Don't sacrifice your plant or vegetable selection to the long winter months here in Colorado. Grow during a longer period throughout the year, whether you're shielding your plants from hail and drought or keeping them cozy. When properly designed, greenhouses can even offer year round gardening and allow any gardener to grow a greater variety of species.

As most gardeners know, once we begin the journey that is gardening, our interests expand and often we wish to grow plants that would otherwise perish in the Colorado outdoors.

Owning a greenhouse allows you to cultivate exotic tropical plants in the humid warm environment that can be controlled in a greenhouse.

Greenhouse vegetable gardening allows for extended production and optimum growing conditions. Start your seedlings weeks earlier and stretch the harvest season well into the autumn months with protection from sudden temperature drops and frost. Greenhouses also thwart pesky insects and other animals that could otherwise ruin a crop.

Outfitted with a greenhouse or solarium, you can increase overall yields and make all that work pay off with plentiful harvests.

Colorado weather can be dramatic, from hail in summer to freezing temperatures in spring and fall. These erratic swings have horrible effects on your garden investment.Entire crops can be lost to abrupt thunderstorms, mature plants pummeled by strong winds and hail. Early seedlings can suffer an unexpected late frost, even far past May.

You can rest easy knowing that your plants are safe, even if mother nature sends a storm your way.

If your garden gets nightly visits by uninvited guests like raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, or even the neighborhood dog, a greenhouse is a great way to keep these fellas at bay. They may be adorable, but we all want a share of our vegetables and fruit too!

If you thought that greenhouses are only good for plants, think again. Spending time in a greenhouse is both relaxing and good for your health, naturally reducing stress and eases the mind and soul. Many greenhouse owners prefer to devote a section of their greenhouse to seating for year round enjoyment of the outdoors.