Testimonials from our customers

I received the greenhouse today. The workmanship looks impeccable- kudos to you. It has sincerely been a pleasure doing business with you. I understand my automatic vent openers are on back-order. Kindly advise as to their anticipated date of arrival. Thanks much, again

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Maybe pictures will speak more than a thousand words. Here is a picture of my Sun Country greenhouse taken after Hurricane Isabel passed thru Chesapeake, VA yesterday, winds in excess of 85 miles did no damage and no movement off foundation. Even the vents operate correctly.

All I can say is WOW. My greenhouse was delivered today and we uncrated it.
It is so beautiful. It is perfect. I am going to stain it this weekend. I am
so thrilled. Once it gets set up I will send you a digital photo.

Thanks again.
Marie, Anchorage Alaska

Dear Gary:

I've been meaning to write to you for a while, but with Christmas and
everything else......

Anyway, I just wanted to say that the greenhouse turned out beautifully. We
had renovated an old house last year and saved all the bricks from three old
chimneys. We used those bricks to build a deck to put the greenhouse on and
for the flooring inside. We leveled the area, put down landscape cloth and
three inches of gravel. Then we laid the bricks down in a herringbone
pattern with just sand in between them. It looks very nice and rustic.
Prior to that we had put in a cement perimeter for the greenhouse to stand
on. I put three coats of Sikkens stain on all the pieces (luckily I had a
two week dry spell to do that) Putting the kit together was the easiest
part. Everyone who has seen it has liked it a lot, and a couple of people
may be contacting you for kits.

Thanks again for all your help with this. I'll try to send you some
pictures when I can.

Yours truly, Barb Fraumeni

Hi Gary, I just wanted to let you know, the greenhouse arrived and we assembled it in a couple of hours. It turned out great and we are very happy with it. We were especially impressed with the quality and appearance. You do excellent work and you have a fantastic product.

Thanks!
Bruce Komito,

Just wanted to let you know we received the greenhouse and that it is up and looking good. It's really beautifully made and I'll be telling all my gardening friends about you. One bit of feed-back- my girlfriend and I are fairly capable with do -it -yourself projects and we really needed the help of 3-4 strong guys to get this job done. Perhaps that could be made more clear on your web site. Speaking of your web site I like the changes, it's very well done. Thanks again,

We received the greenhouse and all looks good so far. We got it uncrated last nite and put it in the garage for now. I noticed a screw missing from one of the vent windows, no big deal I can go get some more, but other than that it looks very nice. I told my wife it's probably the only thing I've ever purchased that I feel like I got a fantastic quality product that actually looks better than the pictures, and the construction is top-notch! I finally hit a 'home-run'. It's worth the investment and my neighbors are asking tons of questions. We are truly looking forward to getting it put together and start growing stuff. My kids are excited as well, what a great family item to own. It looks like we'll all be able to do something together. What more can I say except....we thank you!!! matt-deb, simone-sydney and slater in good ole Oklahoma.

Gary, hi, 6 months later and here are pictures of "our" greenhouse. Also, inside in an "earthbox" are two tomato plants growing with 45 tomatoes on them. I hope you will add my pictures to your website and refer me to anyone whom may have questions about quality of your units.
Thanks for a wonderful product that Rita and I are very proud of.

The house went together in less than three hours with only three people. I found it easy to do the roof by laying down the two spruce twelve-footers then tacking down some scrap blocks of one by four boards 102 inches apart allowing the roof sections to rest snuggly against the blocks. that way I didn't have to add any holes to the cedar for braces and by using one by four it allowed space for the overhanging lexan. it only took three people for the roof since - two to lift rear of roof onto the side walls while one lifted/pushed front of roof then we swapped places- two to lift front of roof and one to push/slide back of roof by holding onto the rear roof tie. It was a piece of cake. I was certainly impressed by the simplicity of it all and the exact fit of every piece. I'll do my best to find you more customers, not that should need them.
thanks, stevie.

