A Shed of One’s Own

Garden buildings are more than just buildings. In the case of sheds and greenhouses, they’re the engine room of the garden. A summerhouse or garden room can be a haven of creativity or a place of solace: somewhere to simply sit and enjoy the garden at leisure or to indulge in a hobby. These buildings are every bit as important as the plants in forming a garden’s fabric and identity.

PRACTICAL, FUNCTIONAL SHEDS

Our main raison d’être as gardeners may be growing plants, but if there’s nowhere to keep the things we need to grow them, a garden grinds to a halt. The shed is the beating heart of the garden and the place we head to first to gather our tools before we start work. In, her book showcasing sheds under the care of the National Trust, Anna Groves points to the meticulously organised gardeners’ shed at Hidcote Manor, where racks hold quantities of spotless