This is a great product, and was very well-designed. Step-by-step instructions were detailed and easy to follow. Features like foldable tables, and hanging plant hooks were nice touches. Tables were quite sturdy. One of my helpers, a reasonably heavy guy, stood on one before I could stop him, but it held up nicely. There was a little extra hardware included, so no worries running out of parts. It makes a very attractive addition to our new patio. And my wife loves it, so that's what matters. If I did one of these again: * I would try to seal the wood before assembly to allow for more complete coverage. * I would adjust the order of operation for the roof assembly to allow assembly with only one person without requiring a "helper." * I'd be a little more careful not to cross-thread bolts and nuts. Again, I had a lot of fun with this project, and would highly recommend this company. I'm planning to order a different kit in the future.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This greenhouse is super spacious. There is plenty of room for plants on the shelves as well as standing potted plants. It doesn’t get too hot when you are inside with the ventilation and the ability to open up windows and door. The added pergola adds such a nice touch to the overall look. Definitely recommend!

After doing tons of research on what kind of greenhouse we wanted and one that would survive the climate of Alaska, we settled on the 11x7 Bellerose. My husband and I took our time sorting everything out in the garage, including putting up tables for all the hardware and alphabetizing the boards. We also water sealed all the boards prior to installation (sealed as we went). It took us several weekends working on it, including building the foundation. We are extremely pleased with the high-end quality, excellent instructions, and aesthetics of the greenhouse. We have gotten a lot of compliments on it so far. I love that it has folding tables, a built-in fan and water spigot. This is definitely higher quality than the ones we looked at at the big box stores and even local contractors that build on site. Well-worth the investment and would definitely recommend!!!

This took me a couple months to assemble. Definitely the foundation was the most difficult and time-consuming part of the project. There aren't instructions for that, so be ready to do a little research if you're unfamiliar. We looked up gravel shed foundations. The passive ventilation system was not enough to cool it where I live, so I added a misting system. Adding lights soon since it's getting darker earlier and earlier where I live. I love this greenhouse! It's beautiful, it's fun! I wish they'd had the XL version when I bought mine in the spring. I haven't really had the chance to use it yet because I got it for houseplants and it's already starting to get too cold at night where I live, but I'm very excited for next spring! The quality of the fasteners, hardware, and wood was fantastic. It didn't feel like it should be as affordable as it all was. I'm a technical writer as my job and I was impressed by the physical instruction manual (they are accurate, the pictures are almost always very clear, with great angles selected to get the most information across), but you do have to be a little on your guard with them. Sometimes, if you weren't really paying attention, you could do a step that looked very similar to a previous one and not realize there was a subtle change, like one part was upside down now. So you might end up doing it wrong while being very confident you were doing it right. (If whoever does the instructions reads this, you could add warnings that the orientation of a part is different from previous similar steps.) So yeah, pay careful attention to each step, and especially to any red text. And look for addendums before you get started and tuck them into the manual! You will need two physically strong people to do the roof. I (a somewhat wimpy lady in her early thirties) was not able to contribute much with some of the roof assembly steps. If I didn't have two strong folks to help me I could not have finished this project.

The assembly was a little intimidating at first, but we organized all of the fasteners in plastic bin compartments and arranged the wood by item number. The day it took to do this was well worth the time. We spent one week to complete assembly. My wife helped with the assembly and I have to say she is extremely happy. The quality is top notch and the instructions were clear to understand. Great Company and super nice support department.

We purchased the Bellerose Greenhouse last winter and started to assemble it in the Spring. Several of our neighbors assisted and it turned out to be such an exciting and wonderful project! So much so that we are thinking about purchasing another next year. Assembly was a little challenging but we put our heads together and it worked out fine. We absolutely love the greenhouse and we have been out in our gardens every single day planting, growing, and now storing and planning for Spring again. We even decorated it with lights and a chandelier! What fun! I would highly, recommend this to anyone who loves to garden and wants to improve their outdoor living. The only draw-back is that people keep asking us gardening questions and we are not professionals (yet)!

