25th March 2026
Greenhouse Glamour
From fashion to fragrance, greenhouses make brilliant backdrops for all sorts of shoots. They come in a huge range of shapes and sizes and have a long history in the world of horticulture; the Romans used cloth structures to shelter crops, and in 15th Century Korea, underfloor heating and windows made of oiled rice paper were used to control the temperature.
H21840, Shropshire
Stove heated and used for growing medicinal plants, the glasshouse at Chelsea Physic Garden was completed in 1681 and was the first of its kind in Europe. Later, orangeries sprang up across the continent, built to grow citrus fruits through cold winters and signifying immense wealth and prestige. In the 19th Century, glasshouses became fashionable attractions, flaunting Britain's imperial power to the visiting public and selling them a fantasy of 'exotic' colonial landscapes.
Clockwise: RES-8487, South East London; H23012, Dorset; H21840, Shropshire; H22333, Lancashire
As glass became cheaper to produce and heating easier to achieve, greenhouses become more widely accessible, and nowadays are a staple of green-fingered households. From the elaborate to the dilapidated, they lend character and charm to any garden, making them unique settings for photography and filming locations.
H23012, Dorset
Left column: H21840, Shropshire; H22456, East Sussex. Right column: H21726, Surrey.
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