Customer reviews for Backyard Discovery 13' x 11' Traditional Cedar Greenhouse - DIY forMember photos








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The Lexus of Cedar Greenhouses
I am about 2/3 of way finished building the 13x11 greenhouse and I am completely amazed at the quality, engineering and hardware. I have built 2 large cedar greenhouses in my former property from the only other competitor that makes them bigger than 8x10. Those greenhouses were great, still standing tall and strong after 10+ years. Those greenhouses were reliable, strong and tons of fun. But if those greenhouses were a reliable Toyota Camry, then this one is a Lexus. First, the instructions - both paper and 3D instructions on the app, are hands down the best instructions I have ever seen in my life. The wood seems high quality. The metal hardware to put everything together with all the pre-drilled holes is strong and convenient. Every piece of wood is labeled (there were only 2 pieces not labeled - little bit of a pain to figure it out, but nothing major). The options (temp controlled fan, windows, pergola) all great features. Love the large square shape. Only thing to be wary - says it doesn't need to be stained, which is true. But, you do have to put water sealant on it, so same thing. However, if you just use Thompson's semi-transparent cedar stain protector, you get a beautiful color of cedar shining through. I put this on my new patio so I could have a level starting point and also put 4x4 treated wood under the frame to protect the greenhouse frame longer. Living in New England, I plan to put foam insulation around the cedar walls and seal it up so it can be. used as a 4-season greenhouse.
The dream greenhouse
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was so impressed with the design of this house. It has everything I needed to be successful with my plants. The air flow works perfect to maintain a healthy environment for my plants. It is also very attractive in our landscape.
Great product!
Bought greenhouse and it arrived 6 days later. I’m a 66 year old and assembled the unit by myself. Instructions are spot on. It took some time for me to complete but I took my time. While assembling I was impressed with the quality of the unit. If I would have bought something similar in quality assembled it would’ve cost much,much more. I was impressed that there were so many pieces yet they were all there and no damage. I opted to seal all pieces prior to assembling . I recommend doing this. I used a cordless sprayer and it worked out great. That also helped me become more familiar with the pieces. I just finished today and turning it over to my wife. She’s thrilled. I got lots of brownie points for this!
We love our new greenhouse.
We installed this greenhouse this summer and are eating lettuce we grew from seed all the way into late november. The greenhouse is functional as well as really pretty. The shelves are all sturdy and functionally placed. Best of all is the pergola in front where we planted grape plants and are looking forward to watching them vine onto the pergola for a gorgeous and functional arbor.
Best purchase for my retirement!!
We put so much time deciding which greenhouse to buy to fit all my needs. Hands down my Bellerose XL checks all the boxes. From the unboxing, putting together, and now enjoying all the shelves full, I have loved every second. I still have room for so many more plants to add.
Beautiful design and easy to put together!
We bought this at the end of August. We took some time building our base, which took much longer than for us to actually put together the greenhouse. I LOVE the design of this greenhouse. It is so cute and so practical. We love having the storage space, the collapsible shelves, and the ability to ventilate. I am so happy with this purchase and would highly recommend!
Greenhouse
My wife loves the new greenhouse. It was a challenge to put it up in Oct and Nov in Colorado. We only got 19inches of snow. We painted each and every piece of wood. And that slowed the build. The build went well and we had no missing parts. This is our third greenhouse over the last twenty years. This should be our last one. I wish we would have bought this one first.
11 x 7 Bellerose Greenhouse
If you’ve never done anything like this bf please hire someone to put it together for you. Now that it’s put together and it’s full of plants it is very cool indeed. I’m struggling keeping a somewhat constant temperature in there. The fan works well enough but it can get real hot quickly if you don’t use a shade cloth. Also now that it’s getting colder I’m struggling trying to keep it warm. I think that were a few gaps in the panels on the roof. So I’m sure I’m losing a lot of heat thru there. Even using an oil filled radiator isn’t enough. So I’m adding bubble wrap for some insulation on the top. So far it isn’t freezing yet and I have time to figure it out. It’s still a very nice greenhouse for the price. The cedar panels and shelves are lovely. 4 out of 5 stars. I take 1 star bc the packing took us a full day to get ordered right
Happy Customers
We live up in the mountains in central Idaho so our growing season is shorter, and we get quite a bit of snow. We have shopped around for a while looking at greenhouses, and this specific brand caught our eye because of it’s snow load and because of it’s beauty. My husband and I put this greenhouse together ourselves. The instructions are easy to follow and straightforward. Each of the eight boxes had a paper inside listing all items in that specific box making it quicker to find the piece needed. The finished product is beautiful and I can’t wait to start using it.
Really Terrific Product
Finished building our Bellerose Greenhouse about a month ago. Spectacularly well thought out product. I was consistently impressed with the thoughtful detail that went into this. I cannot say enough good things. To make this review useful, i will talk about the challenges i had... this does not make this a negative review, but helps others building theirs to anticipate and avoid problems. We oiled all the wood first - this was 2-3 days worth of work - i stickered it to dry and then laid all the wood out on 5 tarps - there are a LOT of pieces. Get a big table (or two) to lay all the hardware out on in numerical order (there are over a thousand hardware bits that go into this - if you are not organized you will waste a lot of time searching) - for often used screw and washer sizes small containers make life easier. They GENEROUSLY include all sorts of drill bits and tools (including a 90 degree bit adapter that i only discovered after i bought one to complete the job ;)... the instructions do not note when they have included the tool you need (simple fix for Backyard Discovery) As noted in other reviews the blue protective film on metal parts is a PAIN IN THE BUTT to remove - i did it in front of the TV at night and it took several episodes and left my fingers raw. I did have one part that was improperly bent. They sent a replacement which was also incorrect so i clamped it between two boards and used c-clamps to "tighten" the channel (it should have been a U and it was a V which caused the piece to not lay flat and be a dirt collector - easy fix... but something that should be corrected on BD end of things) Plastic protective window film being pinched between parts was noted by someone else. Where i assembled the parts i peeled the film back an inch before putting on channels this let me keep the protection but not have to deal with the pinch. Pre assembled panels were tricky, but mostly with pressure and careful peeling you could get it out. Sometimes an exacto was required and in a few small areas i still have a bit of film that i simply could not get out. No one will ever notice but me and a month later i don't even know if i could find it back. For 99% of this the fit was absolutely wonderful. Better than i would have imagined possible with wood (which warps, twists and has a mind of its own...). A few of the lap joints on the roof were proud (not cut deep enough so that the wood did not lay flat). I used a chisel on these to remove a bit more wood and get a proper fit (otherwise there would have been a bump which would bend the channel that you have to slide the roof panels through). One notable challenge was inserting the roof panels. The rafters are secured in several steps before the roof panels are inserted. At some point a few of my rafters were tooo close together to make it possible to insert the panel. I tired loosening the rafters but there were secured too many times. In the end reversing a bar clamp to be used as a spreader proved to be the perfect and super easy solution... If you take one thing away from this review, let it be this. When you get to this step you will thank me ;) This thing is a LOT to put together. For the most part it is a one person job... but it helps to have an assistant to pull parts and hardware. My 12 yr old daughter LOVED this job and made my life SUPER easy! There are only a few times when it is necessary to have two adults to attach larger sections together. That being said, for all the work, it was a joy. Thoughtful and well constructed at every turn it was a pleasure to assemble. I cannot recommend this greenhouse enough. The hardest part was the level spot in our hilltop yard ;) Once we had the foundation the Greenhouse went up like a dream!



















