Elevate A Garden Design Scheme
Using A Greenhouse
A Hartley Botanic bepoke lean to greenhouse within a walled garden
T
his year, Longview Design was
commissioned by Lancashire-
based, heritage greenhouse
manufacturer Hartley Botanic to
design their RHS Chelsea Flower Show
tradestand. The stand won a 5 star award
for the RHS recommended manufacturer.
Landscape Architect Joe Perkins, Co-
Director of Longview Design reveals
some key insights around incorporating a
greenhouse or glasshouse into a garden
scheme.
From a client consultancy point of view,
suggesting the addition of a greenhouse
or glasshouse to a garden scheme means
your client can begin to get year-round
enjoyment of their outdoor space. For
keen gardeners, allocating a space in their
garden ‘under glass’ extends the range
of plants they can grow and allows them
to indulge in a specific plant passion.
Victorian-inspired ‘plant collecting’
has definitely come back into fashion,
partly thanks to a renewed interest in
architectural tropical-style plants and
hardy succulents. A g