Comments on: Building Patio and Pergola http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/ Gardening in coastal Georgia, Zone 9 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: home remodeling north carolina http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-329 home remodeling north carolina Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:24:21 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-329 nice surroundings..very green and cool.. you're great at landscaping huh.. landscaping is one of my true joys..i really look forward to the day that i will have own house..and design it myself.. great job though. nice surroundings..very green and cool..
you’re great at landscaping huh..
landscaping is one of my true joys..i really look forward to the day that i will have own house..and design it myself..

great job though.

]]> By: karen http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-162 karen Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:39:39 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-162 Well, darn, I can't find the main book I used to build the patio. I think I lent it to someone, not thinking I would ever need it again. Sorry. Most ordinary DIY landscaping books give you the basics on leveling, foundations, etc. You'll find something good in the local Home Depot or Lowes. Well, darn, I can’t find the main book I used to build the patio. I think I lent it to someone, not thinking I would ever need it again. Sorry. Most ordinary DIY landscaping books give you the basics on leveling, foundations, etc. You’ll find something good in the local Home Depot or Lowes.

]]> By: kathleen http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-160 kathleen Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:14:14 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-160 It looks beautiful. What was the name of the book you used for designing it? It looks beautiful. What was the name of the book you used for designing it?

]]> By: Lisa at Greenbow http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-88 Lisa at Greenbow Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:04:12 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-88 Wow I am worn out just reading all this work you did. It sure was worth the effort though. You have a beautiful patio and pergola. I am glad that you sprung for your Italian pots you deserve such a treat after all that hard work. The Cherry tree is so pretty. I haven't had luck growing them either. They make such a statement specially during spring it is too bad. Wow I am worn out just reading all this work you did. It sure was worth the effort though.
You have a beautiful patio and pergola. I am glad that you sprung for your Italian pots you
deserve such a treat after all that hard work. The Cherry tree is so pretty. I haven’t had
luck growing them either. They make such a statement specially during spring it is too bad.

]]> By: Gardening Gone Wild » Blog Archive » Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Arbors and Pergolas Wrap-Up http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-87 Gardening Gone Wild » Blog Archive » Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Arbors and Pergolas Wrap-Up Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:02:05 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-87 [...] Building Patio and Pergola (Karen at Savannah Garden): A detailed step-by-step of the creation a beautiful backyard patio and pergola in Karen’s garden. [...] […] Building Patio and Pergola (Karen at Savannah Garden): A detailed step-by-step of the creation a beautiful backyard patio and pergola in Karen’s garden. […]

]]> By: karen http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-85 karen Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:27:30 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-85 Summers in Savannah are so horrid that I enjoy having a project that will keep me outdoors for long hours during the winter--storing up vitamin D for the dog days to come! Summers in Savannah are so horrid that I enjoy having a project that will keep me outdoors for long hours during the winter–storing up vitamin D for the dog days to come!

]]> By: Frances http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-84 Frances Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-84 Now this is a class by itself for do it yourselfers. I admire your stamina and the end result is beautiful. Great post. Frances at Faire Garden Now this is a class by itself for do it yourselfers. I admire your stamina and the end result is beautiful. Great post.

Frances at Faire Garden

]]> By: karen http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-81 karen Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:23:59 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-81 Yes, looking at the photos does give me a feeling of accomplishment. What I'm not sure is why I got into such major projects in the first place. I used to be quite content to create a garden with plants, and now I seem to want a vast number of structures. The DIY was sort of forced on me because Thom's a carpenter by trade and hates anyone else working on our house because he's sure he could do it better. And the horrible thing is, I'm beginning to think he's right! I found myself the other day contemplating hiring someone to scrape the textured ceiling in the dining room, and deciding I'd do it myself because someone else would make a mess of it. So I guess I'm condemned to the building trade for as long as I can lift a bag of concrete. mss, when I look at the horrible state of the back yard even last year (when I built a large pond) and look at it now, I can assure you that your torn up back yard can make it back to the land of the living in a surprisingly short time! Yes, looking at the photos does give me a feeling of accomplishment. What I’m not sure is why I got into such major projects in the first place. I used to be quite content to create a garden with plants, and now I seem to want a vast number of structures.

The DIY was sort of forced on me because Thom’s a carpenter by trade and hates anyone else working on our house because he’s sure he could do it better. And the horrible thing is, I’m beginning to think he’s right! I found myself the other day contemplating hiring someone to scrape the textured ceiling in the dining room, and deciding I’d do it myself because someone else would make a mess of it. So I guess I’m condemned to the building trade for as long as I can lift a bag of concrete.

mss, when I look at the horrible state of the back yard even last year (when I built a large pond) and look at it now, I can assure you that your torn up back yard can make it back to the land of the living in a surprisingly short time!

]]> By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-80 mss @ Zanthan Gardens Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:07:54 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-80 I love the photo of you with power saw in hand. And that you documented in detail the entire process from beginning to end. And that you recycled your old deck into a fence. Doesn't going back and looking at the before photos give you a wonderful feeling of accomplishment! This is a inspiring post to me because it makes me realize that somewhere in the world, ordinary people finish projects and end up with something very nice looking. My own big project last year, to build a <a href="http://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog/?cat=12" rel="nofollow">covered patio</a> ended in failure, despite (or perhaps because) I trusted someone else to do the work. We are starting over this year. Your post is very encouraging because I need to feel that someday our torn up yard will be a pleasant garden once again. I love the photo of you with power saw in hand. And that you documented in detail the entire process from beginning to end. And that you recycled your old deck into a fence. Doesn’t going back and looking at the before photos give you a wonderful feeling of accomplishment!

This is a inspiring post to me because it makes me realize that somewhere in the world, ordinary people finish projects and end up with something very nice looking. My own big project last year, to build a covered patio ended in failure, despite (or perhaps because) I trusted someone else to do the work.

We are starting over this year. Your post is very encouraging because I need to feel that someday our torn up yard will be a pleasant garden once again.

]]> By: Pam/Digging http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-78 Pam/Digging Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:09:42 +0000 http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/patio-and-pergola/#comment-78 It is great to see the progression from start to finish of a large project like this. Your pergola looks like a really nice spot to sit and enjoy your garden, shaded by a beautiful Lady Banks rose. I just love those. It is great to see the progression from start to finish of a large project like this. Your pergola looks like a really nice spot to sit and enjoy your garden, shaded by a beautiful Lady Banks rose. I just love those.

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