Unlike an arch-topped arbor or a gazebo (a stand-alone structure with a solid roof), a pergola is an outdoor structure made of posts, support beams, and rafters. A pergola roof is usually open, but it ...

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Roger Keen likes building things from wood, from using his own hands to cut down trees to the finishing touches. Roger Keen of rural Lexington built a pergola from a cherry tree he cut down on his ...