Having a separate garden shed is a great idea if you have the space.  Mixing all of your garden supplies and tools, with all of your other stuff, in a large storage building can lead to annual “hunts” to find everything you need for the spring and summer months.

It doesn’t matter how hard you try to keep it all separate, you end up hunting for something you know is in there!  Have you ever given up, gone and bought a replacement tool, only to find the original tool digging out Christmas supplies?  If this happens several years in a row, you could almost pay for a small garden shed with what it cost to replace the misplaced tools!

Sheds that are built especially for the garden are normally a little taller to accommodate the handles on rakes, hoes, shovels, etc.  Many of them have accessories available to hang those awkward items such as trimmers and clippers.  If you need a potting area, look for the potting sheds that have some garden storage as well.

There are many different shapes and styles to fit your every need and if you can’t seem to find what you want, there are some custom shops that will build to your specification.  For those of you who would rather do-it-yourself, there is some great garden shed plans available as well.

If you go this route, make sure the shed plans come with good illustrated pictures, a material list, a cut list and good customer service to help you if you have any issues during building.  You may pay a little more, but in the end, it will be worth it.

Looking out the back door; what do you see?  Are you one of those people who rewrap your old greenhouse frames with plastic every year?  You keep thinking; next year you’ll look into a more durable, sustainable, efficient covering for that frame that may last more than one season at a time.  If so, this is the time to start thinking about what’s going to happen to that old greenhouse once it has a new skin.

There are a lot of different coverings you can use to replace the old skin, from different plastics to glass.  They come in all shapes and sizes and are shipped from UPS to freight.  You can get one layer or double walled, custom to one size fits all and all you have to do is find the one that fit’s your frame and your budget.

If that sounds too hard, you can cover it again with cheap plastic and replaced it again next year.  It will tear, sweat, leak and mildew just like it always does.  You most likely pay more to cover that frame every year than it would be for a long term solution.  Some guaranteed up to 8 years.  Of course, you may like covering that thing every year.