Specialty Gardening: I could use a critique on this pergola, 0 by Illoquin

Illoquin wrote:
Hi everybody!

I have a picture I'd like you to look at and critique for a new pergola/arbor I would like to have made & installed. It is a fair amount of money, so I'd like to get it right the first time because there won't be a second time.

The steps to the door are sort of shallow, and while I'd like to have them redone in brick, it's on the back burner for later, much later. That's why the pergola is so shallow, plus I'd like to have as much light pour into the room as possible, so keeping overhead structures to a minimum will help.

Here'a the "artist's rendition" of what they thought I'd like -- it might be a little too plain. And here's a link to the house as it is now. http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3070324. My house is very plain, too.

PLEASE just post your misc thoughts!

Thanks,
Suzy

This message was edited Mar 28, 2007 1:17 PM