With greenhouses, I figure the biggest you can afford or have space for. I have a 12 by 8 glass/aluminium one with high sides and double doors. Expensive at the time, but 25 years later, i've had my moneys worth. For overflow/hardening off, I am using some of the cheap metal frame and poly zip up cover type. The cover is on its way out after 2 years, but I used it to raise a load of perennials for new bit of garden, so that paid for itself.
if you can take down and collect your self there are millions of glass greenhouse's on ebay second hand for less than £50. some belters too, I should of checked before I bought mine. and if you have to rent a van for £100 for the day. You could be all sorted with a big greenhouse for £200 with fuel costs. also they normally have the staging ect that they just want moved.
I can't comment about polyC etc.. as I have glass in both mine, but would agree that wait until you can get the biggest you can accomodate / afford, you'll be surprised how soon you can fill it. Fun in the Winter you can sit inside on garden chairs and admire your garden.
that's a great price Clueless for a great size. I do wish I checked first, as I searched ebay once for greenhouse, every time I visit ebay the front page is full of greenhouse's for cheap money.. And it makes me sick
Thanks all. Guess I should have mentioned that when I bought the house, there was already a concrete paved area where a shed used to be that's about 7 foot square, hence me looking at a six by six. I guess glass rather than poly is the general consensus so will go for that!
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With greenhouses, I figure the biggest you can afford or have space for. I have a 12 by 8 glass/aluminium one with high sides and double doors. Expensive at the time, but 25 years later, i've had my moneys worth. For overflow/hardening off, I am using some of the cheap metal frame and poly zip up cover type. The cover is on its way out after 2 years, but I used it to raise a load of perennials for new bit of garden, so that paid for itself.
if you can take down and collect your self there are millions of glass greenhouse's on ebay second hand for less than £50. some belters too, I should of checked before I bought mine. and if you have to rent a van for £100 for the day. You could be all sorted with a big greenhouse for £200 with fuel costs. also they normally have the staging ect that they just want moved.
I can't comment about polyC etc.. as I have glass in both mine, but would agree that wait until you can get the biggest you can accomodate / afford, you'll be surprised how soon you can fill it.
Fun in the Winter you can sit inside on garden chairs and admire your garden.
I agree with KEF, go for the biggest that you have room for. I love my greenhouse; it has changed the way I garden.
KEF you make my day
I can see you with a deck chair sitting in a sleeping bag with a cup of hot tomato soup and a candle and admiring your garden.
James
Clueless, more like a can of lager
I love the GH Club house.
ebay and the biggest you can fit in.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Zombie
my 10x8 greenhouse from ebay was £30.00 and as I had a trailer it cost me just fuel to get to Kent (best item I've ever bought from ebay)
that's a great price Clueless for a great size.
I do wish I checked first, as I searched ebay once for greenhouse, every time I visit ebay the front page is full of greenhouse's for cheap money.. And it makes me sick 
Thanks all. Guess I should have mentioned that when I bought the house, there was already a concrete paved area where a shed used to be that's about 7 foot square, hence me looking at a six by six. I guess glass rather than poly is the general consensus so will go for that!