Thứ Năm, 14 tháng 5, 2009

Ready… set… GARDEN!!

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It’s that time of the week again… time for the Hooked on Fridays blog party hosted by Julia at Hooked on Houses!! :-)

Not only is it the beginning of the weekend, it’s even better — it’s the May long weekend here in Canada (Victoria Day is next Monday) :-) And that means two things — an extra day off and it’s time to garden!!!

Perennials have been growing for a while, but traditionally we don’t plant annuals here in Eastern Ontario until the third weekend in May. Theoretically, by this time all danger of overnight frost should be past. Although I remember a few years ago madly trying to cover up all my flowers with tarp because Mother Nature decided to go all nasty on us. She can be such a…. meanie ;-) (Well guess what – Environment Canada has issued a “special weather warning” for frost on Monday!! Mother Nature is way worse than a meanie!!!!!! Grrrrr…..)

So in honour of the big gardening weekend, this week I’m hooked on garden sheds (with a few little garden houses thrown in for good measure). I found a TON of pictures that I wanted to post, but there’s just too many to include them all. If you’d like to check out all the pictures I found, click on the photo album below…

Let’s start off with this humble little stone garden shed ;-) It’s at Oxborough Hall on the National Trust Property in Norfolk, England…

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And a few more stone garden sheds…

garden shed large old gwerny fed

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potting shed stone rustic landscpaing co uk

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Colourful sheds…

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A modern garden shed (actually a garden room)…

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Lots of charming wood garden sheds… I love the first one with the weathered gray cedar shingles and crisp white trellis and trim…

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Pretty flowers

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Does anyone else think this one loos like it has two eyeballs??

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I think this one is actually a little bunkhouse, but it’s cute and the purple flowers are pretty, so let’s call it a garden shed and include here :-)

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garden shed rustic flickr

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garden shed white flowers flickr

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Cool hedge in front of this shed…

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Neat perspective in this shot with the gloves in the foreground and the shed in the background…

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No garden, all shed — and gorgeous blue sky!!

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A slighty-askew shed…

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Sheds with pink flowers…

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This garden shed is in Ottawa and was featured in the Feb/Mar 2009 issue of Ottawa Magazine (The 2009 Interiors Edition). I love the bright red door and how it echoes the red flowers in the yard…

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A garden shed in a beautiful setting by the water

garden shed water flickr

A square shed with a pointy roof. It looks like it even has curtains in the window…

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Super-cute thatched roof garden shed. Love the gray bench in front of it…

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A quirky garden shed…

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Is it just me, or do you find there’s something appealing about old, weathered, neglected/run down buildings?? I’m sure they have a story to tell if you just dig in a bit…

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And finally, I have to include this lovely white shed that’s been featured in Country Living and on numerous blogs. It began as a potting shed and was transformed into a greenhouse complete with a tempered-glass roof and chandelier!!

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One last shed before leaving… 

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Now let’s all get out there and dig some dirt!! Oh, but before digging, head back to Hooked on Houses to see what everyone else is hooked on this week :-)

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Unless otherwise noted, all pictures from Flickr

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