We bought this on preorder, and were shipped it quickly and safely once the product became available. The boxes took up an entire car space in our garage, so plan ahead for parts storage. Some boxes came damaged but the wood inside was fine, and BD make it very clear they will replace parts broken in shipping for free. My father and my husband teamed up to build it. It took two power drills, hammers, various other tools I’m forgetting, and three full days of work from both of them to get just the outside shell built. These are not craftsmen, but they’re no slouches when it comes to work. It took another two weeks of late fall evening work for hubby and I to get everything sealed and the inside built. It is a slow, methodical process and you really do need two people for parts of it. But it’s so, so worth it. The quality of the build and the wood are more than I could have dreamed of from a flat-pack kit. And the instructions! it’s an app which allows you to click on every single part and get the part number, twist and turn the image to better understand the instructions, and even comes with a voiceover if you need it. 100/10 just for the instruction app, it’s free and amazing and perfect. (Paper instructions are included as well for the less tech savvy)

I have always wanted a greenhouse and I dreamt about having one for years. Did I need one? Of course not; I am just a hobbyist! But when someone shared that they pre-ordered a Bellerose greenhouse on Reddit I decided to look up Backyard Discovery and I saw the Greenhouse and I was IN LOVE! I promptly pre-ordered mine ASAP. We are in San Diego so we don’t (normally) get extreme weather but we do get HEAT. I knew going in that I would only be able to use the greenhouse for part of the year and I was OK with this. Summertime is out for me because it can easily get over 116º in the greenhouse and, short of putting in an a/c system, that means it is my “She Shed” during those months but it also means I can start seeds much earlier in the year than before and I can grow my heirloom tomatoes year round. That a to me is a win-win. The pics I am including are of my Bellerose before I started growing anything because I am too lazy to go out and make sure it is presentable enough for pics today. My thoughts on the sealing and construction of my Bellerose: It was an incredible experience and BD has made it as easy and as smooth as possible considering these are shipping to people with vastly different construction skills. 1. There are approximately 1,346,258 pieces of wood to seal plus twice or three times that many pieces of hardware. Ok, so that might be a slight exaggeration but, for all things holy, do yourself a favor and ORGANIZE. Sort your wood alphabetically and numerically. Every single piece is stamped on one end with a letter and a number. Every single piece of hardware is bagged by part number. Do not let yourself unpack and stack everything willy-nilly. If you do, you will double the time it will take you to build. 2. If you’re going to seal before building, set yourself up a system of saw horses to do the sealing (plastic underneath!) As well as a system on which to lay the boards to dry. Drill some screws into two 2 x 4s and stand them up about 2 ft apart like a ladder to act as a rack to lay your longer boards on to dry. Set up a fan for air circulation. If you’re sealing when it’s raining, it will take longer for them to dry. It took us two people x 3 days x 8 hours each day to properly seal every piece of wood, all sides with two coats. Put some music on, have lunches brought in or take a break to grill a some quick burgers because you will need nourishment during this time! 3. Yes, the plastic on the metal roof pieces is a pain to remove but if you use packing tape to start a corner it will get you a clean start saving you from scratching the metal, saving your fingernails, and most importantly, saving your sanity! Seriously, use the packing tape to pull the corner back. 4. The plastic on the window panels wasn’t fun either. Use the same tape if you can’t get the corner started (but I found it easier to start on the plastic panels). Only peel the plastic film back along the four edges so it’s still mostly protected in the center of the panel. This will allow you to get the panels into the tracks when you’re ready to install them but the plastic will mostly be protected from scratches and scuffs. 5. The gazillion pieces of hardware come in different bags, labeled by part number. Leave them in their little bags- no need to waste plastic cups or purchase plastic containers for them. Instead of ripping into the bags to open them, use a pair of scissors and neatly cut the top off the bag so you can then line the bags up without them spilling parts all over the place. Like someone else mentioned, I used a large piece of one of the boxes to stage these bags in, lining them up in columns. Don’t panic when you have a LOT of hardware left. They are truly extra pieces and nice to have if you happen to strip out a screw head. 6. Two people are best for building this but a third really helps if they can act as your gopher/runner/hardware and wood finder. This lets the two people who are building stay up on the ladder when they’re at that point, deal with the tools and battery changing, while the person who is spotting the wood and hardware become familiar with location of these items which speeds up the process instead of two people up and down and searching while their mind is still in construction mode. 7. The most difficult part is the roof because it does take two people and that final ridge is a little iffy to reach. It can be done, just pay attention and be careful climbing. 