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Greenhouses can enhance your gardening experience all year long.
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Looking to extend your gardening time beyond the seasons? A greenhouse could be the answer. Gardeners can benefit from a greenhouse for plenty of reasons, says Alvaro Barrenechea, greenhouse buyer for Costco.
“ Greenhouse gardeners can get a jump-start on the season, extend it on the other end or even grow plants that are outside their plant hardiness zone,” says Barrenechea. Greenhouses can also
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protect plants from being overrun by weeds and from critters and pests that normally haunt hedges and shrubs.
Additionally, a greenhouse shields plants from inclement weather, keeping wind, sleet, snow and heavy rain from destroying young seedlings and other fragile plants.
And there are styles and models for every type of gardener, explains Barrenechea. Here’ s a look. >
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