Hey Gary,
I have to hand it to you. You build a really sturdy structure. Last night and this morning we had a tremendous storm with high winds and snow. I was in the kitchen and heard a mighty crash, looked out the window and saw the top of one of our tall pines lying on the ground. It was about 40 feet long with lots of branches and the top was against the end of the greenhouse. I could see that it had crushed several smaller trees and shrubs. I rushed out to see what damage had been done to my new greenhouse which has only been up for 9 days. Several panels of the end kneewall had been knocked out, but I could not see any other damage even though the top of the tree must have hit the roof. However, the building had been moved on the foundation about three inches in two different directiions. It is still square and plumb which says a lot for its strength. I'll have to get my sledge and pound it back into its proper place. As for the damaged kneewall panels, I should be able to salvage all but one or two and I think I can fabricate replacements. You can be proud of your work.

Steve Pratt

Raleigh, North Carolina

October 17/00

Hi Gary:

Just a quick note to let you know that my father is extremely pleased with his greeenhouse - - it's all he ever speaks about whenever I talk to him on the phone!

Everything went together very well and from the pictures that I've seen it looks great (hopefully I'll
get back to Connecticut to see it before it gets too cold).

Please let me know if you ever need a recommendation from me or my father, we would be glad to help you out.

Sincerely,

Ed Peterson
Branford, Connecticut

October 4/00

Dear Gary,
We finally got the greenhouse up-a concerted effort by 6 fairly handy guys and a really handy neighbor who builds things like that for a living. I was at a United Way parade that our 7 yr. old was in that Saturday morning -I guess they got it all done in 2 hours. It has been up for 2 weeks and looks
beautiful. Now I have to figure it all out--sometimes things on our farm take years to get up and going! Do you have any recommendations regarding heating, fans, etc. for a novice like me? Thanks.

Rocky Webb

Wausau, Wisconsin

September 25/00

Hi Gary,
Just wanted to let you know that the greenhouse arrived Friday, Sept. 18..2:00 p.m. I learned a lot
about freight schedules in the meantime! I was able to locate some strong dads to help with
the unloading, and it all went very smoothly. The greenhouse looks beautiful. We're having some shelves designed for inside, the gravel is in place, and it has already survived a major hail storm (the day after we got it assembled).
Thanks for all your guidance, and expertise. I'll send you a picture when we have it in place.
The school phone is 785-594-3081

Thanks,
Charlene Potter

Marion Springs Elementary School

Baldwin, Kansas

August 28/00

Dear Gary Gowler,

Thought you might like to see the finished (one coat of stain to go) greenhouse, and know how much we like it. It stays cool enough in our climate and the little tree frogs have moved in too.

Thank you ever so much for the great building. We shall enjoy your work for many years, and I shall enjoy having all Colin's tender plants out of our house this winter.

Yours truly,

Jane Bruce Brooker

St. Helena Island, South Carolina

May 27/00

Gary,

In response to your questions. I really like the looks of the dual wall Lexan. I will be anxious to see how it works when the weather gets colder.

As far as the getting it home, the freight company delivered it right to our door. We unloaded it within a 100 feet of its present location. Just the driver and myself unload it. Needless to say we had to uncrate it on the truck and take it off piece by piece. I had the ground ready. With the help of two of my nephews and a friend of theirs (Two of the boys play football at a nearby college) It took us only about two and a half hours to put it together.

I am still trying to decide how to heat and cool the greenhouse so that I can raise orchids.

Leland Sharpe

Junction City, Kansas

July 6/00

Hi Gary,

The greenhouse is absolutely beautiful! My mother was so pleased to see how sturdy it is; it will certainly stand up to the winds off the ocean. Even the truck driver was admiring the quality of the greenhouse. We're delighted.

I'll send you a photo when it's up and running. My husband is out there preparing the site right now.

Take care.
Jane Blake

Murray Harbor, P.E.I. Canada

April 6/00

It arrived last week but I was in San Francisco all week. I arranged for it to be delivered last Monday (only $40 extra, well worth it). It's unpacked and looks good. It will be assembled on Saturday.

