Greenhouses, sometimes referred to as glass houses, hothouses, or conservatories, are sanctuaries where temperature and lighting conditions are ideal for plants to grow, regardless of the outdoor ...

After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in art history, Laurie Furber decided to take a year off to earn some money before enrolling in graduate school. She took a job as an ...

Today you can see amazing glass greenhouse around the world, and even a kinetic glasshouse that unfolds in four minutes. Yet most backyard greenhouses remain humble, practical structures that allow ...

Install a thermal mass greenhouse system that can store daytime heat and release it at night to keep the temperature regulated 24/7. All greenhouses use the sun for heat during the day. At night, most ...

In 1857, Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel began growing peas in the garden of the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno, Austrian Empire (present-day Czech Republic). Mendel’s experiments would lead ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A greenhouse allows you to control your growing environment year round, so if you ...

NASA rendering shows a future Mars base with a greenhouse attached. The “ice home” domes are made of cells filled with frozen water. In this year’s NASA BIG Idea Challenge, five ...

A radiation-shielded, inflatable greenhouse with a hydroponic growing system designed by undergraduate students at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering could sustain four astronauts on a ...

Greenhouse in a Box gives Indian farmers a cheap way to make sure their crops are safe from pests and heat. For a small farmer in India, the last year might have gone something like this: She plants ...

When a group of Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School students approached Principal Scott Fogo about two years ago about building a greenhouse on campus, he wasn’t too enthusiastic. “I never ...