Arbour or Pergola?

Don't ask me, I don't know the difference! All that I know is that ours will eventually have roses growing on it.

Yesterday, we started to erect. We (David and I) were pleased that we could get the first 4 posts up, the idea being that they would support each other as a block.

However, having got these first posts up, the garden designer had a crisis of confidence!

This precipitated a discusion which lasted till 10 o'clock in the evening! 'It's too big... out of proportion...take it down and change it....' After much opinion airing, looking in garden books and searching of internet sites, it was finally decided that our arbour/pergola would be OK.

Yesterday afternoon was lost because it rained (as well as the design panel meeting). Unfortunately, it's forecast for rain today as well, so we're going to be waiting for any dry spell!!!