Pagodas are the way to go!
I was looking for a Pagoda in our garden as we couldn't find a suitable parasol anywhere to give us day round shade. I found this 3x3 pagoda with the pull over roof and blind and it's bloody brilliant! I put this together on my own and it took around 2.5 hours, however, I could have done with an extra set of hands and probably halved this time easily. Overall, it's half the price of B&Q's most expensive parasol with weights, and it's 100% better for atual shade coverage.
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