文档介绍：Types of greenhouses and frames 1
Greenhouses vary greatly in size, shape and up by paths, doors and equipment such as Shapes and styles styles e on to the market. These
type to meet the widely different demands of heaters and water tanks. The second way of Greenhouses are either free-standing or lean- usually have flat oblong wall panels but some
gardeners. This wide choice is not always calculating space is to consider the growing to, that is, supported on one side by a house also are geodesic in structure, miniature
helpful to the beginner, who is often thor• area in conjunction with the height at the or other wall. Free-standing houses may have versions of the vast space-dome-like Clima-
oughly confused by the variety of shapes and eaves and the height at the ridge. These two straight or inward sloping walls. Roof shapes tron greenhouse at the Missouri Botanic
materials. The basic factors which must be dimensions affect first the amount of grow• may be a simple span, hipped or double- Garden. Some of the more recent designs
considered are what the greenhouse is to be ing space for tall plants, such as tomatoes, hipped curvilinear. The "mini" lean-to is a have curved glass panels and an overall shape
used for, the amount of money available, and shrubs and climbers, and second ease of structure much narrower than the usual lean- that suggests the great Palm House at Kew
where the greenhouse is to be erected. access fort in use. In general, the to greenhouse. They are useful for the small Gardens in London. Certain circular styles
When buying a greenhouse, carefully larger the greenhouse the cheaper each unit garden or where wall space is at a premium. have decided aesthetic appeal and can be•
assess the amount of growing space required. of growing space es, though this is less The smallest ones are too narrow to enter e a feature or focal point in the garden.
There are two ways of measuring growing apparent in those models where th