My greenhouse

When we had the hail storm on the 31st August, my greenhouse was one of the casualties in our garden. 

The panels had been smashed and the aluminium frame had actually been bent where it had been struck by the hail stones. It was beyond repair!

A few weeks later, the new greenhouse arrived and I started to construct it which took 3 days.

It was similar to my previous greenhouse, which had lasted several years, the main differences being that this one was actually 'green',...

...it had polycarbonate panels which slotted into the framework rather than plastic panels held in with plastic strips...

 ...and had double doors.

So, a couple weeks ago we put all the tender plants inside for protection against the low temperatures and wind which were forecast...

...and on the 21st November the wind was so strong the doors blew off and 5 of the panels were blown out! 2 of these panels were blown out of the garden and were lost into the surrounding countryside. We bought 2 panels to replace them but were not able to fit them as it was still quite windy. However, I was able to reinforce some of the remaining panels by fixing them with nuts, bolts and washers onto the frame.

But then it became very windy again and with missing panels the greenhouse collapsed with many of the parts of the frame being bent and most of the panels being blown away.

The replacement for this greenhouse should arrive this week! Just hope the plants can survive.