Product Review: Kingfisher GHWOOD Wooden Greenhouse

A couple of months ago, I decided I needed a mini greenhouse to protect some of my plants from the worst of the winter frosts. I'd had polythene stretched over metal frame-type "greenhouses" before. While they were good on my urban apartment balcony, which was very sheltered, they had a tendency to be blown all over my much more open suburban garden.

So, as the garden centre was closed due to lockdown, with no small amount of uncertainty, I turned to Amazon.

Kingfisher GHWOOD Wooden Greenhouse, Transparent, One Size

The product arrived in good time, which is a good sign. It was easy to screw together with just a simple phillips screwdriver. Once it had been put together, I was impressed by the sturdiness of the structure. The doors at the front and top, for me, did not close flush with one-another. If that becomes a problem to me, I can see it being a simple matter of affixing some flexible plastic to the inside to block the offending gap when closed. An easy remedy.

The greenhouse is a good size and has ample room, both in the cold-frame at the top and the shelves within the main body. The plastic "windows" are not 100% transparent, but they do let in sufficient light.

The wood is generally good quality and, as I said, the construction is sturdy enough with - judging by the product I received - good quality control. The surface is very porous, though, so for my own peace of mind I have elected to use a wood treatment to try to stave off any weather damage.

All in all, I have no qualms about recommending this product. It is very reasonably priced at 99.95UKP (at time of review).

Neorxnawang rating: 4/5

A disappointed year

You would think the events of 2020 would have improved my chances of getting the garden sorted once and for all. Somehow, though, working from home five days a week kind of brewed a reluctance to tackle the garden, for some reason. I do, however, plan to make a better job of it come 2021. One obstacle, though, is my wife's insistence that we landscape the back garden area to give more lawn space for our daughter. That will take some time, money saving and probably can't be started for a while anyway due to lockdown measures and such. This means that she is reluctant to have me do any major work on the garden because its current layout isn't as she wants. I, however, would rather do some work in the garden now, even if that will then be undone however many years in the future. I also can't help but think we are a bit late to create lawn for our daughter. She is nine years of age now (going on nineteen) and, by the time we get the back garden landscaped, there is probably very little time left in which lawnspace would be important to her. More likely she might want to spent a summer afternoon on a sun lounger on our (already extant) decking. Still, while I can't make large purchases for the garden without my wife's signoff, there is nothing stopping me doing a little work and maybe adding some plants to brighten the place up a bit. Watch this space.

A gardening promise for 2020

Okay, so we have been moved into our humble little semi for around 6 years now. It is well passed time we did something with the garden. Not only to personalise it and make it feel more "ours", but also to provide an outside space of which the whole family enjoy taking advantage.

The grand landscaping dreams we had when we first moved in have been tempered by familiarity and laziness and now we intend to indulge in some heavy duty planting to add colour and depth to our currently very lacklustre back garden.

Already this month, we have tidied the space a little and made some plans for what we want to do. All we wait on now is some better weather.