As summer is in full bloom, one wants to spend as much time outside as possible, and gardening jobs are the perfect way to get outside and into the sunlight and soft breeze. If you love gardening, you certainly have a whole lot of tools too, and they take up space of course, which means you should know clever ways to store all those garden tools and save space. Whether it is rakes and lawn mowers to high-quality pruning shears, they can all take up considerable space, and organizing and storing them properly will not only free up a considerable amount of space but will also help to protect them from rust, keeping them in top condition. With that in mind, here are a few things you should know when it comes to storing your gardening equipment.
A Shed
The first and most obvious tip here is to have a garden shed. Most of the other storage options and tricks hinge on whether you have a shed or not, or perhaps a garage—either way, a space where you can safely and easily store all sorts of things. If you do not have one, it is highly recommended that you get one, perhaps by starting to look for sheds for sale near me and browsing a wide range of different types of sheds. Whether you need a big shed with plenty of space or require something a little more compact for your garden, you are sure to find something that meets your needs. Once you have a shed, your problems have already been solved, in part at least, as you now have a dedicated space to store all your equipment. It keeps everything nice and dry, away from the elements, and stops them from cluttering up the place.
Wall-mounted Rack
If you have limited storage or a whole mountain of equipment just dumped on the shed floor, a wall-mounted rack is a great option.
They tidy up your shed and keep it clutter-free, while also freeing up precious floor space and making it safer, as the last thing you want is to stumble over a bunch of saws or rakes or the like. Generally, wall-mounted racks are industrial-strength and sturdy racks made from steel, designed to hold heavy-duty tools, often coming with rubberized grips to prevent the tools from slipping. It is also a good way of just organizing your tools too, so you can see everything at a glance, and grab what you need.
Hooks Behind the Door
If your walls are already spoken for, or you are looking for an alternative option, simply hanging a few hooks behind the door might do the trick for you, or even hanging them on the porch wall, just make sure the hooks are sturdy and strong enough to hold whatever tools you want to hang up. Chains are also a good option if you want to hang heavier things like hoses, which can be quite awkward to store.
Tool Pegboard
A clever way to store and display gardening tools, especially if they are smaller tools that can often go “missing” when you suddenly need them, is a wall-mounted pegboard. They are quick and easy to install, weather-resistant, and come with heavy-duty panel hooks, so you can display everything from your brooms to your favorite gardening gloves in an organized and clean manner. The hooks and panels come in a variety of different materials and sizes to suit your specific needs, and you can also install multiple pegboards for when you want to group certain items, for example.
Not only do pegboards eliminate any clutter, they are also a stylish way to show off your tool collection.
Storage Chest
Well, how about when you do not want to display your tools and just want them stored somewhere inconspicuously? A storage chest might just be the perfect thing for you, giving you a way to hide all your tools. Not only that, but they are also usually weatherproof, so your equipment will not be subject to rust or damage over time, and they are also lockable for extra security. Storage chests come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors, gallons, and designs to fit into your space, and you can even find some that very practically double up as seating for when you have guests or find yourself hosting a garden party.
Storage options for all your tools are plentiful if you know what you are doing. If you have a shed, you are already pretty much set. From there on, it is just a couple of trips to Home Depot and you should have all the storage you could ever want.
