"Garden Sheds,
and what SHOULD be stored in them!"

Using Garden Sheds

A garden shed should really only contain your gardening equipment and hand tools.


Petrol or electric driven tools are better kept in a garage or other space.

Use your shed for:

hand tools, large and small

potting out trays

regular garden flower pots

watering can

garden netting

sealed containers of seeds

Sheds are rarely used as they should be. Mine is always sprouting footballs or old stereos.

One way round this is to make the shed work from the start. Put up shelves, maybe fit in a small potting table and a stool. Fill with garden equipment and keep it tidy!

Positioning

Sheds can be tucked away in a quiet corner of the main garden or vegetable plot. Perhaps in a shady position or where the ground is too rocky to support plant life.

They can also be centre pieces for your garden. Yes, really! It can define different areas of the garden. Use it as part of a dividing 'wall'.

Consider sun and shade. Your shed will throw a shadow over part of the garden. Work out where that shadow will be and at what time of day. Will the existing plantlife cope?

Variety of Garden Sheds

Any outdoor storage area needs to be dry and airy and be as big as your space and budget allows.

If you dabble a bit in DIY you may want to build your own.

Of course you don't HAVE to use a 'regular' shed, just as long as it does what it needs to do.

The most practical shed I have ever had was an old caravan, still in use after several years.

However, if an old caravan isn't available or isn't exactly the 'look' you had in mind...check out these very garden friendly storage systems!

Shedstore will deliver to any UK address Garden Sheds at Shedstore UK

For US deliveries, this practical tool shed from Gardeners Supply Co. is a 'must-have'!

Gardeners Supply US Click on 'Greenhouses and Sheds' from their homepage.

Whatever type of shed you use in your garden, you can camouflage it if you wish. Pin a trellis framework, or simply use hooks to train a flowering vine over one wall of your shed.

Most sheds are produced in natural colours so shouldn't need painting. But if your garden demands some colour, a coat of red gloss paint may be just what it needs!

Happy Gardening!

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