One of many beautiful greenhouses

Tom works very hard to make greenhouse projects like this turn into a reality for our customers.

Our customers depend on his knowledge and skills to make their very large purchases end up being a beautiful greenhouse like this recent construction on the Switchback ranch property.

This is an example of the American Classic greenhouse model.

The steel subframe makes it strong enough to be sold to nearly anyone in the entire world. It's strong enough to stand up to hurricanes, blizzards, earthquakes to exceed the specifications required by each state or country. It's quite an engineering marvel to be very well respected among any number of competing greenhouse manufacturers out there. This greenhouse has an aluminum outer frame which can be powder coated (painted) in any color. In this case, the Switchback Ranch greenhouse is painted white, which really stands out.

This ranch is located in Montana, and the installers were able to assemble it and take photos for us. These photos make all the hard work very gratifying for Tom and me.

The customers generally love to show off their greenhouses and are happy for us to display their photographs.

I love the details that this customer opted to purchase. The ridge cresting which are the finials on top of the greenhouse give it a finished-out look. The straight-eave design looks like an old fashioned conservatory. Some of these greenhouses actually serve as butterfly houses or reptile sanctuaries. The customers use our greenhouses for all sorts of fun purposes.

Another option that this customer purchased is the vestibule jutting out the side of this greenhouse. To me, it looks like a cute little mini greenhouse attached to the main house. It also looks like a fancy entryway into the greenhouse. Sometimes customers use the vestibules to connect the greenhouse to another existing building. Schools and other government institutions sometimes utilize our greenhouses in this manner. The little side arches that run horizontally along the length of the greenhouse give it extra character. I like the curved eave greenhouses too. They look similar to this except they have curved glass that eliminates the extra aluminum pieces along the ridges and give it a more "open" feel when you are standing on the inside of the greenhouse.

Tom loves to tell me about the customers who ask him if a dog door or cat door can be put in their greenhouses. The answer is "yes," but what's interesting is that so many of our customers love animals. Lots of them live on acreage where they have plenty of room for their pets. Sometimes if they have outdoor-only animals like cats, they want them to be able to go inside the greenhouse to warm up during the winter. To my amusement, sometimes they call in with hilarious stories of other creatures that found their way into the greenhouse as well.

I love talking to the customers, because they are all passionate about their hobbies. Gardening is the number one hobby in American and probably across the world. People get tired of lugging their plants inside during the winter and taking them outside the remainder of the year. Orchid growers are especially interesting. Orchids are expensive for a very good reason. They are spoiled little plants! Orchids need the perfect humidity, temperature, exposure to the sun, etc. Greenhouses can provide the perfect atmosphere for orchid lovers to allow their plants to thrive.

These photos show the construction and finished product, but when the customers get settled in and take their own photos, it can be amazingly beautiful. Once all their plants and flowers have been moved into the greenhouse, and the landscaping is complete, it's a gorgeous sight.

texasgreenhouse.com is the web site for the company. I am so proud that Tom has continued to instill confidence in our customers that we can deliver a product that they will love for many, many years.