Tickets are now
available to buy now at
www.rhs.org.uk/shows
garden and will last over time, as well hunters filled their greenhouses with Many customers also felt that using
as serving a practical or hobbyist exotic plants, ferns and giant palms. a greenhouse to produce their own
function.” That’s still very covetable even today. fruit and vegetables had significantly
It has classic beauty and style as well reduced their day to day consumption
as a historic appeal.” of plastic packaging – an issue they
Trend 5: Victorian-Style
Greenhouses And Glasshouses
Trend 6: Using A Greenhouse For
During 2019, as with the last 22
Environmental Reasons
years, Hartley Botanic foresees that
its traditional Victorian range will still As well as the ‘grow your own’ benefits
been the most popular greenhouse of improved quality and taste, 2019
design and look chosen by customers. gardeners will be using a greenhouse
It is felt that this has been influenced for environmental reasons.
by a trend for exotic plants and Current Hartley Botanic customers
ferns which are perfectly set-off by cited a key motivation in using a
a Victorian aesthetic. The largest greenhouse for food production
Victorian glasshouse Hartley Botanic was around reducing air miles and
has produced for a customer in the past concerns for the environment.
year was more than 150 square metres
in size.
Modern greenhouse owners have
concerns for the use of chemicals in the
Of their Victorian range, Tom Barry, production of fruit and vegetables but
Managing Director of Hartley Botanic also about the environmental effects
said; “It’s an iconic look which was of transporting produce over long
somewhat set in an era when plant- distances.
were increasingly concerned about.
All Hartley Botanic’s greenhouses and
glasshouses are handmade, bespoke
and made to order. They are the only
aluminium greenhouse manufacturer
endorsed by the RHS.
Customers interested
in purchasing a Hartley
Botanic greenhouse or
glasshouse should visit:
www.hartley-botanic.
co.uk or call 01457 819
155 for more information.