8. It is easier to wait to install the tables until the roof and panels are up and installed. This gives you more room for ladders and movement inside when installing the roof. Some things we chose to do vs. what others might have done: 1. We had a sloped area of our yard that we leveled and installed pavers on. The Bellerose rests beautifully on the pavers and is anchored. 2. We installed a linear drain. I don’t have a good answer as to why we didn’t run it down the center of the length of the greenhouse other than I knew I wanted to put a sink on the back wall and I just didn’t think to put it down the middle. Duh! 3. I needed the water to come in at the “back” of the greenhouse so I just swapped the hose panel with the hole to the back and covered the hole with a piece of wood from one of the tables that I removed for the sink. The area where the hose is suppose to come in has no table so I use that space for taller items like a broom/dustpan, etc. 4. We ran electric tot the greenhouse and it comes in on the back wall and provides me with several outlets for future use. 5. I sourced a really cool used, smaller porcelain sink with drainage boards and racks which is perfect for potting and rinsing tools, etc. We had tot cut into the back slatted table to install it. I added turned wooden legs for structural integrity so it is properly supported. I use no soap and no chemicals so it’s considered gray water and it just drains to our property. I bought a faucet with a hose connector so I can connect a small coiled hose for watering inside. 6. I hung a moroccan glass tiled swag lamp in the center and it throws off beautiful green lighted shapes at night when I want it on. I also plan to add LED strip lights for late evening work. 7. I installed a digital thermometer that is connected to my phone via wifi. I can set it with specific parameters to warn me when the hi/lo temp moves too much. 8. I hung a magnetic knife rack on my tool wall to hold all of my smaller tools like clippers, etc. 9. I purchased a small stool/step stool combo for sitting while potting or day dreaming and for standing on to reach upper items. I also have a notebook with pen that I can write notes down for plants, planting method, performance, and yields in addition to installing cute animal hooks near the door for my aprons, etc. 10. I purchased a potting tray that is open in the front to keep soil from falling through the slats of the tables to the floor and bins w/lids to store soil for potting. 11. I hung an herb drying rack to dry some of my herbs. 12. I bought some solar lights to hang on the posts of the trellis. 13. I added a set of plastic storage drawers for misc item storage. 14. I had an old dorm room fridge that I put in the greenhouse for those hot summer days! Cons of my Bellerose Greenhouse: 1. I pre-purchased my Bellerose when they were first coming on the market and I bought the largest one they had at the time. BD has come out with a larger one since then and I totally wish I had it, lol. You can never heave too much growing space, right?! 2. On the earliest Bellerose the windows raise up and down to open and close but the latches are so high up that I have to get up on a stool just to latch or unlatch them. I wish BD had an option to swap out these windows with the newer ones that crank/open out. I did see on the FB group that someone rigged up a pulley system to the ones that raise and lower so she can reach them more easily so I might have to look into that fix. The windows also don’t come with any screening and when you live out in the country, you have to do everything to keep critters out. I’ve had mice, birds, and bats in my greenhouse, “Oh my!” I am currently sourcing magnetic window screens to solve this issue. I also have a magnetic screen door for additional air flow and cooling. 3. The earliest Bellerose greenhouses didn’t come with upper shelves. I bought pieces of cedar and hung them but they aren’t as pretty or finished as the ones BD is including now. Again, I wish we had the option to purchase the upper shelves for our earlier greenhouses. In summation, if you are looking for a backyard greenhouse or you are waffling about whether you should buy a Bellerose greenhouse, I will give you a resounding “YES! Pull trigger on it! You won’t be sorry!” The BD Bellerose greenhouse is an incredibly designed and will be a beautiful addition to your life. I LOVE MY BELLEROSE GREENHOUSE!

We are quite pleased with the overall appearance and function of this greenhouse. Our garden is based off of Redwood and cedar in this matches perfectly. Love the front porch added a small sink to that area. It takes about one week to build. Highly advise, taking all the lumber out and organize it by letter. This will make it much easier. In addition, layout, all of the hardware in an area that you can see. If you can, recommend installing all four Windows at the same time. This allows the structure to sit more true given the size, it’s slightly difficult to wait to tighten all of the bolts. We found it helpful to combine the BILT app with the paper manual in the construction process.

Well made product. The predrilled holes actually lined up and i was able to easily build this unit. It looks great and functions perfectly. I am an example of a person working by myself to build this greenhouse. It should be noted that i have lots of different tools and construction equipment therefore it was pretty easy for me to do this by myself.