With the spring coming into fruition, and the year steadily marching on, it's about now that you might start to think about venturing out into the garden once more.
As the weather heats up, with plants become unfrozen and the ground less solid, it's a perfect time to consider your plans in the garden for the rest of the year.
With that in mind, it's also a good time to start thinking about how you plan to go about it.
Maybe having your garden tools stuck indoors isn't so ideal, or perhaps you just need somewhere to store garden equipment generally.
This is where a shed comes into a league of it's own; somewhere for you to keep everything related to the garden, and it can even come as a place to keep to your own, a place for you to enjoy.
But how would you go about this on a budget? A new shed from a manufacturer can cost upwards of £500, which in these tough economic times, can be a difficult amount to find and justify.
However with simple knowledge of DIY, it can be easy and affordable.
Basic designs along with instructions can easily be found online; simply find a good step by step guide, and you're on your way.
A shed is merely a four walled wooden building with a roof and a floor, all materials which can be easily obtained from a local DIY store.
Whether you find a good guide or not, building a shed remains a straightforward process, with all required materials readily available.
For a small shed, it's just a simple case of using heavy duty nails to nail the walls, roof and floor together.
Although it might end up not looking like much, it will do the job just fine, and save you a few hundred pounds at the same time.
For a large shed, you're definitely better off buying from a manufacturer, but for a small shed, storage area or bicycle shed, go for it and build your own.
Even if you've got little to no DIY knowledge, you can use it as a starting point and as a first simple project.