Customer warmly endorses Polydome Garden Tunnel

Dear Polydome, In an age when many people only contact manufacturers in order to complain when something goes wrong, we thought you might like to know how well our hobby tunnel, erected in 2006, withstood the storms of last winter. On February 12th, the ferocity of the wind on our exposed site near Arklow demolished [...]

Controlling aphids, good advice from our gardening blogger Peter Whyte

It’s handy to be able to keep tender plants and grow salad crops in the greenhouse over the winter.  Protected from the worst of the frost, they survive the cold so much better than outside.  But aphids overwinter better in a greenhouse too.  Commonly called greenfly, the many different species come in all colours and [...]

The morning after (by our blogging horticulturalist Peter Whyte)

The morning after The morning after the storm of the 12th of February, the lawn was littered with broken glass.  Our glasshouse had come through many storms unscathed, but not this one.  It was a testament to its sturdiness that I found only one pane broken, and soon picked up the pieces with gloved hands [...]

Preventing snow damage (our blog by horticulturalist Peter Whyte)

The opera isn’t over until the fat lady has sung, and winter isn’t over until danger of heavy snow is well past.  The problem with snow is twofold: it is so heavy when it lies that it can damage or distort greenhouses, and more damage can be done by trying to remove it. Snow is [...]

Overwintering your plants

In for the winter Have you tender potted plants in your greenhouse for the winter? You can’t just walk away from them until it’s time to put them out again.  If you do, their survival depends on luck and you might not be lucky.  You need to check them occasionally, and deal with any problems [...]