Gorgeous Garden Structures!

10 years ago

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From pergolas to follies to rooftop retreats, for whatever constitutes outdoor space there is an ornamental and useful structure to enhance it in this blog post by designer Joe Davis. His masterclass blog is my favorite source for pictures and his comments are usually spot on :-)

http://jpdschoolofdesign.blogspot.com

i still can't believe this is a prefab pergola

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Lars/J. Robert Scott

10 years ago

We built one with an Amish kit five years ago, and a friend who is a mechanical engineer helped me set the footings. He and his son also helped us assemble it - maybe because they thought they could do a better job than my brother and me. I added redwood slats to the roof with spacing between, to create more shade for us (and the bromeliads). Here's how it looked soon after we built it:

It would probably fall into the "Bad" category by the blogger, but it is all we could fit into our small back yard. We use it a lot, and it looks very different now. In this photo we had a good crop of apples - not so much last year. I never wanted any plants or vines on top of it, but I do need the shade from the redwood slats.

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robo (z6a)
10 years ago
Some of the photos look suspiciously like gazebos to me...is there a difference?
beaglesdoitbetter
10 years ago
Love most of them, hate the bamboo covered one!
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10 years ago
This is timely for me, I have a huge expanse of yard to the side that I'd love to have a structure on ... with Wisteria on it. Thanks for sharing, great inspiration.
chispa
10 years ago
MizGG, don't do Wisteria too close to the house ... unless you love constantly cleaning leaves, flowers, pods and purple poop (effect it has on birds!). It was also a great place for our local tree rats to hang out. We removed 2 old and large vines that completely covered our main patio.
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10 years ago
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It's not, chispa. We have a strangely shaped 1/2 acre lot, with one expanse far off to the left, wrapping around our cul-de-sac. It drives me crazy, it just looks so barren. Most people think it's an empty lot, not realizing it's part of our yard. I'd love to do paths, a pergola, beds ... with no grass (well, weeds, I should say)! I'm still waiting to win that darn lottery. :D
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10 years ago
Lars, that is lovely!
missymoo12
10 years ago
Thanks for posting this - kwsl2! I always forget about the masterclass blog. It's such a good one. We are planning the landscape finally and looking to do a couple different pergolas. I followed the link to the one you pictured and it seems it is not prefab but you can buy plans. It is close to perfect! My DH will have another coronary...;)