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The smart guide to
choosing plans for building a pergola.
You’ll find a
great selection of
plans for building a pergola online, in a
wide variety of sizes, shapes and styles. Building
a pergola is a great DIY project for anyone with a
few basic carpentry skills and a spare weekend.
Selecting the right plan for building a pergola
will depend on the specific purpose you have for
the pergola. It’s worth taking a little time
just imagining how the pergola is going to work
with your landscape design, what you want it to
do and what material you want to build it with.
Wood is the common material for building pergolas
and arbors, but you might also look at metal or
vinyl. But still, my preference is a natural wood
like cedar.
So what are the reasons you want to build a
pergola?
Four reasons for
building a pergola in your garden.
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A magnificent vertical flower
garden
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The plants you grow on your pergola will be on
display where you can see them from all over the
garden.
You can grow all kinds of flowering plants and
vines on your pergola. Roses and wisteria are very
popular, or you may prefer sweet pea, fragrant
jasmine or honeysuckle, or even grape and
passionfruit vines.
Keep in mind the size and weight of the plants
as they mature when planning and building your
pergola. Large, bushy plants like roses will
require a solid, sturdy pergola to support them.
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A shelter in the garden
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A pergola can be built as a shelter for a
walkway, or a lovely sheltered place to relax and
enjoy the garden. You can include a bench or even
a swinging seat as part of your design for the
pergola.
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A privacy screen
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If your garden is visible from your neighbor’s
backyard or living room window, building a pergola
makes a much more attractive privacy screen than a
fence.
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A garden design feature.
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An attractive pergola makes a lovely design
feature in itself. It can also frame a view to
other landscape design features, such as
ornaments, garden sculptures, or featured plants.
For more tips on Pergolas please read this
article on
building a
pergola from a cedar wood kit.
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