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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 ...

DEAR TIM: I need to build a pergola to separate a small patio from my driveway. I’m trying to create a privacy screen and as much shade as possible. The issue is I have only a tiny strip of ground to ...

Here's a suggested fall project that will pay dividends during nice weather for years to come: build a pergola. Pergolas are a throwback to older days when these trellis-like structures played the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent South Australian building company, Softwoods, explains that building a pergola on a deck maximises the potential of the outdoor space ...

As summer beckons closer and the warm weather (hopefully) continues, many of us are looking to upgrade our garden's shade solutions. Pergolas are without a doubt the best way to do this, but in the ...

If, like us, you're planning on spending 80% of the summer months lying in your garden, a pergola is a must-have garden addition. The question is not whether you need one or not, it's how you should ...

Materials and tools needed to build a pergola on your deck that stands 8 feet high by 10 feet wide and 10 feet deep: 4x4 pieces of lumber cut to four 96-inch lengths and four additional lengths that ...