Advantages of Garden Sheds

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Those of us who like to work in the garden need space to store or hide our tools and supplies. Garden sheds offer a variety of storage space with individual flair. They give us so much flexibility in dealing with the everyday ins and outs of living and dealing with having a large back yard. The sheds give you the extra space in which you can store your outside things.

Outside Garden Shed Porch

The fact that garden sheds can lead a double life, fuels the imagination. What could be lovelier than sitting in your garden, having a glass of tea, perhaps on the porch of your garden shed, which is much more than it looks like from the outside. Could this be your own personal Tardis (like Dr. Who)?

 Shed Storage

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A shed can be a very simple structure or one that is fairly complex and organized. I like to have a potting table with all the supplies for repotting close at hand. Since I don't have a greenhouse right now, I can set out seedlings on shelving and maintain the temperature and moisture content for the sprouts until they are ready to be put into the garden proper. It gives you a great place to do all of your seedling preparation.

Potting Shed

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Inside the shed are closets for rakes and shovels as well as a place for hoses. Large equipment like the riding grass cutter and wheelbarrows are housed outside under a separate roofed area. I have running water at the shed so that I can water any plants that I am nurturing without having to carry water. I also have power to heat or cool the inside. I am nothing if not a comfort creature. I thought about putting in a shower, but that was crossed off the list. However, I do have a sink so I can wash my garden tools and my hands.

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I have windows and a porch, so my garden shed is really more like a small outdoor house with a dedicated purpose. I hope you will enjoy working in yours and your garden. There is nothing quite like burying your hands into fresh turned earth for giving you a sense of peace and oneness with Mother Earth.

Potter's Shed

The other use of a potting shed is for throwing pots. You will need a potter's wheel, tools and clay. This hobby is quite dirty (as in mud) and extremely satisfying. You will end up with a kiln (furnace) for using when curing and glazing you pottery.