Patio Ideas

Ideas, plans, and pictures of backyard patios and surrounding landscape

Every patio example here will provide an inspiration for either some type of decor placement, outdoor furniture, floor types, paving materials, planting ideas, water features, container gardens, and other specifics. You may find something you can use in just one example or maybe several different design ideas in several different pictures.

While this directory is fairly focused at backyard patios, you might also look through the courtyards directory. The courtyard designs directory is a lot like this one except the gardens and living space are more enclosed. It was actually a bit difficult to decide which designs belong in which directory.

The directory of garden decor will give you some more thoughts for decorating, outdoor furniture choices, wall decor, plant containers, using Wicker, Teak, Rattan, outdoor kitchens, and barbeques.

Because a lot of these areas are often a smaller part of a larger landscape, some principles of small gardens and landscapes might apply and be useful. For some details on the specifics of design for small gardens, patio design ideas, and courtyards, see small gardens. With all of this information, planning, designing, decorating, and which plants will work best should be a lot easier.

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Patio Ideas