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Garden sheds for fun

It is very rare to see a house planted on land without it including a garden shed in one form or another, for the simple and good reason that when you have land, you need space to store equipment or for gardening in greenhouses, for example.

Gardening under cover with a greenhouse

If you are a gardening enthusiast, and more particularly an experienced gardener in vegetable garden maintenance, you will quickly want to install a greenhouse in your vegetable growing area. What could be more enjoyable than biting into small radishes in March, having your aromatics available or having tasty tomatoes with the arrival of summer, well before everyone else? This is what a greenhouse will allow you. If your space is small, you can opt for a mini greenhouse, either specially made for tomato plants or in the form of a frame. But if your vegetable garden is larger, you will fall for a greenhouse allowing you to garden standing inside. There are now many kinds:in polycarbonate, in PVC, in the shape of a tunnel or, for larger budgets, in glass or wood.

You will have to choose according to your budget and aesthetics, or even your region:beware of mountain areas in which the snow can weigh too heavily on the greenhouse, for example; in the same way, check the resistance to hailstones because a violent storm can destroy your greenhouse in a few minutes.

A suitable patio cover

In addition to the garden shed for the tools, the greenhouse for the vegetable garden, it is also your terrace which will have to be sheltered to protect you from the sun and to be able to have lunch there in complete serenity without cooking!

Depending on the shape of your terrace, you can opt for a pergola gazebo which can be leaned against the wall or installed in isolation (with curtains or not!). You will also find more and more models of all colors of umbrellas with offset foot allowing not to get in the way and above all to always be able to create shade thanks to the multidirectional orientation it offers.

The patio enclosure can also be metal but it will reinforce the heat. It is better to choose the wood on which you can run a vine, for example, which will offer you cooler shade in the middle of summer. If you like designer decor, you will fall for the shade sail :sober, refined and aesthetic.

Anyway, you have the choice between many models among which you will have to find a compromise according to the practical, aesthetic, financial aspects... Take a look at the site of www.franceabris.com, you will find find lots of ideas!