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Posted by David in News

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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 […]

Posted by David in Design, News

Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society

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 […]

Posted by David in News

Greenhouse Under Construction

Horatio’s Garden, a national charity creating gardens in NHS spinal injury centres, are set to support patients from The Welsh Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Centre with a new garden in Cardiff, Wales. Work began on the garden in February 2021 and is set to be completed later this year, making this Charity’s sixth garden in […]

Posted by Paskett in National Garden Scheme, News, RHS Chelsea

Two new greenhouses launched by gardening celebrity Alan Titchmarsh at the Chelsea Flower Show have helped Griffin Glasshouses make its largest ever annual contribution to the National Garden Scheme. A cheque for £23,587 – over £10,000 more than its previous best annual contribution – has been given to the charity by Griffin Glasshouses managing director, […]

Posted by Paskett in Design, News

Patients at a spinal injury unit in Shropshire can now learn gardening skills and enjoy peace and quiet away from the busy wards thanks to a new, specially designed garden. The Griffin glasshouse is the focal point of growing at the new Horatio’s Garden at the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries at the Robert Jones […]

Hampton Court Flower Show: Stand HC519 Visitors to the Griffin Glasshouses stand at Hampton Court’s RHS Flower Show will see an array of beautiful abstract floral paintings from an internationally recognised artist, Clare Hooper, complimenting each bespoke greenhouse displayed this year. Clare Hooper is a contemporary floral artist who achieves the transmission of vitality, speed […]

Posted by Linda in Customers, Design, Maintenance, News, Tips

Traditional greenhouse in the snow

When the crisp autumnal mornings have past, and the long, hot days of summer are distant memories, the winter blues can often set in. Particularly for gardeners. A greenhouse can be a great way to keep green-fingers working all year round by extending the growing season and offering protection to plants. Winter needn’t mean the […]

Posted by Linda in Customers, Design, Maintenance, News

Large Victorian greenhouse

Glasshouses have long been a sign of status and luxury. Traditionally glasshouses were built to serve a purpose when used to home exotic plants and create climates they were familiar with. They were a purely functional space for growing plants and providing a means of protection and climate control for plants to thrive. In time, […]