A pergola forms a lovely place to relax in a garden or courtyard, giving you some shelter as well as lovely surroundings. You will be able to enjoy your garden more due to the shelter and shade, and it will make for a nice design feature as well. If you have the skills in DIY, why not make your own pergola? It will prove a lot cheaper, and you will get to fashion it exactly how you want to.
All you will need is some decent wood, and the right fixings for the pergola. You could buy a pergola kit as this will come with everything you need. This is a good option if you aren’t quite as confident in your abilities. If you know what you are doing, you could easily build a pergola with some basic pieces of wood, like wooden sleepers. This will help to save money, and you can pick the exact kinds of wood that you want to use.