How to Get the Custom Greenhouse You Want, the Way You Want It

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Imagine a custom greenhouse built just for you — designed to fit your unique growing style and crop needs. Why settle for a standard greenhouse when you can have one that truly works for you?

We offer a wide range of greenhouses at Prospiant, each one fully customizable to meet your specific needs. From the structure to the systems inside, we can create spaces that enhance efficiency and productivity to take your entire operation to new performance levels.

No Two Growers Are Alike

Each grower has different goals. A greenhouse for cultivating rare orchids will turn out differently from one built to mass-produce annuals.

We start by understanding what you want to accomplish with your custom greenhouse to tailor it to your specific needs.
Do you face challenges like an oddly shaped lot or need a compact greenhouse for a crowded urban area? Our designers and engineers* are here to develop solutions that fit your requirements and limitations.

While every grower is different, one aspect of customizing a greenhouse always remains the same — designing it to work as efficiently as possible to help you stay profitable.

Hook-style hanging basket watering system over loading dock
Hanging baskets placed above a staging area make efficient use of overhead space in this greenhouse at Lucas Greenhouses in Monroeville, NJ.

A Custom Greenhouse Should Work for You, Not Against You

A custom greenhouse designed with efficiency in mind can boost your yields and profits.

When your greenhouse layout doesn’t maximize your growing space or impedes your workflow, you struggle with lower productivity and higher production costs per plant.

We focus on optimizing your space and workflow with options like:
• Size the structure properly for the application
• Use overhead space for hanging baskets or equipment
• Design benching/table layouts for accessibility and adaptability
• Create dedicated zones/areas
• Adequately size aisles/walkways for maneuverability
• Centralize work areas
• Minimize transport distances

Our design capabilities include conceptual drawings, architectural renderings, and engineering* specifications to give you a clear picture of the layout and workflow of your custom greenhouse before you build.

Don’t Forget About Your Climate and Crops

Customizing your greenhouse is a lot like building your dream home. You pick out every detail to make sure it’s just right for what you need and the people who live there. But you also must keep your climate and location in mind.

For example, a greenhouse designed for the heat and humidity of Florida will turn out different from one built to handle frigid winters in Colorado. A greenhouse for growing strawberries needs a setup that’s quite unlike one for growing flowers.

Customizing your greenhouse gives you the flexibility to include features that best suit the plants you grow. Whether you need automated irrigation, a trellis system, or a special heating setup, we can tailor every part of your custom greenhouse to meet your crops’ needs.

We also design and build our custom structures with the specific environmental hurdles you’re facing in mind. Our structural engineers* can design structures for a wide range of wind, seismic, and snow load conditions in the U.S. and Canada.

Garden centers with a distinct appearance attract attention from the road.
Different sidewall heights and elevations give the greenhouses at the Cactus and Tropicals garden center in Draper, UT a distinct appearance that attracts attention.

Appearance Speaks for You

If you’re a retailer, customization means curb appeal with standout features that attract customers and set you apart from your competitors.

With endless design options like curved trusses, clear-view gables and trusses, decorative overhangs, covered walkways, stone-clad kneewalls, and more, you can easily make your garden retail center distinctly yours.

With public safety a factor, regulatory standards and compliance can be a maze to navigate. A tailor-made design ensures that every aspect of your structure meets local, state, and federal regulations.

This not only helps you avoid potential legal issues but also positions your business as a credible, compliant operation in the eyes of your consumers.

A greenhouse environmental controller touchscreen allows growers to easily monitor their crops and quickly make changes.
Integrating advanced controls and automation systems makes a big impact on the efficiency of your greenhouse.

If Your Systems Don’t Sync, Efficiency Disappears

Getting the most out of your custom greenhouse is tough if your systems don’t work well together. When everything is in sync, your greenhouse runs smoothly and efficiently, providing the best environment for your plants.

Simply put, integrating systems means connecting different tools, software, and equipment so they work as one. This way, everything shares information and works better together.

You control your integrated systems from a central command center, so you cut down on labor and save time because it’s easier to align data and processes to meet your plant’s needs and make adjustments when needed.

An integrated setup also helps boost yields and crop quality. Plants receive exactly what they need without any waste, which helps lower your costs for inputs.

Since integrating systems can be complex, it’s best to let a pro handle the design and set-up. They can solve compatibility issues and ensure everything works well together.

At Prospiant, we design, build, and recommend automated systems that integrate perfectly to give you the highest level of control and efficiency. As part of your initial greenhouse design, we create a custom greenhouse design for you with all the automated systems and environmental controls you need.

You know what works best for your operation. Our number one goal is to help you make that happen.

We can offer you decades of industry experience, the high-quality materials, and forward-thinking designs you need for a functional, long-lasting greenhouse — exactly the way you want it. Contact us today.

*We work with partners to ensure proper, compliant performance of engineering and design services.

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