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a roof that refuses to commit, throwing shade in installments.
means A garden structure of upright posts supporting an open framework of crossbeams, often used to support climbing plants and create partial shade over a walkway or patio.
from From Italian pergola, descended from Latin pergula, meaning a projecting roof, balcony, or vine-trellis attached to a building. The Latin word likely traces back to pergere, 'to come forward' or 'project out' — fitting for a structure that reaches out from the house into the garden. It entered English in the 17th century, carried along with Italian gardening fashions.
- ancient roots
- Romans grew grapes on them over 2,000 years ago
- name origin
- from Latin pergula, meaning projecting eave
- open by design
- slatted top blocks sun but never the rain
- renaissance star
- adorned grand Italian gardens for shaded strolls
- plant collaborator
- engineered to host climbing vines and wisteria
pergola at villa d'este — renaissance structure in tivoli, italy built 1550s with climbing vines over walkways
pergola at giverny — claude monet's japanese bridge pergola in his garden, normandy france painted multiple times
pergola at versailles — sun temple pergola structure in marie antoinette's garden at palace of versailles