Keith Taylor,

Sparta, New Jersey

Jan. 31/00

Just wanted to let you know that the Greenhouse went up like a charm!

A handyman working for me pretty much did the entire installation. Myself and 2 other guys assisted him in setting the roof, but he did the rest. I must tell you that Tom, the handyman, was MOST IMPRESSED by how well the pieces fit together. Tom has over 25 years experience working with wood and doing all sorts of construction-related work (roofing, siding, etc.). Tom is an individual whom I would best describe as a perfectionist. His words were, "I've seen a lot of shed/garage kits, as well as all sorts of different portable greenhouses, and this is, by far, not only the best-looking, but also the most complete and well-made structure of its type I've ever seen." Time and again he remarked on how well all the pieces fit together.

Your work is most excellent, Gary, and I think that after seeing other greenhouses, including some that I can buy locally, your product is easily the least expensive and best quality product I've seen.

I'll send some pictures as soon as I take them with my digital camera and
load them in my system.

Allen Warren,

Forrest Grove, Oregon

Jan.18/00

Gary - although the daytime temps have been great, we still experience some very cold (for here) nights - 14-16 degrees Fahrenheit. I have decided to hold off on a heater until next year ... I'm in the process of beginning my shelving - winter weekend project. Please have your potential buyer feel
free to contact me. I can't imagine anyone seeing your product and not being impressed - also, I'm a great sales person for something I like, and I do like the greenhouse!!

Glad to hear from you ... when I finally get my film developed (I'm very slow at pictures) I'll scan in a few and forward them to you.

Frank Hackney

Montvale, Virginia

November 16/99

Gary:
We managed to put the greenhouse together Saturday and it is beautiful! The assembly went pretty well, we had a little difficulty with the roof, but figured it out. Lifting it onto the walls was a little scary, but we got the job done.

I really like the greenhouse, you did a wonderful job. I am sure this will withstand any weather Michigan can provide!!!

Thanks again,

Debbie Slowinski

Grass Lake, Michigan

September 27/99

Gary
Just a note to let you know we assembled the greenhouse last Thursday and it went very smoothly. There were no problems at all. I am getting nothing but compliments about your work and all who see it are very impressed. I will send pictures soon. I built benches out of treated lumber for the frame and I used vinyl fence rails for the top so the kids won't get any splinters.
Talk to you later.

Ed Kepple,

Chicora Elemetary School

Chicora, PA

September 5/99

Gary,

This is Jack and Julie in Nova Scotia. Over the past week we have been
preparing the base for the greenhouses. We have two acres on a lake and
the area for the greenhouses is in a treed, wetland portion behind our
house. To ensure that we raised the level of land sufficiently, we had
fill from an excavation for a basement for an addition to our house
moved to that area, about 60 feet, and then brought in good quality
gravel. The gravel was dumped off the road about 100 feet from the fill
site. Unfortunately, a tractor that I wanted to use to carry the gravel
in could not manage due to the wet conditions. Welcome to the
wheelbarrow. I moved in 7 yards and raised the level of the base to 5
feet and have a very solid, dry base.

We put the first greenhouse up today. Excellent condition. When we put
the two roof portions together we did connect the collar ties first as
we thought that the support would be better and it worked well. We have
applied Olympic Wintergard with lindseed oil to the exterior and it does
not change the appearance of the cedar at all. Because of the black fly
problem in May and early June we are going to screen the ventilation
windows and will design an interior opening capability for the vents,
possibly with chains or as Julie though today, screen the interior just
under the collar ties. We'll let you know how this progresses. We hope
to have the second one up in a day or two and once both are in position
we will build an 8' x 8' garden shed between on the same design as your
frame, open to both greenhouses.

On a suggestion from a builder friend, we ran 100' of 2" black utility
plastic pipe under the gravel base. Filled with water and capped at
both ends, this should help collect heat from the gravel and cement
patio stones we will lay for the centre walk in the g/houses. Again, if
this is successful, we'll let you know. We intend to keep one of the
houses at a minimum of 5 C over the winter, mostly with a 1500 watt
ceramic heater, thermostatically controlled. Estimated cost for the
heater is about 12 cents per hour when operating.

