You've decided to build a geodesic dome. Super idea! Geodesic domes are great for greenhouses. The weight of the dome is distributed evenly throughout the series of triangles in the structure.

Glass is a great choice for a geodesic dome greenhouse! In 1988, the Missouri Botanical Garden tore all 3,625 plastic panels from its geodesic greenhouse, the Climatron, and replaced them with glass.

That's because while this original, half-buried house reveals a semi-circular entrance, the rest of the construction is topped by a kind of green, landscaped layer that blends seamlessly into the ...