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Miriam Manca
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Comments (10)More Garden Shed Gardening in March ... can you believe it...Rhodendron's bloomin way early & this bee was enjoying it immensely! DH got new (old) door framed in one rotting end of my garden shed & we bought a couple new vinyl windows w/screens (so I'll be able to open windows! Yay!) ...I taped it yesterday & started painting...coming along, slow but sure: And with over 2 wks now of warm Spring/summer weather, was able to til the veggie garden...you can see my GJ a bit here...old post w/Condo birdhse, old wheel against post & other goodies! & March isn't quite over yet! Thanks, GJers, for your comments...appreciated! Jeanne S....See MoreGarden shed-cottage
Comments (9)I just have an inexpensive metal shed. If I had it to do over again, I would build a good one. Ours has a few leaks, and the sliding doors aren't working well (not that sliding doors don't work - Julie's sliding door idea is great - it's just that these cheapo sliding doors don't work well in winter and don't hold up well). Mine does look charming though :-) The things that I think made the whole difference in the way it looks are the little kind of patio area in front (made using a number of square patio pavers), a whimsical sign over the door (ours says "Guesthouse", and the honeysuckle growing on either side of the door. The patio area also makes a nice place to set potted plants. I do have storage for all the garden tools, plus lawn mowers (in the winter) and a snow blower (in the summer), shelving, and a table. During the season each is in use, we keep eitehr the lawn mowers or the snow blower in the garage for easy access without having to go around to the back yard to get them. This also gives us a little spare floor space in the shed. If I could add a few things, the two most useful I can think of would be electricity (I have to use a flashlight when it's dark) and water. I would love to have a place to wash hands, tools, etc. A sink on the outside would work really well. I'd also make sure the height is adequate and that you have a door tall enough to walk through without stooping. Even though I KNOW our door is not very tall, I still manage to bump my head at least a couple of times a week!...See MorePhila. Inquirer-My Backyard : The gift of garden variety
Comments (2)Bartram's Gardens is amazing, especially considering that it's located in one of the worst areas of the city....See MoreGarden shed reborn
Comments (52)moccasin, I laughed when I came in to post to this thread again. I was saying to myself, these people are really going to get sick of me from now on, because I think I'm going to have fun with this shed and will be sharing it all. Perhaps I need to start a new thread or cease altogether for awhile so as not to hog the forum? Thank you for the great idea about the shoe and other nice comments and suggestions. I take them to heart. Just awhile ago, I was sitting down there thinking about how fun it would be to hang a funky, little crystal chandelier from the rafter over the table. Too bad, when I purged the garage last Fall I put the perfect one out near the trash, altho I had removed all the hanging crystals from it before I did. Someone took the naked chandelier part anyway - in a flash. Now I'm sorry. BUT - I suddenly happened to think about the candle chandelier that hangs outside in the privet arch during the summers. Bought it long time ago on clearance at KMart at 75% off, I wanted it all season but couldn't justify the $25. It's a Martha Stewert I think. Probably have lit it only once in all this time. So I took off in the rain and retrieved it, emptied all the water out of the holders, wiped them out, wiped down the by now dirty candles and look - how nice! I used a big hook I found in the toolbox, and the table needs to be centered under it but I didn't want to disturb Pretty who was snoozing in the chair. Plus, it doesn't need electric. I can't wait to try it, yeah, I'll have a bucket of water nearby just in case....See MoreMiriam Manca
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