Autumn is a wonderful time of year in the garden. The attractive shades of the foliage, the slightly cooler air and scent of log fires combine to give us an enormous sense of wellbeing.
And if all your outdoor equipment is neatly stored away in specialist garden storage units too – well, then you can bask in the autumn glow of your garden, with an even greater sense of satisfaction.
Our Collection of Specialist Garden Storage
Good garden storage shouldn’t just consist of a shed. Using specialist outdoor stores on top of your shed storage makes for a more attractive garden, improves organisation, and provides better protection for all of your outdoor equipment.
We’d like to show you some specialist patio stores that will help you optimise your garden storage now. You might not need every single one of them for your own outdoor area, but we’re sure at least a couple could become real gamechangers for you, as you tidy up your garden this autumn.
1. Tool Stores
Odd jobs have a habit of just cropping up, so you never know when you’re next going to need your tools. And there’s nothing more frustrating than having to rummage through your shed trying to find them. Cue the benefits of owning a tool store.
3'6 x 1'10 Forest Shiplap Tall Pent Wooden Garden Storage Tool Store (1m x 0.56m)
The beauty of this tool shed is that it’s tall enough to accommodate your brushes, rakes and extended secateurs, but its relatively small footprint means it can sit unobtrusively in a corner of the patio.
The double doors offer you easy access to your tools, while a hasp and staple fitting ensures they remain safe from unwanted attention (padlock not included).
What’s more, this premium tool shed is made from FSC®-certified, pressure-treated wood and supplied with a superb 15-year anti-rot guarantee, so no further treatment is required, saving you money and leaving you more time to carry out those odd jobs.
2. Bike Sheds
Chances are that your family’s bicycles are the most expensive items in your garden, so it stands to reason that you need to keep them secure. And if you enjoy regular bike rides, you’ll want to access your bicycles with minimal fuss. In short, if you own a bike, you need specialist bicycle storage.
6'6 x 2'7 Forest Shiplap Large Double Door Apex Bike Store (1.9m x 0.81m)
This stylish wooden bike shed comes with a generous 2000-litre capacity, so contains ample room for two adult bikes and associated cycling accessories.
You can easily access your bikes via the wide double doors, which are fitted with a padlock-ready hasp and staple plate to keep them secure (padlock not supplied). And if you’re worried about losing the key while you’re zooming around on your bike, you can buy a Key Safe Combination Box as an optional extra.
Pressure treated and backed by a 15-year guarantee, this bike storage unit boasts pressure-treated floor bearers, a mineral felt roof cover, and a whole host of other premium features too. It’s everything you’d expect from Forest’s top-quality range of garden storage.
3. Wheelie Bin Storage
When we think about our outdoor equipment, we always tend to overlook wheelie bins, don’t we? And there’s no wonder – they’re the ugliest, smelliest things in the garden. Bearing this in mind, it makes perfect sense to hide them away, and the best possible way to do this is with wheelie bin storage.
5 x 3 Keter Hideaway Large 1200L Plastic Wheelie Bin Store (1.46m x 0.82m)
This bin shed is just the right size for 2 wheelie bins. It is built from a durable, maintenance-free resin, boasts a stylish contemporary design, and is backed by a 5-year warranty. It is exactly what you need for your wheelies.
You can access your bins via both a lift-up lid and wide double doors. The former features gas-assisted pistons for ease of opening, while the latter is fitted with a pad bolt to keep your invaluable wheelies safe (padlock not included).
Other notable features include chains to attach the wheelie bin lids to the bin shed lid; a foot pedal to open the doors; and a low-threshold ramp, so you can easily wheel the bins out on collection day.
With bin storage as good as this, you’ll positively relish having wheelie bins in your garden!
4. Log Storage
No ifs, no buts, if you own a wood burner you need a logstore. Perfectly designed to keep logs dry and aired, a specialist woodstore is a sure-fire route to enjoying hotter, more-efficient log fires, with less smoke.
