We had a spectacular Blue Spruce tree that was 30 feet tall and as wide. It was over 50 years old and had been the Christmas tree of the little boy who lived in our house before we bought it. We loved it, but it became ill and we were treating it for its sickness. Sadly it was very weak, but a wonderful friend. Fast forward to a horrific wind storm one evening that blew across our creek and the next morning we came out to find our friend had blown over and its root ball had uprooted. It was a mess, but because we took such good care of it, our "friend" did not do damage to our fence, our pool or our patio. It just sighed and fell over. We always wanted a pergola in our yard, but we had no place to put one because of our tree. After we said goodbye to the remains of our Spruce, I immediately went to a folder I had saved for years from Backyard Discovery. Inside the folder was the perfect pergola and my husband agreed. Our handyman and a helper were so impressed when they opened the box and began to unpack the components of the pergola. They were amazed at how well it was made and the careful packaging of the parts. Within two days they had our fabulous new pergola erected and it is absolutely gorgeous. We are so anxious for our garden surrounding it to bloom as it will be a picturesque spot to sit and overlook our pool. Everyone tells us the location was destined to have a pergola and it is a spectacular one. The next step is to have our electrician install lights so our garden spot will be complete. We can't say enough about Backyard Discovery, the quality of our pergola and the ease with which it can be installed. It is a lemonade ending to a lemon of a story and we know our Blue Spruce is looking down and telling us how happy it is we chose a pergola as a replacement! Thank you Backyard Discovery.

Visiting Sam's Club, I saw a wooden pergola and asked the associate if they came in different materials, colors, and sizes. I was told to look at the pergola section on the website as there was a wide variety. Upon reviewing I was pleasantly surprised and immediately made the purchase. The arrival of the pergola was timely. While I didn't go with the Sam's installation team as the date was too far away, I got another team to install and the outcome exceeded my expectations when the pergola was finished. This is now my new zen space. I absolutely love the pergola and would highly recommend it.

Great purchase. Straightforward to put together; however would recommend having 2 people to assemble all the beams and then 4-5 people to hold/bolt together the frame. After that step, the rest goes pretty quickly (even faster with 2 people and 2 ladders). Still looks great after nearly a year of use. Highly recommend.

I finally finished putting this together. It came out better than expected. The material is top quality and the directions were easy to follow. I also used the "Bilt" app which made it so much easier. I do recommend this product. In addition, customer service is top notch. One post was damaged by the delivery service. However, one call and they sent a replacement in a few days. Great product.

I loved this pergola from the minute I saw it. So much so that we hired contractors to build a deck under it. Our yard gets a LOT of wind so I'd been searching for awhile until I came across the Hawthorne. So we ordered it in December and the four boxes sat in garage for five months waiting for their time to shine. Although the co tractors erected it, I can testify to the clear packaging and labeling. Everything was in those boxes. It is so solid and sturdy. We've had a rainy, stormy few weeks and not even a wiggle. We absolutely love it.

We had this installed the summer of 2021 and have loved having it. The guy who installed it really wanted us to go with a wooden pergola but we insisted on this steel one. When he was finished building it, he said he would be recommending it to others. He was very impressed. We have put a canopy cover on it, and love sitting under it enjoying our backyard.

We bought this pergola last year to protect our renovated backyard and new patio furniture from sun and tree debris. It is very solid, looks great and does the job. Construction is tedious with all of the bolts and washers but I was able to do almost all of it myself other than lifting up the vertical supports and getting it into the air. So far seems to be handling the weather very well. Amazing value vs a custom kit

I purchased two of the 12x10 Pergola's. Both were packaged, and shipped very carefully, arrived in perfect condition. Very heavy structure (about 500 lbs), high quality, aesthetically pleasing, and took 4 hours to put together. Perfect for the AZ heat. Highly recommend buying. I plan to add outdoor curtains to make it look like a cabana. I love it!

Very pleased with Backyard Discovery overall. Shipping, no damage found on any of my Stratford 10 × 12 pergola, no missing parts, etc. Beautiful addition to my new Trex deck, Hot Springs Spa arriving this week to be placed under pergola. Very Impressed with quality of this pergola!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought and put up 2 of the Hawthorn pergolas. So glad I chose this brand. The guys who put them up said they were the best built pergolas they'd ever installed! Cant wait to sit and relax under their shade.