Before your garden bursts properly into life, now is a good time to sort out that garden building you’ve been promising yourself. If you need to re-lay turf or plant around your building, you’ll have ample time to get these established before the summer months.
Alright, so what are you after? Do you need a shed to stow all your tools, pots, lawnmower for example? Garden workshops may be what you are after. Or maybe are you after a garden refuge – somewhere to take a seat and enjoy the view even on a cool day or somewhere to go to once the evening gets a bit cold? Garden summerhouses could be just the thing. Or perhaps you require a playhouse for the children – they’ll have so much fun out of it – and it’s a fantastic place to throw all the garden games when they’ve gone to sleep and you’re having some ‘adult’ time in the garden!
Whatever you desire and whatever the price range you should discover something to suit you. With outdoor shed prices starting from just ?99.99 on The Gardening Website, there’s something to suit everyone’s tastes.
So, take a moment to take into consideration your needs – and how much space you have. You probably have all kinds of garden paraphernalia to store, so a decent sized shed is a good choice. But if your garden is limited, there are other options – a storage bench is a great idea simply because it achieves two jobs in one – a place to take a seat and a place to store some equipment.
If you need a potting shed, you’ll want a building with a window – or you could have what is called a solar shed, which is a combination of shed plus greenhouse. It is really an excellent solution if you just can’t squeeze in both shed and garden greenhouse and gives you the best of both worlds.
For those who have a big garden and your garden building is going to be hidden away out of view, you may be less focused on how it looks – a metal shed may not be quite as attractive as wood buildings, but it requires no upkeep, so if you’re pressed for time or aren’t as active as you once were this could be a good choice. However, for those who have a small plot and the building is going to turn into a feature, it’s worth paying a little more if you can for a really beautiful garden building that will become an attractive part of your plot. The Crane Garden Buildings are great.As well as being superbly built, come in garden-friendly shades of cream and sage as well as natural wood.
However, if your finances are tight, there’s nothing to stop you customising a ‘bargain’ shed and using exterior paint to transform it into something special. Delicate greens are really popular at the moment, or how about a beach front hut-themed shed in blue and white stripes. Finish the look by creating a seating area outside with cobbles – even a ‘sandy beach’ if you want – and of course keep a couple of striped deckchairs inside so that you can bring them out when the sun shines!
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