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potting shed

British  
/ ˈpɒtɪŋ /

noun

  1. a building in which plants are set in flowerpots and in which empty pots, potting compost, etc, are stored

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She created Petersham Nurseries Café, with a dirt floor, wobbly old chairs, secondhand cooking gear installed in a former potting shed, and a simple menu based on whatever was growing in the adjacent garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Confined indoors with little Christopher, Milne sat in a potting shed, feeling "gloomy" as the rain poured down, according to Brandreth.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

And it’s true that Anne, currently addicted to playing some farm game on her iPad and not using the potting shed, complete with kiln, that Nick built her, has let joy leak from her life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Inside the potting shed, his waxed-cotton apron hangs by the door.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021

Tree-ear crouched beside Kang’s rubbish heap—a spot he knew well—and watched as Kang emerged from his potting shed early that evening carrying two small bowls.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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