Vernazza notes that free-standing structures with solid wood or metal roofs are sometimes incorrectly called pergolas or gazebos. "In the U.K., this type of structure may be called a pergoda," she ...

The simple distinction is that gazebos have roofs and pergolas just have beams. Landscaping expert Cate Singleton put it more technically. 'A gazebo is most often a free-standing structure with a ...