Garden Pergola

Garden Pergola: "Pergolas have been around for thousands of years and their earliest use resembled a small archway rather than the large pergolas many people have today. Originally, they were used as supports for climbing plants and flowers which, when the plants and flowers were fully grown and covering the arch, could give people a shaded and protective area to sit under. Pergolas are still used in this manner, particularly in gardens where they are sometimes referred to as a garden arbor. They can be small like the original archways, an archway incorporated into a larger pergola structure, or made without an archway and simply be a large pergola in a variety of styles."