Potting Shed and Cottage Garden Dreams

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I would love to be out working around my potting shed, but it is

very soggy out there now with more rain and a thunderstorm 

expected in a couple of hours.  So, I am looking for ideas, both

to enhance the cottage garden area I am developing around the shed,

and the interior too.

Look at this sweet garden.  I love it.  It has the soft and cozy feel 

I like.  I realize that I am somewhat limited in my area because of the

sub tropical climate, but I want to get as close as I can to this sort of

look.

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I know that I have shown you this shed before, it's one of my all time
favorites.  I could just move in and live here forever!

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Check out the interior of this shed!  Of all the sheds I have looked at,
I don't remember seeing this one before.  I can imagine how nice it
would be to lay out some garden sketches on this big table while
deciding what to plant next.

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I could paint mine all white like this one.  Hmmm…

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This is super cute.  Look how they added a birdhouse/gable.  Isn't that
just the sweetest idea?  I love it.  The hostas in the bird bath is a great
idea too.  I have one hosta planted in the little shade garden at the end of
the breezeway on the path to my shed.  Sadly, the snails are eating it!
I saw a video on YouTube about how you can grind up egg shells and
place them around the plants.  The snails can't get over them without getting
cut on the edges of the shells, so they stay away.  I know, sounds
mean, but what else can I do???  I am saving egg shells now.
Bentley ~ would you like a scrambled egg for lunch?  Bentley
will nod yes.  He loves scrambled eggs :-)

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I am planning on having a carpenter put in a window at the far end of the shed.
That's a western exposure, so there will be a lot of light and sunshine coming
into the shed.  I am trying to decide on the type of window to buy.
I would love a bay, but that might be a bit pricey.  I love these
casement windows too.

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Look at the interior of this she shed.  How cute is this???

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My head is spinning with all these cute ideas!

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I have an old wing chair that I could put out there.  I am going
to need a cozy place to sit while paging through gardening
books, don't you think?  It's big enough for me to share with
Bentley when he's not chasing squirrels or visiting Harvey
the Multi-Poo through the neighbor's fence :-)

I can't decide which is more fun ~ decorating with dollhouse miniatures,
or decorating a potting shed.  Love them both!

Praying that Houston does not get any more rain today!!

Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley