My Bride and I have been talking about this thread for a while now. I was reluctant because I am not sure how many of you have a garden shed, or a garden tool shed. Finally today I said that I would post a couple of piccies of our garden shed. What did she do then. I went out to the greenhouse to gather mint for her tea, came back and while we were having tea ‘n bikkies she announced that she had taken some foto’s of the inside of our shed just in case I would clean it all up first. Very sneaky. She maintained that it had to be natural and suggested that I urge any of you lot that might want to post pics of the insides of your own sheds...to do it without straightening it up first. Chortle, what a sense of humour she has. Here goes then mates: Please show your sheds and don’t let my shed be the only one on here.
Hey your shade is well organised. I don't have a shed and if I had one I wouldn't dare imagine how it would look like. My work area and it is a wonder I can find what I want here! My storage area. Trust me you wouldn't want to go in there. I fully agreed with Cayuga Morning.
Cayu— those are not a before and after foto’s. The first one was taken as you walk into the shed. The second pic is what you see if you look to the left. In fact there is a lot to see if you look around. The Bride likes the details. Well, we try not to know messy, but those tools there on the right are a source of irritation. The tool types are loosely organised, in the sense of type being by type . It is still a hassle getting a tool out that is behind the ones in front. KK— your place looks to be tidily organised to me. Thanks for posting a foto of your space. DM— What does the term, “Old Nick’s” refer to. I don’t know that one. Thanks for commenting. I am really curious now to see your shed.
Ah, garden shed! That's always on my wish list for Christmas, right under Greenhouse! I am very pleased your wife pressured you to post these photos. I know how particular you are, so this is a rare moment indeed. Your shed is well organized as it is, but I can see why the tools annoy you. How about those grip hangers you put on the walls to hang stuff with wood handles like you have there? I can't remember the size of that shed, but I imagine it should be big enough to hang a few clip-holders or whatever.
Droopy—I shall tell her what you said. She’ll enjoy your support, Yes the grip hangers. We employ two; however, if you look at the walls and the number of tools, you will see that we simply do not have the wall space to hang them up properly—too many tools, not enough wall space. So is it. Arrrgh. DM— Great shirts, but the text can be taken more than one way. These girls on here are calling dibs on the both of them, so I missed out. Darn it.
I see your problem with the tools Sj. Do you really use all of them? Or are you two guilty of "more is better" where your chief pastime of gardening is concerned? (I know I am). Okay.....(drumroll).....prepare to be....Aghast....Agitated.....Appalled....Aggrieved...A-A-Achoo! (Seized with fits of sneezing from our dusty mess.).... Here're our tools: I I'm thinking of storing those rakes elsewhere, they tend to grab on to the other tools. Here's some more We keep our hand tools in this repurposed kitchen cabinet Witness Here's our pool shed. Keep in mind that it is still winter here & is too cold to be cleaning it out yet. Oops. For some reason I can't get to the pool shed photos. So no "shedding light" on our pool shed for now. BTW I liked your pun..
Okay. Here's the pool shed. Most of this stuff goes outside once it warms up enough. All except the pool chemicals.
Well Cayu— I have to say, you have grossly misrepresented the status of your storage areas. Mate, you kit is well organised. Your rake holder and spade hanger systems are great. I sure wish that I had the free wall space that you do. Cor, even your pool house is enviable. I like a bit of order. You asked if we needed all those long-handled tools. The answer is, yes. There are specialist tools there and we require some of them only a couple of times a year, but they are necessary. You know what I am worried about— what I am going to do with them when I stop gardening. They are too good to just throw away. It is a dilemma. They are good, but they need to be in the hands of someone who appreciates them, and more importantly, knows how and when to use them. You know, I once toured the place here that makes excellent garden tools which I use, and the chap showing me around, told me that their tools weren’t just tools, they were inheritance objects, heirlooms. That says it all, really. https://www.gardenstew.com/threads/its-not-just-a-tool-its-an-heirloom.28416/#post-258034 Addendum: I saw that huge post hole digger. Mate, you could plant a tree with that, it looks like! Our hole diggers are much more slender and have only one handle. You twist it down. DM— that shed looks good to me. No reason for regrets. Of course though, I really want to see the one that is less organised so I will feel at home.
DM- Your shed looks good to me! How about a pic of the other one? Sj--that post hole digger was inherited from my father. We had sheep and a pasture with wood posts. We used that digger to dig holes for the posts. A lot of work! I remember the firsst time we put in that fence, I was a kid, helping out by stretching my arm deep into the hole to pull out extra soil. What we didn't realize was the area had poison ivy growing there (it must have been fall or very early spring, no leaves in evidence). I got the worst case of poison ivy on my arms from roots of the ivy! HUGE blisters.
