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How to choose the right greenhouse

WITH so many of us working from home and keen to grow our own, there could hardly be a better time to consider buying a greenhouse. Some of us want a place to sow seeds, take cuttings and propagate plants, always ending up with more than we need. Overwintering tender plants, protecting delicate treasures and producing unseasonal fruits and vegetables are also items high on the list. Best of all, however, a greenhouse is somewhere to be when there’s a chill in the air, a place to potter about in, deadheading the pelargoniums, checking for signs of life in pots of

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