vine o mine – the update

Here's what we bought:

The yellow one supposedly grows to 20 feet. All the red ones had significantly less height. This particular one said 8 to 12 feet. That's enough to go up the pergola wall but not up over the roof. I guess we'll be counting on the yellow to take over.

The yellow in bloom. I love the firework explosion of the flower!

Here's what the pergola is looking like these days. The nearby garden is filling out and we've added a picnic table, a gliding bench, and some other furniture. We've gotten quite a bit of use out of it already this summer!

Oh happy day!

The pergola is complete. Finished. Done. Over. Now let's enjoy a few before and after shots to just how far we've come.

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

visions of patio lights

 A beautiful and simple white light like these showcased on ApartmentTherapy.com?

Fun round bulbs remind me of summer fairs and carnivals... in a good way! Check out the full pergola update story here. The canvas cloths woven in and out makes beautiful shade too. My ultimate goal is to have vines of course.

And here they are again. This blog snagged the photo off of Flickr so I don't know where it came from originally. Very fancy with the arched top and the doors on the side.

pergola progress

It's the real deal people! The framework is up. Will my husband complete it before the school year begins? The race is on!

I am pleasantly surprised at how well the stained cedar matches the brick.