Owner Connie Featherston overwinters her orchids and raises heirloom vegetable seedlings in this 8- x 10-foot garden shed in Exeter, California.
“I had to put a clock in there because I have so much fun, I literally lose track of time,” she says.
A ‘Cecile Brunner’ climbing rose arches over the garden shed entry. The shed features a recycled door and windows that let in plenty of light.
Looking for a space that would foster her creativity, Seattle artist Kristie Severn decided to build it in her own backyard. Local architects Jim Graham and added a modern, airy art studio onto an existing shed in her yard. Then she hired friend and landscape designer Brandon Peterson to plant a garden full of meadowlike grasses. “It’s a perfect place to relax with friends—or a sketchbook,” Severn says.
