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Pergola ideas are everywhere, and with good reason too. Whether you DIY your own structure or make a small investment with a kit, a pergola is a simple addition that will turn a standard bit of your ...

Probably more people have seen them than can name them, those simple, graceful garden buildings featuring vertical columns and an open array of slats overhead, all of it sometimes wreathed in vines ...

Learn how to build a pergola with these step-by-step designs for shade in your yard, your garden or over your deck. Bountiful sunshine makes our gardens grow, but all living things need a little shade ...

A pergola is one of the easiest ways to upgrade your backyard into your own little retreat. There are shady cantilever umbrellas and practical pop-up canopy tents for more mobile shade, but pergolas ...

For ready-made shade, there are plenty of off-the-shelf offerings like this one, so you can add instant impact to your garden scheme without the fuss of installing a bespoke version or building your ...

GUEST OPINION: The louvered pergola is a new breed of outdoor structure in today's modern times, which has been designed to have flexible control over sunlight, shade, and ventilation. Other than most ...