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Recent Examples of arbor
Another culinary standout is Les Tonnelles, a farm-to-table restaurant situated at the heart of a grape arbor.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
This design that shows off a wood arbor paired with a wood bench is a great example.
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Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 May 2026
Trellises, obelisks and arbors add a dimension that plantings alone cannot achieve.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
When covered in vines and surrounded by greenery, a simple wood arbor can infuse an outdoor space with a magical quality.
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Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
This design that shows off a wood arbor paired with a wood bench is a great example.
—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 May 2026
Trellises, obelisks and arbors add a dimension that plantings alone cannot achieve.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
When covered in vines and surrounded by greenery, a simple wood arbor can infuse an outdoor space with a magical quality.
—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbor
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Garden structures, such as an arbor or pergola, can also serve as anchors that make the scale of a garden seem better proportioned.
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Here, Ashby Collective opted for a Victorian-era design for a pergola that overlooks the English garden of this 100-year-old home in Houston.
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Under the canopy of one of her farm’s high tunnels at the start of this year's planting season, Dawn Spears carefully organized her tomato crop, separating the tiny plants before moving them to a field outside.
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Where natural cover is thin, a dog shade canopy or an insulated outdoor dog house creates a dedicated cool retreat.
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To do this, these avians build a special tunnel of twigs called a bower and surround it with a courtyard of colorful objects.
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Urban bowers also had nearly five times as many decorations as rural ones, averaging 90 items per bower compared to 20 for the rural birds.
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Ward imagines a space inside a space, not unlike the custom tents and custom builds popular in luxury weddings right now (one tent took five days to assemble and recreate a Greek Orthodox church, Vogue reported).
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The request also includes tents outside Madison Square Garden and street closures around the iconic venue.
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The fire is believed to have started on the solar array on the roof of the 500,000 square-foot building, which housed 85 million pounds of frozen food.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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Some Palestinians even try to hang food containers on the ceiling of their tents to keep them out of reach.
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The Sonic at 4025 Mapleshade Lane was found to have liquid leaking from the ceiling onto the cooking surfaces.
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Temperatures will decline slightly Friday and Saturday across portions of the UK and France, but the more significant relief for these areas will come Sunday as the heat dome continues to shift eastward.
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Cosm has really cut its teeth on a lot of live sports and concert films, with the dome shape and stadium seating designed to give the illusion of being on the field or in the front row.
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Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.
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The lucky ones have shutters or awnings, but others must climb stepladders to hang sheets or tablecloths from windows.
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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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