| Spring has sprung and you have awakened out of | | | | make your work easier. Wake up your woodworking |
| your woodworking hibernation and ready to pursue a | | | | creativity and skills. Consider plans for sheds and the |
| woodworking project that you have never done. This | | | | possibilities of how this garden shed is to be designed |
| year you want to build your own shed, a do it | | | | and built. |
| yourself garden shed. | | | | Here is a five item checklist to jump start your |
| As you evaluate your planted garden you remember | | | | imagination: |
| the size of the crop from last year and as you | | | | |
| imagine what it would be like if every one of those | | | | 1. Do you want one large building to house everything |
| seeds takes root this year you know there is a need | | | | within the building? |
| for a working and protective area to prepare your | | | | 2. Do you want a small building with external lean to |
| vegetables. | | | | on the outside of the building? |
| Here is your garden shed with 7 helpful ideas: | | | | 3. Do you want two or three separate buildings each |
| | | | having separate uses? |
| 1. Need plumbing as running water is needed to clean | | | | 4. Do you want a lean to? |
| the crop. | | | | 5. Do you want construction to be made of all wood, |
| 2. Work table housing cutting board, knife holder, | | | | all metal, or plastic? |
| strainer and other vegetable containers. | | | | Your decision will be dependent on: |
| 3. Organization shelves necessary to store seeds, | | | | |
| fertilizers and other plant products. | | | | 1. How much land space is qualified to be used for a |
| 4. Storage bins for bulky garden items would keep | | | | garden shed? |
| flooring clutter free. | | | | 2. Does your land have the allowable distance to the |
| 5. Hanging racks and a pegboard or two would be | | | | water well or plumbing, and electrical outlets? |
| very helpful for hanging items. | | | | 3. Will your property meet zoning rules and |
| 6. Need to consider how to shelter lawnmower, | | | | regulations as required in your community? |
| larger weeding tools, and garden hoses. | | | | After deciding how you want your garden shed |
| 7. Electricity may or may not be a luxury, but would | | | | constructed you may wish to design your own wood |
| be very handy. | | | | shed plans, assemble a metal shed or purchase a |
| Remember what it was like last year harvesting your | | | | plastic shed. |
| large garden? This year you want to be prepared to | | | | |