potting shed

Example Sentences

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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

The scene was originally written to take place in a rose garden, but Olivia Williams, who plays Camilla, suggested setting it in the potting shed instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

She lives in a small room — a former potting shed that still smells like “loam and rotting leaves” — attached to the garage of a friend of her brother’s.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2020

The architecture extends out into the garden, with a potting shed that Peter designed and tucked into the side garden.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2017

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