An Example of a Storage Shed Versus a Garden Shed

Nature abhors a vacuum, or so the physicists say.

Create an open, empty space in your backyard with a brand new shed and watch with amazement (or perhaps with horror) as its seemingly unlimited storage capacity is soon crammed with lawnmowers and hoses and rakes and random boxes filled with random things. 

What was intended to serve as both a backyard gardening retreat and a small storage facility for a “few” oddball items is usually pressed into immediate and solitary service as a backyard storage bin.  There is ultimately neither room for your gardening utensils nor even for you as the gardener.  Storage almost always wins the battle for dual capacity space.

What to do?

Select a shed that is suitable for a specific function.  Storage sheds, by their very nature, are practical, utilitarian enclosures made of metal, plastic or vinyl that can endure endless bumping and jostling as their contents come and go.   Garden sheds, on the other hand, are aesthetically designed wood sheds that compliment the very ambience of the garden in which they are placed.  “Neither the twain shall meet”, said Samuel Clemens.  Well, neither should a storage shed wear the garb of a garden shed.

Storage Sheds

By way of example, the Arrow 8 x 3 Garden Shed, its name notwithstanding, is a very popular storage shed that has numerous attributes that enhance its storage capacity.  This sturdy metal storage shed, which has over 5 feet of head room, comes with four large shelves and a convenient tool rack.  These standard items are especially important as you can utilize the full storage capacity of this storage shed and not just the floor space.  Vertical storage space, of course, is just as important and just as precious as horizontal storage space in any storage shed.  The Arrow 8 x 3 Garden shed also comes with a door handle that locks so that you can store your “stuff” on a secure basis.

Garden Sheds

A fine example of a popular garden shed is the Suncast 8 x 12 Studio Garden Storage Shed.  A very handsome wood shed, the 8 x 12 Studio Garden Storage Shed has numerous attributes that provide ample and airy space for your gardening activities.  A 6 x 6 double, full-size door opening creates ready access to this garden shed and the windows on the 7 foot walls provide abundant light.  This shed also comes with shutters, 2 flower boxes and large wrought iron hanging flower pot hooks that bring the garden to your shed as much as the shed brings you to your garden.  This very attractive wood garden shed should be placed in full view of your neighbors, your patio and, of course, your garden.