News & Tips

Linda Lane is the managing director of the family business Griffin Glasshouses.  All the evidence is that the grow you own revolution continues apace across Britain and she wants to share with you some tips for growing better in May It can be a challenging month because of the weather which spins on a sixpence […]

Griffin Glasshouses are long-time supporters of the charity Plant Heritage and so we are pleased to announce our support of the Plant Heritage ‘Missing Genera’ campaign this year. The charity will launch this year’s at-risk plant groups at RHS Chelsea and we’re delighted to be the sponsors.  Plant Heritage works hard to conserve garden plants […]

The Wonky Artist is Rachel Smith-Ruffle who was disabled following an accident, and is now an internationally acclaimed water-colourist. Rachel and her three-quarters finished painting of Horatio’s Garden South-West at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal lnjury Treatment Centre at Salisbury District Hospital, will be on the Griffin Glasshouses’ Stand at Chelsea Flower Show.   When completed, […]

Linda Lane is managing director of the family-owned and managed Griffin Glasshouses, now in its 53rd year.   She firmly believes that the British grow your own revolution continues to gather momentum and that the greenhouse is a key to success.  So, in between getting everything ready for the Griffin stand at next month’s Chelsea Flower […]

Linda Lane is managing director of the family-owned and managed Griffin Glasshouses, now in its 53rd year.  The grow your own revolution continues across the UK and Linda firmly believes that a greenhouse is a cornerstone for success. March really does herald the beginning of real work in the greenhouse.  You may have already started […]

It’s always great to be able to collaborate with friends, and for this most recent garden design in East Sussex, we’ve collaborated with Chilstone who have been commissioned to deliver their beautiful stonework in a garden we’ve installed one of our NGS Lavender glasshouses. Winter has bitten more than once so far, but we’ve been […]

Here at Griffin Glasshouses, we are delighted to be gearing up to return to RHS Chelsea and RHS Hampton Court in 2022 for two of the world’s best-loved flower shows both finally back in their usual slots. After the uncertainties that the past couple of years have brought, the Chelsea Flower Show in 2021 took […]

We’re really excited to reveal our plans for building a new Lean-to glasshouse design for The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society in Edinburgh! The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, affectionately known as The Caley, calls the recently restored Saughton Park in Edinburgh its home. In the park’s renowned walled garden there are a number of areas maintained […]