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Homes & Gardens
Rachel Bull

The Potting Shed: From Shed to Sanctuary – How A Humble Garden Building Became a Charming All-Season Retreat

Inside a wooden potting shed with white cat on table and wicker chair in background.

When the wind howls outside and snow blankets Southern Ontario, Tracey Hiebert has a place to escape. Her potting shed – built from salvaged windows and an old door – becomes a sun-filled sanctuary where she can sink her hands into soil and tend to plants while winter rages.

'My potting shed is my little sanctuary,' says Tracey. 'It's my place to go to relax, unwind, and enjoy having my hands in the soil in the middle of winter. I can pot a plant up out there as the sun pours in, and the wind howls outside.'

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