The benefits of having a pergola in your yard

The benefits of having a pergola in your yard go beyond just looking nice. The team at Larix Landscape has had the pleasure of installing hundreds of custom wood pergolas in Victoria BC and throughout Vancouver Island. We've learned that no matter if your pergola is on residential or commercial property, the benefits stay the same. What are the benefits? Below, we'll break down the top 4 benefits:

#1 - Support for Plants

Freshly installed wood pergolas look nice, of course, but they can start to look even nicer once greenery uses them as support for growing, which makes plants stronger and healthier. Pergolas are perfect for supporting vines, hanging flower baskets, and other greenery. The best types of plants for pergolas include clematis, trumpet vines, wisteria, crimson glory vine, and countless others. Our landscapers can discuss and install these plants for you, but the point we're making here is that the older your pergola gets, the more beautiful it may become, as plants grow on it for support and turn a plain wooden structure into something magical.

#2 - Private Outdoor Space for Living and Entertainment

Pergolas are sometimes installed over garden pathways, but they can also be installed over your patio or lawn to create a sheltered outdoor space than can be dedicated to living and entertainment. Having a pergola in your yard means allocating a specific area in your yard for a specific purpose. For example, having a pergola installed over a patio for the purpose of fine outdoor dining can be accomplished by creating a seating area under the pergola. Another example is, if you just want a private place to read in your yard where no one can see or bother you, you can install curtains and hanging vines around the pergola. And the possibilities don't end there. For clients in the past, we've also installed landscape lighting features around pergolas for commercial patios to allow extravagant outdoor dining experiences at night, which are amazing for romantic dinners.

#3 - Shade in the Summer Months

What's awesome about having a pergola in your yard is that, after sun tanning in your lawn chair, you can get some shade by moving your lawn chair underneath the pergola whenever you feel like it. Some of our clients used to have cheap, flimsy pavilions for shade in the summer. But these pavilions often need to be disassembled in the winter and maintained/cleaned year-round. A pergola, on the other hand, is a permanent structure that won't blow away in the winter and can provide the same function as a pavilion in the summer. That's why our clients were so excited to say goodbye to their flimsy pavilions and hello to a custom wood pergola.

#4 - Rise in Property Value

Because pergolas are permanent structures that add to the visual appeal as well as the functional use of your yard, they increase the value of your property. Getting a pergola custom built for your outdoor space isn't the cheapest service in the world, but the investment often pays for itself if you ever decide to rent or sell your property. Homebuyers love seeing beautiful pergolas in the yards they're viewing, because having one already installed will save them from having to get one themselves. And here at Larix Landscape we use the strongest, locally-sourced materials to construct our pergolas which means they're built to last for a lifetime and are more affordable to build because the materials come locally and we're time-efficient when it comes to installing them. So, in other words, you pay less for more value.

Getting A Custom Wood Pergola in Victoria BC

We've shared the top 4 benefits of having a pergola in your yard. If you're looking to get one installed for your yard, our landscaping Victoria specialists are here to help across Vancouver Island. We can design a custom pergola to fit your outdoor space. To learn more about getting a custom wood pergola installed, call our experts today - (778) 401-0806 - and start enjoying the benefits!