the refurbished pergola

Looks good Cathy

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Congratulations on a job well done Cathy! What sort of vine do you have trained on it?

-- Benji Reyes, Antipolo, Philippines, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benji-Reyes/88321902103?ref=ts Instagram benji reyes

Nice job Cathy. Looks great.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

I like that. What a good idea with the flashing. Ours is rotten too. I’ll have to show this to my husband so he knows what to do when we rebuild ours. Thanks for sharing.

-- Janice

The vine is stephanotis, which is sometimes called the wedding flower. It has a wonderful sweet fragrance and is quite hardy. To see it now, it’s really a shadow of itself. I spent three months cutting it away so it wouldn’t die. It went into shock when I finally hurled what was left to the ground. Getting that part back up there was a real challenge. On the upside, I can see new growth coming, though it will take awhile to get its old glory back. By the way, when I first planted it years ago, I had a heck of a time getting it to climb across the top. You might notice in the photo that I have plastic mesh on top. Boy, once I added that, it really took off.

-- cathyb, Hawaii, www.cathyswoodworking.com

Nice job. Good to know that everything is recovering nicely. Looks like a great place to spend an afternoon or evening. Thanks for posting the pictures.

-- Karen - a little bit of stupid goes a long way

I just read your tag line and I’m still laughing. That is so true…....

-- cathyb, Hawaii, www.cathyswoodworking.com