Shed & Garden
The shed sits at the end of a kitchen garden, its glazed gable catching the light through the trees
A small backyard building with big light. Weathered board siding and a green metal roof keep it modest among the trees, while a glazed gable end and a row of skylights flood the potting benches inside. Out front, a kitchen garden of raised beds and gravel paths runs right up to the door.
Potting Shed is the smallest project here, and one of the most personal. The idea was a backyard workroom that feels as good to be in as the garden around it. Weathered vertical boards and a green standing-seam roof keep it quiet among the trees, but the gable end facing the garden is glazed right up to the peak, and a row of skylights runs along the roof, so the benches inside are bathed in daylight all day.
Inside, everything has its place: potting benches wrap three walls with shelves below for soil and seed, stools pull up to the work surface, and the tools hang in a neat row beside the half-glass door. A cobblestone floor takes the wear. Outside, a kitchen garden of raised beds and gravel paths, with tomatoes, melons and greens, runs right up to the door, so the shed sits exactly where the work happens.