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Create a charming retreat in your backyard with these beautiful pergola ideas.
Pergola Design Ideas
Summer is here and we are all spending a bit more time outside, whether it’s dining al fresco, enjoying your garden, or lounging by the pool. While sunlight can feel revitalizing, it is also important to have ample shade around your home. Adding a pergola to your garden is the perfect way to create shade and a cozy spot for outdoor dining or lounging during the hot summer months. This post will give you the ideas and tips you need to design a beautiful pergola for your own backyard.
Where should you build a pergola?
This depends upon your needs and your existing hardscaping, gardens, and porches. You can use a pergola to construct a separate garden room or you can design your pergola so that it is attached to your house.
Garden rooms
Garden rooms are designated outdoor spaces that are designed and decorated as extensions of indoor living areas, offering a seamless blend between nature and home comfort. If your home is limited on square footage, creating a garden room is a great way to expand your living space without a costly addition to your home.
You can build a platform to elevate your pergola or install a stone or brick patio beneath it to ensure your garden room is level. You will also want to make sure your pergola is secured to withstand windy days.
Pergola porches
Add shade to an existing porch or patio by installing a pergola. Simple pergolas can easily be joined to your house. Remember that as the climbing plants you’ve selected for your pergola grow, the weight on the structure will increase. Select your materials accordingly. You can also add a pergola to your front porch to create an inviting entry to your home.
Which climbing plants should you use for a pergola?
You want to select climbing plants that will grow quickly to create a canopy to cover the structure and provide shade during the hot summer months.
If you live in a warmer climate, you may want an evergreen vine that will provide shade year round. Evergreen vines for pergolas include jasmine and bougainvillea.
If you want more sunlight on your porch or patio during the colder months, select a deciduous cover for your pergola. Climbing roses, wisteria, and grape vines are all popular choices. A word of caution: certain varieties of wisteria can quickly become uncontrollable and invasive. Try American wisteria (wisteria frutescens) instead because this variety is native to North America and its growth is easier to control.
Climbing roses
Grape vines
Wisteria
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