6'5 x 2'3 Forest Pent Logstore with Tool Storage (2m x 0.7m)
This beautiful logstore is built in Great Britain from ethically-sourced, pressure-treated wood and supplied with a 15-year anti-rot guarantee. And it’s as effective as it is attractive…
The extra-thick 16mm floor is fitted with pressure-treated bearers to provide excellent protection from ground moisture, while the top-quality tongue and groove roof features a modern pent design for efficient rainwater runoff. Thanks to the logstore’s slatted back and sides, your logs will remain properly aired too.
And to set it apart from other premium log sheds, this model comes with an additional storage section, providing the perfect home for frequently-used tools and kindling.
5. Lawnmower Storage
Lawnmowers are bulky items and can be difficult obstacles to manoeuvre around when you’re trying to find things in your shed. And, looking at it the other way, when you come to cut the grass, it’s inevitable that you’ll have to remove half your shed’s contents to get hold of the mower. This all makes a mower store an extremely attractive proposition.
6'5 x 2'10 Forest Shiplap Large Double Door Pent Wooden Mower Store (1.9m x 0.86m)
This mower store’s generous 2000-litre capacity contains ample space for your lawnmower, strimmer, extension cable and associated tools.
The wide double doors offer you complete, unimpeded access to your mower, and are fitted with both hidden hinges and a hasp and staple plate to keep everything safe (padlock not included).
Other key features include shiplap cladding, pressure-treated floor bearers, a mineral felt roof cover and a stunning smooth-planed finish.
Made in Great Britain, from ethically-sourced, pressure-treated wood and backed by a 15-year guarantee, this Forest mower shed really does offer you invaluable patio storage.
6. Cushion Storage
Outdoor cushions are quite delicate items and you’re asking for trouble if you store them in your dusty shed, alongside sharp gardening tools. As it’s now the time of year when we start to think about packing away patio furniture, why not give yourself peace of mind that your cushions are protected by purchasing a specialist cushion storage box?
5 x 3 Globel Anthracite Grey Cushion Storage Box
Supplied with a 15-year anti-rust warranty, this cushion storage box is constructed from hot-dipped galvanised steel and comes with a Heritage Green painted finish. It is strong, stylish and the perfect home for your garden cushions.
Integral flooring and a heavy-duty lid keep both pests and rain at bay. The lid’s hydraulic arms make depositing and accessing your cushions easy.
And if you don’t own any garden cushions, this deck box’s spacious 800-litre capacity and padlock fixing make it a safe and suitable home for all manner of other outdoor equipment too (padlock not included).
7. Garden Storage Seats
Although they’re not designed for a particular type of item, we believe that garden storage seats deserve a place in any list of specialist outdoor stores. In fact, as they offer you both a comfortable garden seat AND handy patio storage, storage seats are possibly the most useful types of outdoor store around.
1'10 x 1'5 Suncast 83L Plastic Garden Storage Seat - Stoney Grey (0.56m x0.43m)
Now available for under £70*, this garden storage seat is made from a tough, durable resin. Its 83-litre storage capacity makes it the perfect home for garden cushions, dog-walking items, frequently-used hand tools, or anything of similar size that takes your fancy.
The storage box’s small footprint and reinforced lid make it an incredibly handy outdoor seat, which you can easily manoeuvre around the home and garden.
Easy to assemble, virtually maintenance free and supplied with a 5-year guarantee, this garden storage seat really does offer you exceptional value for money.
Browse our full range of garden storage benches and seats here.
Incredible Garden Storage Deal!
Here at Buy Sheds Direct, we’re specialists in all types of garden storage. We really do sell the lot.
And if you’re starting to think about tidying up your garden, ready for the colder months, the best time to buy what you need is now. That’s because we’re currently offering up to an incredible 40% off small garden storage, so you can create the perfect outdoor storage system at a price you can afford.
(*Prices as at 15/09/23)