PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



of Dr. John Gifford, in the suburbs of Miami, has 

 one of the most pleasing types of this form of per- 

 gola. There are no lattice panels or wire trellises 

 to support vines and shut out the air at the sides, 

 simply one climbing rose, or rapid growing vine, 

 trained about each pillar, and allowed to spread only 

 on the roof of the pergola to provide the desired 

 shade* 



When a porch and a pergola are both desirable 

 (the porch being especially appreciated for rainy 

 days), the terrace is sometimes omitted. The lattice 

 panels and stone foundations of the porch are ex- 

 tended out to provide the flooring for the pergola. 

 Columns, flooring and railing follow the plan of the 

 porch fittings, the only difference appearing in the 

 roof of the pergola extension, 



For the terraced pergola which does not connect 

 with a porch, there are various methods of building 

 up the embankment to the height of the average porch 

 floor. When the house stands on an elevation, and 

 there is a broad terrace formed by the natural grade 

 of the surrounding ground, the only requirement is 

 levelling off and packing down the broad space to 

 receive the brick or tile paving. When it is necessary 

 to build up the terrace from a lower grade it is im- 

 portant first to build a firm retaining wall. The 

 sloping earth and sodded terrace will be difficult to 



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