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Gardening competition: Pimp your shed

Thursday, 3 February 2011 5:23 PM

If you're into gardening, you'll probably love your shed like, to quote a certain cheeky rapper, a fat kid loves cake.

But if your relationship with your shed is more akin to that between an anorexic and a Krispy Kreme store - that is, you'd rather run a marathon than step inside it - then we reckon you should confront the issue head on.

Yes dear reader, it's time to pimp your shed.

Luckily, an incentive is at hand in the form of a competition held by Cuprinol and Uncle Wilko, the founder of Shed Week, which this year falls in early July. The prize? A tidy £1,000 in cash and a shed-load (pun intended) of Cuprinol goodies.

Our tip? Imagination is key: last year, rogue-ish Reg (pictured below) stormed to victory with his pirate-themed spectacle which, for reasons best known to him, was named 'The Lady Sarah Out Of Worthing'. Other entries included a Tardis, a naval museum, a pub, a sports shed and a 'disco haven' as well as more mainstream offices and workshops.

Lady Sarah Out Of Worthing

2010 winner Reg beside The Lady Sarah Out Of Worthing

This year's judging panel includes property guru Sarah Beeny, Radio 2's Simon Mayo and a 'whole host of other shed-loving luminaries' (AboutProperty's mind boggles).

To enter, upload pictures and details of your blinged-up shed to ReaderSheds.co.uk. For ideas and tips on how to make your shed even more splendid than Reg's piratical extravaganza, check out Cuprinol.co.uk.

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