Exact measurements, not guesswork
Every plan includes dimensions, cut lists, and diagrams so your walls land square and your door actually closes. You stop ripping a board twice and still coming up short.
From the GreenManual backyard workshop
Build the shed you keep sketching. Without wasting a single board.
12,000 step-by-step blueprints with exact measurements, materials lists, and cut diagrams — so your first greenhouse, potting shed, or storage barn goes up clean, square, and on budget.
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Less than a wasted sheet of plywood
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- Sheds, greenhouses & more
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The problems these plans solve
Weekend projects fail on the cut list, not on the idea.
Pinterest can show you the finished shed. These plans tell you every board, every joint, and every measurement so you are not guessing with a $40 sheet of plywood in your driveway.
Buy lumber once
Materials lists tell you what to load at the yard before you start. That is how you keep a backyard greenhouse or garden shed from turning into three extra hardware-store runs.
Step-by-step for first-timers
Clear assembly order, joinery notes, and diagrams walk you from foundation to roof. If you can follow a recipe, you can follow these plans — even if this is your first framed wall.
Sized for real yards
From compact 4x6 tool sheds to spacious workshops and walk-in greenhouses. Pick a footprint that fits the fence line you already have instead of forcing a one-size plan onto a tight lot.
Independence in your own backyard
Grow under glass, store tools out of the weather, and build the outdoor bench you keep pinning. These are practical projects for people who would rather make it than buy a flimsy kit.
Depth for experienced builders
Advanced layouts, larger barns, and detailed outdoor furniture give seasoned woodworkers a full shop library — without paying a designer for every new footprint.
The greenhouse, the potting shed, the workbench you keep saving on Pinterest.
GreenManual is built for people who want a working backyard: food growing under glass, lumber stored dry, and projects that earn their footprint. MyShedPlans gives you the blueprints so those pins become structures you can walk into.
Get Instant Access to 12,000 Plans- 01Choose a plan that matches your lot, climate, and skill — not a generic kit that fights your yard.
- 02Print the cut list, buy the lumber once, and stage the build like a job site in your driveway.
- 03Follow the diagrams wall by wall until the roof is on and the door swings true.
Inside the collection
A full backyard shop library for $47
One download. Thousands of proven layouts. Use them this weekend or keep them for the next five years of projects.
Garden sheds
Compact tool sheds, gable roofs, lean-tos, and storage barns sized for small lots.
Greenhouses
Walk-in frames and backyard growing structures so your season does not end in October.
Shop projects
Workbenches, outdoor tables, Adirondack chairs, and practical furniture you will actually use.
Yard structures
Playhouses, potting sheds, coops, and outdoor rooms that earn their space along the fence.
What lands in your inbox after checkout
- Instant access to the 12,000-plan collection
- Step-by-step blueprints and assembly diagrams
- Materials lists and cutting diagrams for each build
- Designs for beginners and for builders who already own a table saw
From amateur builders across the U.S.
They stopped pinning projects and started standing them up.
I had a 10x12 garden shed drawn on graph paper for two years. The cut list in these plans matched what I actually needed at Menards. Walls went up square on a Saturday. I did not buy a single extra 2x4.
I grow tomatoes and starts on a small Portland lot. I wanted a greenhouse that did not look like a plastic kit. The diagrams were clear enough that my husband and I built the frame over two weekends without hiring anyone.
I am not a finish carpenter. I needed a potting bench and a lean-to for mowers. Having the materials list on my phone at the lumberyard was the difference between a clean build and another half-finished pile of boards.
Vermont winters wreck anything you leave outdoors. I used a small storage plan and a workbench plan from the collection. Forty-seven dollars was cheaper than the plywood I wasted on my last guess-and-cut attempt.
Ready to build instead of browse?
Get the 12,000-plan collection now. Instant download. One payment of $47. Print the plan that matches your yard and start this weekend.
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Questions backyard builders ask first
Do I need to be an experienced carpenter?
No. The plans are written with step-by-step diagrams and materials lists. If you can measure twice, follow a sequence, and use basic tools, you can start with a smaller shed or bench and work up.
Is this a physical book or a download?
This is instant digital access. After checkout you can download the plans and print the pages you need for the shop or the lumberyard.
Will I find greenhouse and garden structures, not just big barns?
Yes. The collection covers sheds of many sizes plus outdoor woodworking projects commonly used in yards, gardens, and small homesteads — including compact footprints for tight lots.
Why $47 instead of hiring a designer or buying a kit?
A custom drawing or a big-box kit can cost hundreds before you lift a hammer. This is a one-time payment for a library you can reuse on every project, with cut lists that help you avoid wasted material.
How do I get the plans after I pay?
Checkout is handled securely. You receive instant access to the collection so you can pick a plan and start measuring the same day.