AFP news reports [flickr]photo:2269892059[/flickr] Nearly 85,000 people have signed an online petition calling for part of the White House lawn to be turned into a vegetable patch, the plan’s germinator said Wednesday. “The idea is for the Obama family to plant an organic vegetable garden on part of the White House lawn, with the cultivated… Continue reading Could the Obama family be getting an allotment?
Andrew Wilcox
I love sheds
Founder & judge of Shed of the year - Wilco writes mainly about sheds.
Just Sheds : Rammed Earth Update
I mentioned this shed a while a go and looks like a lot of progress has been made and the sheddie Michel has posted some updates, including info beyond me about the soil I used a “Soil Triangle Diagram” that I found on the internet to analise my own soil from the footings excavation by… Continue reading Just Sheds : Rammed Earth Update
BBC now allows you to embed video on your own website, no sheds
Andydickinson reports and my mate James tweeted it I was hoping to embed some great shed related clips, but looks like it’s only some content (as andy mentioned technology stuff) that would get digged and socialised up.. 🙁 so, cmon BBC do some shed videos soon, so us UK license payers can show off the… Continue reading BBC now allows you to embed video on your own website, no sheds
Get your Free 3D shed plan here
Daz3D is doing this Shed Plan for Free It’s an American style old shed, and it’s free so get modeling or splicing or whatever you designers do in your shed. and for the initiated this info about the model “No limits have been set on the twist and splay morphs. Extreme dialing will cause door… Continue reading Get your Free 3D shed plan here
Shed.TV reminder
We only have 6 videos in the Shed.TV youtube channel, so don’t think we can compete with the Discovery Shed channel yet including these two from sheddies. Why not add you own..!
Just Sheds: The Leaning Sheds of wossname
Some great photos of Leaning Sheds from our Flickr Group. Leaning Shed by Scott Kroeker was the one that caught my own initially, hopefully we can learn more about it.. [flickr]photo:3343913180[/flickr][flickr]photo:2729832875[/flickr][flickr]photo:2729834141[/flickr][flickr]photo:3262103418[/flickr][flickr]photo:3193112544[/flickr][flickr]photo:3262105052[/flickr][flickr]photo:2458644739[/flickr][flickr]photo:3212493703[/flickr][flickr]photo:3261280827[/flickr][flickr]photo:3154326025[/flickr][flickr]photo:3103765559[/flickr][flickr]photo:2526140276[/flickr][flickr]photo:247986841[/flickr][flickr]photo:2597997595[/flickr][flickr]photo:3085119303[/flickr]
I’m pottering in the Shed
Mrs Uncle Wilco bought me a new mug with a great picture… I think I am quite easy to buy for – if it’s got a shed on… then I will be happy “I’m pottering in the Shed I may be some time” I just need to take up pipe smoking and get the creosote… Continue reading I’m pottering in the Shed
Timetable for Shed of the Year 2009
photo credit: Simon Shek I have finally got my head round it and people keep asking me!, which is fair as I am supposed to be head sheddie and running this thing… So here are the Dates for your diary in the run up to Shed of the Year 2009 Closing date for your Shed… Continue reading Timetable for Shed of the Year 2009
Waiting for nearly 100 years for planning permission
This is kent reports BEACH huts which have been in use since the 1920s could finally be given planning permission after almost a century in a legal blind spot. Thanet council applied for planning consent after a member of the public pointed out that they probably needed permission to put up hundreds of temporary huts… Continue reading Waiting for nearly 100 years for planning permission
Just Sheds Flickr group :Marty Sheds
A member of our Shed Flickr group Marty has posted a great collection of barns,sheds and out buildings. Here are some of them. [flickr]photo:3309094072[/flickr][flickr]photo:3308169087[/flickr][flickr]photo:3314859075[/flickr][flickr]photo:3124964877[/flickr][flickr]photo:3227253139[/flickr][flickr]photo:3084994435[/flickr][flickr]photo:3085119303[/flickr]