potting shed
noun
: a small building in which plants are grown in pots until they are ready to be planted outside
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Go out to the garage or potting shed and find your largest container.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Make sure your tools are completely dry before storing them in your garage, basement, potting shed, or other dry location.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Currently listed for $9.8 million by Gary DiMauro and Annabel Taylor of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, the Winchell Trail compound comprises a main residence, barn, a potting shed, and an open-air pool house.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Clean them, then organize them into drawers, hang them on hooks, etc. in a potting shed, garage or other space that is dry and protected from critters.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Courtesy image The half-acre landscaped lot has mature trees, lawns, garden beds, a courtyard, a patio, a pergola, and a potting shed.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Feb. 2023
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Make sure your tools are completely dry before storing them in your garage, basement, potting shed, or other dry location.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Currently listed for $9.8 million by Gary DiMauro and Annabel Taylor of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, the Winchell Trail compound comprises a main residence, barn, a potting shed, and an open-air pool house.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Clean them, then organize them into drawers, hang them on hooks, etc. in a potting shed, garage or other space that is dry and protected from critters.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Courtesy image The half-acre landscaped lot has mature trees, lawns, garden beds, a courtyard, a patio, a pergola, and a potting shed.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Potting shed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potting%20shed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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