Glazing

There may only be two colour options to choose from, but in regards to glazing, there's a trio of opportunity.

Each Vitavia Venus greenhouse can be supplied with either Horticultural, Toughened or Polycarbonate glazing.

Horticultural is the standard choice and is the most common, traditional glazing type. They're real glass panes and are provided in a 3mm thickness, in 2 ft by 2 ft panes. Each pane gets clipped onto the greenhouse’ frame providing a warmer environment within.

Toughened glass, is as the name suggests, glass which has been tempered in such a way that makes it a lot stronger than the horticultural alternative, but of course, comes at a higher cost. There are two other advantages of toughened glazing; firstly, in the event of a pane breaking, the glass shatters into tiny pieces rather than dangerous shards - ideal if children and pets are around. Secondly, the panes are provided as ‘long pane’, which are longer panes that fit the whole side of the greenhouse, rather than clipping multiple smaller panes together, as such with the horticultural option.

Polycarbonate glazing is the third option, and costs around the same price as the toughened option. You should know, however, that polycarbonate isn't actually glass, but a virtually unbreakable plastic sheeting. It's generally thicker than real glass and twin-walled, meaning that it does a great job at keeping the heat inside of your greenhouse as it can’t escape as easily as entering. It’s also the safest glazing option out of all three, being as it’s plastic, there are no safety concerns of it ever shattering. The only downside to polycarbonate is the fact that the glazing isn’t clear, but more of an opaque finish, making your greenhouse less see-through.