Pictures: Ben Russell
It can be hard to raise early plants from seed if you don’t have a greenhouse and it can be hard to raise tender plants in a cold greenhouse without any added heat. Some people work wonders with sunny window ledges and others buy in whatever small plants are available as they are needed. But all plants do best with good all-round light and small plants need some protection until hardened off enough to go outside. A simple answer is to make these lovely propagation shelves.