Does anyone have any experience with this specific bellerose 9×6 greenhouse? I am trying to plan my garden this year and this would be my first greenhouse. Has anyone built this or have any experience going through the site backyard discovery? If anyone has any insight or comments I would really love to hear it.
Here’s the link to the greenhouse
https://www.backyarddiscovery.com/products/9×6-bellerose-greenhouse
by FaithViola
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I’m thinking about getting one…
When I was considering buying a greenhouse (I ended up building one) I heavily considered it. There is a Facebook group of owners and they all seem to have really positive reviews on the quality. They do note you have to individually stain each wood piece, which is time consuming and hard work, but otherwise construction seemed pretty manageable for a kit of this type
If you’re really adamant about getting that style of greenhouse, I would just spend a lot less on a Costco Yardistry equivalent.
HomesteadintheBurbs-sy9eu on youtube did a whole series when they built their Bellerose. It’s the XL, I believe. I’ve got a Willow in my garage, and what someone else said about staining everything is true. Backyard Discovery says it’s pre-stained but says it still needs to be sealed. It took me ages to get through every piece, and the Willow is one of the smallest greenhouses they have. I’ll be assembling within a week, but just in unpacking and seeing all of the parts, it seems like it should be great quality.
This looks like the Costco greenhouse with a pergola attached
I am also considering this greenhouse so have been researching it. I think they last well and also look pretty high end, but are really tricky and time consuming to it up yourself, including having to stain each board to weatherproof it.
They are pretty good quality, we have the XL. Took quite a while to assemble, but it’s all pretty straightforward. You need 2 people for a few steps, unless you get creative, but mostly it can be a 1 person job if you are used to building things by yourself.
The only thing I don’t like is that it looks like a bit of work if you ever have to replace any of the windows for whatever reason. I don’t know how others are designed, but if I were building from scratch I would make it simpler to replace a window if needed.
I have this exact one. Took a couple days to build with two people taking our time. Laying everything out by letter, and having a table for just hardware made it very easy. I liked this one compared to other brands because of the built in temp controlled fan, hose, vents etc. I am very happy with it! Plenty of space and it’s made to last.
https://preview.redd.it/elkw4ayutdme1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b659dc47885761b021df3837d4ce903ab1226ec
I did the Zalie, hired a neighbor I sorted as much as I could ahead of time, we worked on his time permitting but the 2 of us got it done. I sealed after we built. I’m zone 8, near by a couple of counties to zone 9. Winter no interior additional insulation, temps here to 20 F had two heat lamps, cardboard over the lower vents, two ceramic heaters like for reptiles, added door weather stripping. Kept interior above freezing 32-34 F on coldest temps. Plan to add some kind of removable insulation on lower interior for next winter. Solid pretty easy build. Printed instructions matched most of the time with the app. Sorting is a bear fyi! Delivery timely, ordered via website no issues.
That is so pretty