Step into the potting shed and the hum of the everyday world dwindles into silence. The air is warm and smells of earth. Wood flats checkerboard the potting bench, terra cotta pots tower in the corner like soup bowls on a kitchen shelf, and bins of soil beckon, their contents rich and deep. -The Potting Shed by Linda Joan Smith/Smith & Hawkins
Fourteen years ago my amazing husband built me a potting shed as a Christmas present. It is attached to the back of our house, in front of my rose garden — right in the middle of all the action. A wonderful little place … hand-made desk, shelves, tool closet, cabinets and a potting bench, complete with a dirt drawer (my favorite feature!).
Potting Bench
I love the dirt drawer!
Fav gardening apron
Fellow gardeners, I don’t have to tell you the magnitude this gift was to me–I feel the love! My potting shed is cute, it is functional, it is heaven on earth. Every moment I spend in my potting shed is pure pleasure– whether I am potting, pruning, watering, reading, planning, dreaming, designing, writing or just enjoying the view, I have simply never had an unhappy moment in my shed!
Something new decorating the Potting Shed … The 2013 ARS Calendar. On the March page you’ll find my Bourbon Queen!
If you would like to purchase a calendar, click here.
For where the old thick laurels grow, along the thin red wall, you find the tool and potting sheds, which are the heart of all. -Rudyard Kipling
Do you have a tool/potting shed or favorite potting place? I’d love to hear about it…
Love your share from the Potting Shed <|;-) now I feel the need to spruce up the plantings around my Moo Poo Tea packing shed!
My potting shed gets even more valuable during our long winters. Post pics of your potting place! I’d love to see.
Pretty fancy!
Wow, I would *love* to have such a cozy potting shed! Been doing some landscape planning for the last few days, and I think I know what I’m doing with the back corner now. Thanks for sharing! Your husband must rock.
You are so right, my husband does ROCK. I LOVE LOVE my potting shed. I would love to see pictures of your new space! Keep in touch.
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What a guy! That is a fantastic potting shed, I can see why you love it so much!
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Annie, Bean and all the #Moo’s here at Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew I am so looking forward to growing great gardens this coming 2012
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Absolutely beautiful, how lucky you are and what a wonderful husband you have!
Very blessed I am for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
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What a wonderful gift, and a joyful place to be!
what a great post! I love my greenhouse…it is my favorite place!
So glad you have a special place! Greenhouses are so wonderful for year round growing!
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Oh !! Best garden greenhouse ever. The dirt drawer is ingenious.
It’s a tiny space but pure joy!!!!
Another good reason for a fine husband!
My husband is A M A Z I N G! ❤
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