I used 3 precut wooden arbors and just assembled them in a weird configuration. The first arbor (from Target)was assembled in the usual way (like an arch) but I closed the back with 2 wooden trellises (from Walmart) and screened in all 3 sides and the roof with solar screen. Then I put a bench across the back (on the trellises). Originally I closed the front with a roll up bamboo shade. That worked for a while, then I added 2 more arbors (from Home Depot). However I didn't have room for 3 arches in a row. So I made 2 L's with the 2 sides of each arbor and arranged them in front of the first arbor to make a modified T shape. The doorway is in the middle at the top of the T. Screened the top and sides. I can just walk in and turn around in the center. It is small (about 20 sq ft) but it is almost 7' high. Vandas and their crazy roots in one corner, small plants on benches in another. There are 63 plants in there! Crazy, huh?
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