2009 Update We now have a category for Shed of the year called Eco Shed, if you have an eco shed then please add it to the site here. We don’t have a green/eco/recycled category for this year’s Shed of the year but I will add it for next years. but here is a round… Continue reading Just Sheds : Eco Sheds
Environment
South East has more uses for sheds
We know that there are a lot of wacky sheds around the country but Marley Waterproofing has conducted this survey and got these facts about Sheds in the South East of England.. Image from MarkyBon A new YouGov poll has revealed that people in the South East are more innovative than people from any other… Continue reading South East has more uses for sheds
MILLIONS OF APPLIANCES DUMPED IN GARDENS
More than 26 million fridges, freezers and washing machines have been dumped in the past five years, often left to rot in gardens, new research showed today. Fewer than two out of five people bothered to take their unwanted appliances to the local tip and most did not bother to see if they could have… Continue reading MILLIONS OF APPLIANCES DUMPED IN GARDENS
Beer of the Week & Be Nice to Nettles Week
It’s Be Nice to Nettles Week – 14 – 25 May 2008 Highlighting that the stinging nettle plays a very important role for both rural and urban wildlife supporting over 40 species of insect including some of our most colourful butterflies. The stinging nettle is one of the most important native plants for wildlife in… Continue reading Beer of the Week & Be Nice to Nettles Week
Just Sheds Tuesday : Wind Powered Shower Shed
This weeks shed is a practical and green shed, not like the blue ones I posted about last week 😉 Wind Powered Shower Shed, New Quay, Wales More pictures after this click As Gareth the owner explains. This shed is a shower and toilet unit for my parents caravan site. It was designed from scratch… Continue reading Just Sheds Tuesday : Wind Powered Shower Shed
Wonderfull Hobbit house – Penwhilwr
On the Grand designs live thing Home Of The Year Best Eco Home Nominee – Penwhilwr This ‘Quiet Earth Project’ two storey load-bearing straw bale house; the first in the UK, second in Europe, delivers beyond expectations. With a u value of 0.13, the straw bale walls with thermafleece in the cedar shingled roof are… Continue reading Wonderfull Hobbit house – Penwhilwr
Shed Video: Eco Media Player
Shed of the Year judge and of course windup things Inventor Trevor Baylis explains the story behind the Eco Media Player. You can buy them from Natural Collection
The Weather and Sheds – updated
If you have had any shed related incidents with this weather then let me know, and photos of your shed being blown away, demolished or better still holding out against the weather, then contact me, or put them up on the Flickr shed group. There are reports from around the country about shed incidents. Our… Continue reading The Weather and Sheds – updated
House made from newspaper & workshop made from Beer cans
I saw this the other day on the metro Artist Sumer Erek’s newspaper house is an idea that stands up. He is creating a house made out of about 80,000 papers. Image from the metro Erek, 48, said: ‘People don’t think you can build a house from newspapers because paper is flimsy, but when it… Continue reading House made from newspaper & workshop made from Beer cans
Green lawnmower to go on sale in uk
I know most sheddies don’t have much bother with grass, better to get a bigger shed on the space or a veg plot, but as the thing is for green things, then this may be of interest. A new breed of high-tech, environmentally friendly lawnmower producing no emissions is set to go on sale in… Continue reading Green lawnmower to go on sale in uk