This collection of sheds and greenhouses includes many different styles to spark your creativity.

Whether you design your own or build it from a kit, your backyard retreat should be an oasis.

These potting andgreenhouse shedsoffer beautiful focal points and places to work and relax.

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Recycled Materials

This greenhouse shed is made from the windows of an old dairy farm.

Virtually all thematerials are recycled, save for the galvanized screws holding it all together.

It provides the perfect spot for budding annuals.

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Homey Feel

This large shed looks like anything but a storage unit.

Itscopper roof, welcoming porch, and colorful bench make it a true extension of the home.

Cozy Backyard Greenhouse

Starting seeds and growing tender plants is a snap in a backyard greenhouse shed.

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This one measures 10x12 feet and is constructed from rot-resistant cypress on steel posts.

The cozybrick-pavedinterior is large enough for potting chores and a table and chairs for homeowners to relax withseed catalogs.

Enchanted Hideaway

This enchanted hideaway potting shed is a delightful and useful focal point in the garden.

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Partially hidden behind fragrant herbs andclimbing clematisand roses, the shed is the perfect place for storinggarden tools.

A whale weathervane tops the shingled roof.

Potting sheds can be built of wood or purchased as kits using metal, vinyl, or hardened rubber.

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Although small, a shed can serve as a focal point and offer storage.

It’s also a “canvas” for collections.

Here, a shelf over the door features a collection of antiquewatering cans.

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Small birdhouses dot the exterior.

White shuttered doors open to expose a screen door that improves airflow.

Lean-to Potting Shed

you’re free to add a potting station almost anywhere.

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Here, a lean-to offers a potting surface,storage cupboardsand drawers, and stool seating.

Salvaged porch posts act as supports.

This potting table could easily be transformed into a drinks station for agarden partywith a quick cleanup.

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Potting and Greenhouse Shed

A charming wood-shingled backyard structure is part greenhouse shed and part garden retreat.

South-facing windows bathe the structure’s interior in light forpotting projects(and plant propagation).

An open front porch gives the shed the look of atiny house.

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The doors and windows allow air to flow inside.

Exterior landscaping helps the structure fit naturally into the garden.

Garden Greenhouse Shed

What better placement for a greenhouse shed than right in thecenter of a garden?

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This all-glass house is cooled by hinged rooftop vents that allow warm air to escape on hot days.

Fieldstone Greenhouse Shed

This greenhouse shed kit could be a 19th-centuryestate garden.

The white-frame building sits atop a fieldstone foundation.

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Thesolar-panelroof heats the interior, and a stained-glass window offers a bit of decorative style.

Periwinkleblue wallsand a neon green door add garden-fresh color to this one-of-a-kind backyard structure.

Cottage-Style Garden Shed

Acottage-style gardengreenhouse shed features several windows that light the interior of this small structure.

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The shed is cleverly positioned in the landscape, with a paving stone walkway that leads to the door.

Surrounding gardens add flowers and foliage that soften the shed’s angular exterior.

The oversized door is large enough toaccommodate mowersor wheelbarrows.

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Stucco Potting Shed

Stucco is an unusual medium for a potting shed exterior.

Yet this small structure, complete with amural above the doorway, features a stucco exterior and tile roof.

The arched wood doors on each end allow visitors towalk from one part of the gardento another.

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Saltbox Potting Shed

Nearly any architectural style can be adapted for a potting shed.

The easy-maintenanceunpainted woodexterior allows the potting shed to blend effortlessly into the natural surroundings.

The multipane double doors and windows allow ample light to flood the interior.

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The shed’s owner also uses her space as apainting studio.

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