Tutorial Thursday: What is the difference between a pergola, a trellis & an arbor?

<div style="text-align: left;">Although the terms often are used interchangeably, trellises, arbors and pergolas are distinctly different structures. A trellis is typically a latticework built to support climbing plants or vines. It can be a simple panel attached to the side of a building, or it can be freestanding in a garden or yard.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398036595355725858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4SYuQx7pnJ8GnGSMiWHJ6Dwg-4fh7dyVraMzLvitGxkkczBCw7iVIdvgt0w39HDE4wg1-8ecRMSL_Pc4PWiJRGgKruisMrofec4EwVwcWze--BfvHHQSLUFhGNrtDxJVSjxIuQiYKTDW/s320/Front+Ext.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398035808776397154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_Ki29RXvIwMi6qUOcIjm43B-2ShChjxaFyf2v0wU7UsDMGhBMVH4DYjNsgwhR_ydOYwZb7kiOhp_sTklFNnqLEmg_1wwfkscDJYGH1X2qarADIio0WsA009o3HfJMr0xcU1HJBmgiqcp/s320/rear+ext.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></div><div>An arbor usually incorporates a trellis into its structure, creating a tunnel-like passageway of climbing plants. Arbor's have a continuous run of latticework from one side of the "tunnel" to the other, often in an arched shape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398082161308412210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvRbidUsOvFLOEzzJL2Pl4gjZVQVUnYD7ZoTHGeQqKiBzU-n49gFXrlIc0g3ex_NmGzTwZvqrAswafueGM4bDlFzn9JclfzEVwsGUqE48fLqJpdA3-Jx1If1DPwTKZ1kr5mYAJ_PWNBNG/s320/IMG_0122.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></div><div>Pergolas, too, are designed to support climbing plants. Unlike arbors, though, pergolas simply have posts supporting a rooflike structure. They're most commonly used to shade a walkway or deck.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398030051430990626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVZOIlTi_PZfWB7qoaoa4UeAmMMKUfHh8_26osp9qL99FO-0_UNLSEnBYokkVNWUVoViI03gcfsSEpXpOJIIn_i0JRnuy7xgFb5CMvYx3pEhKGKYqg1aLzS2ryaIk_Z5i1fiIMBd6AzAJ/s320/Harrold_Ext_2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398029719091045122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzT_qrVeT6otEG4TcdFYaMtGsRSBHr2dFeNpVU5RummMPRfF5AHAQB50KtB_bZRqjyt8LoRBEdbI0mms20t-kNeWLwBxkaCup_kBiSIat6K6wLhO12Aj2uMEoWNxuU5jDnpAxibWyBc672/s320/IMG_0540+(edited).jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398029089396390114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVQAMjqyoB54wSW37eJStqVXpKII3fBTBImKDXnrrEMkuS_mKbWtb4qyE0fA6CrK0vIlMSyd_2YrFd8d-HQTWptJV_-uVeTshjYMhJlZP7bpyxMvsK-rlkpWykIAsITy_uLzSh90VSvOr/s320/VanDellen_1b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398070765126479794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETr2CiRPsVXHsA3iWhVJFbz8bjNNu89phCALE6_w9ymm-fmCnvugGvj0vtB8EFeKrfZOCj12_TXbOdaJLVxiDhKzfyKDlPG8oU0RH24tX8aOya8G5fy039OnpSvhW8aPXKhTICckJ0rkF/s320/Front+entry+-+4418+(ip+-+light+on).jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" /><div style="text-align: left;">By: <a href="http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/5007/whats-the-difference-between-a-trellis-an-arbor-and-a-pergola">Chip Harley, Build a Craftsman-Style Pergola, Fine Homebuilding, April/May 2006</a></div>

Tutorial Thursday: What is the difference between a pergola, a trellis & an arbor?

Although the terms often are used interchangeably, trellises, arbors and pergolas are distinctly different structures. A trellis is typical...

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