| Do you know someone who is really serious about | | | | especially if you are tall. I mention this because it is |
| their flower garden? If you do, you know how much | | | | easy to overlook a basic detail like this when you are |
| "stuff" is required to do things right. Everything from | | | | building a shed, especially with a limited budget. This |
| pots to potting soil to fertilizer are necessary items | | | | building project will hopefully be more than a place to |
| to engineer a successful garden, and if you don't | | | | stack up your pots and bags of compost. |
| have appropriate storage, you may have a "growing" | | | | 2. Shelving for pots - Because you will have a |
| problem on your hands. (so I'm not a comedian!) | | | | numerous variety of pots for your handiwork, it will |
| If you are having a tough time deciding where to put | | | | be a good idea to have shelving to organize them, |
| everything, you may be in the market for a potting | | | | and prevent them from getting in the way when |
| shed. Because of the fairly simple design, I would | | | | moving around. |
| further recommend a small, valuable investment in a | | | | 3. Think style - This potting shed will likely be in close |
| quality set of potting shed plans so you can tackle | | | | proximity to your house, and part of the decor of |
| the project yourself. | | | | your entire property. It should provide a stylish |
| Once you get past the basic issues involved in | | | | addition, so you should plan ahead in terms of siding, |
| building any structure on your property (where to | | | | roofing and paint/stain choices. This building can really |
| put it, building codes, etc.), there are a few more | | | | add to its surroundings if done right. |
| specific items to consider: | | | | 4. Functionality - It will be difficult to get the best use |
| 1. Height of the shed - This may sound like common | | | | of your new shed if the riding lawn mower |
| sense, but make sure the shed is tall enough to | | | | dominates the new space you have created. Make |
| stand upright inside. It is likely that you will need to | | | | sure any alternative uses are accounted for when |
| walk in your potting shed, so this detail is important, | | | | you are searching for the best plans of attack. |