A Pattern Garden
by Valerie Easton  

Pattern 9: Sheds

Even a simple garden shed or other work area can be made into a magnetic destination with stepping-stones leading up to its doors, perhaps its own little gate, and a couple of flowery window boxes. Who cares if the shed is filled with twine, shovels, and spades if the approach creates a bit of nostalgia or anticipation? Whether large and well appointed, or just roomy enough to get the wheelbarrow out of the rain, a shed adds height, solidity, color, and texture to a garden.


A garden shed can be the heart of the garden, lending scale, backdrop, and structure, while keeping tools close at hand.

Copyright ©2007 Timber Press, Inc. Text excerpts from A Pattern Garden copyright © Valerie Easton. Photographs copyright © Jacqueline Koch, except photos on Bridges, Gates, and Shelters pages copyright © Allan Mandell; and photo on Water page copyright © Richard Hartlage. All rights reserved. Posted with permission of the publisher.