Collection: Pop-up greenhouse

What a Pop Up Greenhouse Is

A pop up greenhouse opens from a folded pack into a framed cover in a few minutes, with no tools involved. Flexible hoops hold the shape, and a clear plastic skin encloses it. When the season ends it folds back down and stores flat.

The format suits temporary use rather than permanent installation: covering a bed through spring, protecting seedlings during a cold spell, or giving heat loving crops a boost through a poor summer.

Who It Works For

Renters, allotment holders on sites with restrictions, and anyone who wants growing cover without committing to a structure. It also suits gardeners who already have a greenhouse and need overflow space in the busy months.

Because it can go anywhere with sun, it can be moved over a raised bed, onto a lawn or onto a terrace as the year progresses. That flexibility is the main argument for it over a fixed frame.

Wind Is the Limiting Factor

A pop up frame weighs very little and presents a large curved surface. Left unanchored it will move, and in a strong gust it will leave the garden entirely. This is by far the most common way these structures are lost.

• Use every guy rope and peg supplied rather than the ones that seem necessary.
• Site it in the lee of a wall, hedge or fence rather than in the open.
• Take it down before winter storms rather than hoping it will hold.

On paving where pegs will not go, our anchor kits include options that suit hard surfaces.

Heat and Ventilation

The enclosed volume is small and the cover is thin, so temperature swings faster than in a glazed house. On a bright March day a zipped frame will pass thirty degrees quickly, and at night it holds almost no heat at all.

Roll or unzip the front each morning and close it in the evening. Most models have a roll up panel for exactly this, and using it daily is what separates a working pop up frame from a failed one.

Making It Last

The cover is the consumable. UV degrades clear plastic over a season or two, and it will eventually tear along a seam or at a zip. Check whether a replacement cover is available before buying, since it costs far less than a new unit.

For something more durable in the same spirit, a portable greenhouse uses a rigid frame that stays up longer. For permanent cover, the small greenhouse range starts at a similar footprint.