| Outdoor pergolas look good in a garden, and form an | | | | be over the patio, we need only to walk out of the |
| attractive and functional use as well. They are | | | | house and we would be under it. We thought that |
| pleasing to the eye. My wife was skimming through | | | | was a good idea. Or, we he suggested we could |
| numerous garden magazines this summer, trying to | | | | situate the pergola in the middle of the lawn area, |
| get some ideas of how she wanted our garden to | | | | and have it as a place to relax under. Either way, the |
| look. We have a large garden, so she thought an | | | | idea was to cover the wooden structure in foliage, |
| outdoor pergola would look good somewhere in the | | | | and both situations would good to us. |
| garden, but she was not quite sure where. I agreed, | | | | Before starting this project I thought it better to try |
| and suggested we look for a set of outdoor pergola | | | | and foresee any problems we might encounter, on |
| plans. | | | | paper, rather than come across them when we were |
| I did not realize there are so many different designs | | | | building. It is also less costly doing it this way as you |
| of pergolas, and it would take a brochure to describe | | | | are not yet using materials and paying workmen for |
| them all. Given there was so much choice, I | | | | their time. |
| suggested that we phone the local garden centre | | | | I did not know enough to tackle a job like this |
| and ask for someone to come to see us and give us | | | | without expert help. I did not want to end up with a |
| some ideas about what type of pergola would look | | | | sub standard construction which could blow down in a |
| best in our garden. We did not want anything with | | | | gust of wind. That would be a nightmare. If that |
| lots of curves, nor anything too big. A smaller size | | | | happened I would have wasted my time and money. |
| would not only be cheaper to buy, but would look | | | | I was glad I chose to have a professional set of |
| better for us. | | | | outdoor pergola plans, and the result for us was a |
| The garden designer who came suggested we could | | | | well built and solid pergola, which I am sure will last |
| locate the pergola close to the house and as it would | | | | for many years to come. |