Why A Lean-to?It must be said that, at one time, if someone mentioned a one of these, it would conjure up a picture of a structure made up of some posts and a corrugated plastic or metal roof under which miscellaneous ‘items’ were kept by various members of the household! Not so now. There are some wonderful structures available that can transform a porch, house wall or garden wall, coming in different styles to suit a range of purposes.
What Exactly Is A Lean-To?It is simply a pergola or an arch that has one side of the supports missing. The house, or other garden structure, serves to support it on that side so that it appears as an extension to that structure. Uses of a lean-to, entry pergola or pergola porch might include a car port, a patio pergola, a log store, an outside porch, a utility area or a garden seating area. Examples.A traditional patio pergola , which is simple yet very suitable as an attractive seating area. This Grange pergola can be put to many uses and comes in different sizes to suit a range of needs. Its long length makes it ideal for down the side of a house, long garden wall or used as an entranceway or car port. Another great product, is the Ashorne pergola. With its lace-effect trellis panels, it is perfect for a patio setting. The Dragon Patio Pergola is an asian inspired pergola, with turreted pagoda style rafters. This lean-to pergola can act as a porch entranceway or a patio pergola, with either extra height for inserting posts into the ground or shorter posts and bolt down anchor posts for use on a patio. And very effective it looks too. The big advantage of the Grange pergola and the Dragon Pergola is that they both come in a variety of sizes and post lengths to suit your individual needs; whether you would like the length of post to suit concreting in, standing on a patio or use with post anchors. If you are paticularly looking for a car port then these Weka products are built especially for this purpose. Using Plants.Both climbing plants and pot plants can make a huge difference to your pergola. Try arranging a few pots or planters either between the posts or next to them. What about a few climbers for the posts? Creating a colourful display can be inexpensive and easy to achieve, yet can be simply stunning, especially with the choice of plants that are available these days. Even if the pergola is intended as a utility area, it can still be made to look like an attractive feature in your outdoor space. Take a look at other pergola ideas for inspiration. Make your garden a useful and interesting place to relax.
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