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Blacksheep house won

On the Grand designs live show last night the wonderful Black sheep house which was a converted shed won it’s Conversion category.

blacksheep house

congrats to all involved… a great example of shed and nature in one.

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Shed swamped thanks to ten foot-high garden

The daily mail reports

A woman has been evicted from her home for letting the weeds in her garden grow so high they can be seen from space.

The ten foot-high undergrowth in Rachel McGarie’s backyard has swamped a six foot child’s swing, a garden shed and reach the window of the flat on the floor above her.

The 29-year-old who has not managed the foliage for six years is now living with a dense mass of brambles that can be recognised on satellite map Google Earth and has been evicted by her housing association.

The local council in Yate near Bristol repeatedly warned her of the consequences if she continued to let the weeds growing.

Managing the garden was part of Ms McGarie’s tenancy agreement when she moved into the two-bedroom flat approximately a decade ago.

Merlin Housing Society, which owns the property, took legal action against her last month and after a hearing at Bristol County Court she moved out on April 18th.

Roy Didcott who lives in the flat above claims he could pick blackberries from his window.

The 63-year-old said: “I even took photos of the front garden because it was getting overgrown and sent them to the council.

from google earth
Image on the mail site...

Artist repairs spiderwebs

This story on Boingboing about Artist Nina Katchadourian who tried repairing spider webs with thread, but her efforts were rebuffed: “My repairs were always rejected by the spider and discarded, usually during the course of the night, even in webs which looked abandoned.”

nina shed spider
Image from Nina’s site, nice looking shed BTW

Of course all sheddies know that spiders and their webs are a sacred part of the shedworld. and should not be tampered with.

In the dog shed

Supermodel Rachel Hunter has splashed out on a mansion - for her pet dogs!

The deluxe doghouse is a scaled down version of Rod Stewart’s ex-wife’s own Californian home.

She commissioned La Petite Maison, which makes homes for pampered pooches for up to £25,000, to build it with terra cotta floors and wrought iron balconies.

The elaborate doghouses are created by builder Alan Mowrer and interior designer Michelle Pollak, who conceived the idea after several years making children’s playhouses.

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