| These days garden buildings come in all shapes, sizes | | | | more windows than you would expect to find in a |
| and increasingly diverse materials. Although garden | | | | conventional garden shed. Workshops are designed |
| sheds are still the first type of garden building that | | | | specifically as a space in which to work; setting them |
| many people think of, there is an extensive range of | | | | apart from many other garden buildings. They are |
| buildings and a myriad of uses they can be put to. | | | | often light and airy, with more space and a higher |
| These range from the traditional garden shed, to a | | | | roofline than a conventional garden shed with more |
| large log cabin that can be used as a summerhouse | | | | space for workbenches, tools and a larger area in |
| or increasingly these days, as a garden office, home | | | | which to work. |
| gym or spa. | | | | With longer and warmer summers, summerhouses |
| Garden buildings, and their uses, are becoming | | | | are becoming increasingly popular as an outdoor |
| increasingly diverse. We are all aware of the | | | | space that all the family can enjoy. These can either |
| conventional garden shed that has traditionally been | | | | be open structures that allow you to enjoy lazy |
| used for storing garden furniture, garden tools and | | | | summer days or with glazed doors and windows that |
| bicycles. They are often used as a haven for | | | | let in lots of light, while still offering protection from |
| gardeners who use them as a tool store and potting | | | | more inclement weather. |
| shed. Garden sheds are now also available in metal | | | | Without a doubt the most diverse and versatile of |
| which is secure and robust, and plastic that is | | | | garden buildings is the log cabin: they range in size |
| incredibly durable with none of the material | | | | from seven feet by five feet up to an extraordinary |
| degradation that can occur with either wood or metal | | | | 16 square feet. The walls are available with timber |
| products. | | | | thicknesses up to 95mm for added sound and |
| Greenhouses are another traditional garden building | | | | thermal insulation and structural integrity. These truly |
| that have been an integral part of British life for | | | | versatile buildings are capable of fulfilling a vast array |
| years. For the dedicated gardening enthusiast these | | | | of outdoor spatial requirements, some of the most |
| glazed garden structures are invaluable; they are | | | | common being: a garden home office, a superb |
| often used for planting seeds and propagating plants | | | | working environment that does not impinge upon |
| that would never survive a British winter, and what | | | | your indoor space. A log cabin is also the ideal setting |
| greenhouse would be complete in late summer | | | | for a garden gym, affording you the opportunity to |
| without home grown tomatoes. Although traditionally | | | | exercise in the relaxed surroundings of your own |
| made from wood with glass roof and side panels; it is | | | | garden. Or why not indulge yourself and set up your |
| now more common for the frame to be made from | | | | very own all-weather spa in the heart of your |
| lightweight aluminium with the glazed panels made | | | | garden. |
| from polycarbonate for lighter weight, increased | | | | In summary, garden buildings are moving away from |
| safety and greater thermal conductivity. | | | | the traditional garden shed and there are now far |
| Garden buildings are becoming increasingly specialised | | | | more specialised buildings to fulfil your outdoor |
| in their use. With dedicated garden storage catering | | | | storage and accommodation needs. Garden sheds are |
| for traditional storage needs, and the more unusual | | | | still the mainstay of many gardens, and greenhouses |
| demands such as a dedicated motorcycle store. | | | | are as popular and useful as ever. Specialist garden |
| Particularly useful are the small plastic storage boxes | | | | storage solutions are available in a variety of sizes |
| which prove ideal for small items in the garden or | | | | and colours that are ideal for storing garden tools, |
| children's toys. Metal stores are not only safe and | | | | garden furniture, children's toys and even a |
| secure, they often have a far lower profile than a | | | | motorcycle. Summerhouses help you make the most |
| conventional shed. This makes them far more | | | | of your outdoor space and log cabins are currently |
| convenient than a shed as they are less visually | | | | one of the most versatile garden buildings you can |
| intrusive and take up less space than a conventional | | | | buy. They are increasingly popular as garden offices, |
| shed. | | | | home gyms and even a truly indulgent garden spa. |
| Dedicated workshops usually have double-doors and | | | | |