you can cut off any bits that are on your side of the boundary fence