New painting of Dylan Thomas's writing shed

An absolutely fabulous painting of Dylan Thomas' writing shed in Laugharne by artist David Cowdry which you can see from this Saturday until November 22 when it goes on show at the Ivy House Gallery in Llandeilo as part of an exhibition of David's work. There's so much to enjoy in it but the Shedworking team was especially taken by the dust in the air in the centre of the painting. "I have visited the writing shed of Dylan Thomas many times and on each visit I have peered in through the window and thought that I must paint the scene one day," said David.

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Garden office with extended height

A nice example of a bespoke garden office project from Haon Garden Rooms. The Oxfordshire-based hotelier client wanted an extended height garden office. Features include cedar brown composite cladding (front and right side) and anthracite Hardie Plank (left side and rear), and large anthracite French doors framed by glass panels. More photos and details of the very attractive interior here.

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Friday Finery: Elegant garden room

Sadly no longer in production, it's still nice to remember for this week's Finery the intriguingly curved Elegant Garden Room from Harrod Horticultural with floor-to-ceiling windows.

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Tiger marks 20th site with new franchise opening

Woodlands Home & Garden Group’s consumer retail brand Tiger has launched its 20th UK show site at Dobbies Garden Centre in Andover.

The new site continues Tiger’s franchise expansion which has more than doubled its retail footprint in 2025. 
 
Sam Jenkinson, Head of Marketing at Tiger said: "Reaching 20 sites is an important milestone for us, and Andover is the perfect location. The relationship with a number of garden centre chains gives us high-footfall retail environments, and the franchise model continues to deliver strong results, with several partners already taking on additional sites, and also, as in this case, helping to bring other franchisee operators to us.”

The new show site is open 9am-5pm on Monday to Saturday and 10.30am-4.30pm on Sunday. 

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Men's Shed in Camberly on BBC Radio 4

The BBC Radio 4 series Café Hope in which presenter Rachel Burden talks to folk who are doing their bit to make things better features Neil Baker from the Men's Shed in Camberly in its latest episode. He tells Rachel how their community workshops reduce loneliness, and encourage men to make new friends while completing building projects. Listen to it at the link above (it's only 15 minutes long so ideal for a coffee break moment).

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Shepherd's hut tack room

The latest design from Plankbridge following their dog wash hut, laundry room, and garden privy models is its Tack Room measuring a bijou 2m x 2m. Features include full-size saddle racks and bench storage seating as well as familiar favourites such as tongue-and-groove panelling, cast-iron electric radiator, 70mm Thermafleece sheep’s wool insulation, and of course corrugated tin exterior in your chosen colour.

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Friday Finery: thatched garden room

A tremendous build for this week's Finery from The Little Thatched Co which incorporates said thatched roof, originally designed as a mobile 'show building' but which unsurprisingly struck a chord. Measures 2.9m x 1.6m x 2m.

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