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December 10th, 2008 
Angie Boxwood Wood Display Reviews
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PCGS Coin Box-Wood With Brass Latch-(30 Slab) … |
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Crystalmood Handmade Boxwood Carved Hair Stick Yulan 6.85 Inches $38.50 The yulan magnolia is featured in this 6.85 inch pure, natural boxwood hair stick. Its design and detail are a stunning display of this beautiful flower which makes up the head of the stick, measuring 1.85 inches by 1.25 inches. Hand crafted and polished to a fine sheen, this piece of wearable art makes a gorgeous gift – for someone special, or for yourself. About Boxwood: Boxwood is a small tree … |
Brighten up your garden pergolas
Pergolas are a shady, garden structure whose beginnings date back to ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, and have common features in early Renaissance gardens throughout Europe. Their main purpose was to provide shade on the sidewalks, terraces, or pools. Earlier versions are often constructed from stone pillars with wooden cross-beams with a roof truss. It was common to see ivy vines or other climbing plants twine around the wood and fill the spaces between the network. Today, they are often constructed from pressure-treated wood or cedar. The many varieties of wood products without maintenance are also widely used. They give the appearance wood but never needs painting, resist rotting, peeling, and fading, and are available in a variety of colors.
A pergola provides a striking accent to any landscaping themes, they are not only catchy, but functional. Depending on their size, often becoming pergolas extension of the main residence, and can be used for receptions, dining room, or as an oasis of quiet getaway or for reading or enjoying morning coffee.
Ideas for Pergolas:
1. The most common version is a simple post construction with wood Cross pieces or lattice for the roof, and used to cover a deck or patio. It can be painted or stained, and accentuated by lighting, plants, and other accessories.
2. Place your pergola on the entire length of the house, like an awning. It may extend over at different points to generate interest and seating below.
3. Use it to cover a spa.
4. In a random place the yard to create a shady spot to escape sun in the afternoon. Add a nice little bench, and plant climbing roses or other fragrant vines nearby. Cover with tin or shingles, creating an extra blanket.
5. Create call road by placing your pergola on a porch in place of a standard roof. Paint or stain the same color as your shutters or house trim. It will not fully protect from rain, but it will provide a number of shelters, and create an impressive entrance.
6. Instead of the standard network appearance on the roof, using strips of bamboo placed side coast. It creates extra shade and gives a glance the structure of twig furniture.
7. Your pergola is the perfect place that those vines sighted in the wild, creating a thick natural cover. Vines that work well are hops, Glycine, Jade, Grape, Morning Glory cypress and many varieties of climbing roses. It is also an ideal place to grow vegetables such as peas or beans Scarlett.
8. Write your pergola style by adding architectural accents such as a rounded top, cylindrical support column of wood or designing a top that flows with lines of the roof of your house.
9. Dress up the open sides with curtains in the outer fabric, bamboo shades, or cover treated boxwood.
10. Use your pergola to create a garden filled with your favorite shade plants. You can try hostas, Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis yellow, Geranium Bigroot, aconite or Lung.
11. Write a rustic pergola using raw logs and spotless beams. willow and alder in the roof and Weave display your twig furniture below.
12. A pergola is ideal for this swing, chair or hammock. Add a small table, a drink cool, a good book, and you have the perfect recipe for a lazy afternoon.
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