Will take photos as we go and will send copies once developed.

You have an excellent product. We'll keep in touch. Thanks very much.

Jack and Julie
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

September 2/99

Hi Gary!-

The greenhouse has arrived and it's beautiful! We're actually putting it together now! Once it's up, I'll send you a picture and you can post it on your internet site. I can't wait to start growing plants! Funny - received my fall bulbs that I ordered by mail today too. Serendipity!

It wasn't too hard to get it all uncrated, etc.

Will send you the jpg file once I have it. Happy Gardening!

Cecilia

Everett, Washington

June 23/99

Hey Gary, just wanted to let you know the kit arrived today and we got it uncrated and off the truck without too much difficulty. Definitely a 4 person job. Took us a little under an hour.
Thanks again and I'll send you a picture when it's all assembled. At first glance, the kit looks wonderful.

Larry V. Streepy, Jr.
Sr. Vice President, HIE Technology

Denver, Colorado

May 28/99

Gary, Got the kit today! Thanks. You restored our faith in the human race as we didn't get scammed on the internet!!!!!Will ass'y tomorrow. Plan on putting it on a deck with some plywood flooring to keep drafts to a minimum. Will send some photos maybe via snail mail but will get some to you. What and when do suggest sealing it with? Have used Olympic CWF on the rest of the deck with decent results but do suggest acclimating the wood first? Anyway, good luck with the business and
thanks. More later, Rick

Rick O'Hearn,

Duluth, Minnesota

April 20/99

Hi again Gary,

The greenhouse is safely in my garage (which is filled with the wonderful smell of cedar). It looks really great and I am pleased as can be with the design and quality of your workmanship. The Lexan is really cool and quite flexible. My friend really liked the roof vents and the whole look of it as well. (He is a contractor/builder of million dollar homes so his nod is a compliment.)

My friend and I uncrated it there at Consolidated. We then lifted the sections onto the flatbed and used the crating to protect the sections during the drive home. It went very well. Just the two of us managed to handle it without any problems.

I will send you a couple of digi pics when I get it done. I'll throw in one of me hanging out by it so you can see who the hell you've been dealing with all this time. I hope you will keep in touch and let me know how your doing and how your business is doing as well.

Thanks yet again for your hard work and good customer service!

Take care,

Steve...

Steve Bath

Traverse City, Michigan

April 8/99

Our greenhouse arrived in Cedar Rapids Last Friday. The trucking company said they had someone who could deliver it. When it wouldn't fit in their truck we found it a way home. A neigbor with a 30 foot flat bed he uses to haul heavy equipment helped us get it and uncrate it. The sections are sitting against the wall in our garage. It looks very well made and the wood high quality. The shipping was only $172...so it was about what you said in the begining. We'll let you know how assembly goes.

nick

Nick Brown

Cedar Rapids, Michigan

Feb 28l99

Gary,

It has been quite a while since we last connected. It took a long time for me to get the "floor" prepared before I was able to assemble the greenhouse. However, once the small-gravel floor area was prepared, actually assembling your greenhouse kit was a breeze. I continue to be
impressed by your craftsmanship and the quality of the greenhouse. My wife is very pleased.

Today, I completed the internal shelves/benches for plants and pots. We are not yet growing anything, but planning to start flowers and tomatoes real soon.

I will email you some jpg pix of the completed project.

Larry

March 28/99

Gary,

I finally completed most of the "improvements" to the inside of the greenhouse. I have attached a few pix for you.

Last week, A movie location scout came by to look at the greenhouse. Seems that they need a greenhouse for a movie and had heard about ours at the local plant and garden store down the road. The probably need a greenhouse that is a bit larger. However, the scout took a lot of pictures. You never know, you may have a movie star in the family in the future.

Larry Plummer

Ventura, California

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