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