Patio Landscaping Ideas
Enhance your patio with beautiful landscaping that creates inviting outdoor living rooms.
Patio Design Styles
See how your patio looks in different garden styles
Japanese Zen Garden
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Modern Minimalist
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Tropical Paradise
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English Cottage
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Mediterranean
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Desert Southwest
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Coastal
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Drought Tolerant
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Rock Garden
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Woodland
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Native Plants
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Cottage Garden
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Prairie
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Formal French Garden
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Rustic Farmhouse
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Real Budget Breakdown
What you can actually achieve with patio at different price points.
Soften and define your patio with strategic container plantings.
- โ4-6 quality containers in cohesive style
- โThriller/filler/spiller plantings in each pot
- โOutdoor rug to define seating area
- โString lights for ambiance
- โOne statement plant (potted olive, fig, or ornamental grass)
"Your patio feels intentional and inviting. Easy to change seasonally."
Create permanent structure and plantings that frame your patio as a room.
- โPerennial border beds surrounding the patio (2-3 foot depth)
- โPrivacy screening on at least one side (hedges or ornamental grasses)
- โLow-voltage lighting for paths and plantings
- โFragrant plants near seating (lavender, gardenia, jasmine)
- โIrrigation for new beds
"An actual outdoor room. The patio has walls of green."
Full integration of patio into a landscaped environment.
- โDeep perennial borders (4-6 feet) on multiple sides
- โOverhead structure (pergola or shade sail) with climbing plants
- โWater feature visible from seating
- โProfessional lighting design
- โMature specimen plants for instant impact
- โFully automated irrigation
"A garden that happens to have a patio in it, not a patio with some plants around it."
* Costs are estimates for a typical suburban lot. Your mileage may vary based on location and existing conditions.
The One Thing That Makes or Breaks It
"The best patio gardens blur the line between hard and soft. Plants should spill over edges, climbers should soften posts, and you should brush against fragrant foliage when walking to your seat. Patios with plants 'over there' feel disconnected. Patios where plants touch you feel like gardens."
Look at restaurant patios you've loved. The plants aren't in a distant bedโthey're right there, part of the experience.
AI Prompts for Patio Landscaping
Use these prompts with DreamzAR's Chat with AI feature to design beautiful patio areas. Copy a prompt and paste it in the app!
Design beautiful landscaping around my patio that creates an outdoor room
Create a patio garden with fragrant plants perfect for evening entertaining
Transform my plain concrete patio with surrounding borders and containers
Show me how to add privacy to my patio with plants instead of fencing
Design a patio edge with low spillover plants that soften the hardscape
Create a Mediterranean-inspired patio landscape with herbs and gravel
Transform my patio into a cozy retreat surrounded by lush plantings
Design patio container gardens that provide year-round interest
Show me climbing plants for my patio pergola that provide shade
Create an intimate patio dining area enclosed by flowering hedges
Explore Other Features
Pool Area
Deck
Fire Pit
Driveway
Walkway
Fence Line
Pergola
Outdoor Kitchen
Garden Bed
Lawn
Hot Tub
Gazebo
Retaining Wall
Water Feature
Outdoor Fireplace
Arbor & Trellis
Raised Beds
Seating Area
Privacy Screen
Foundation Planting
Slope & Hillside
Entryway
Mailbox Area
Outdoor Shower
Rain Garden
Pathway Lighting
Backyard Playground
Sport Court
Garden Shed
Greenhouse
Curb Appeal
Specimen Tree
Border & Edging
Drainage Solutions
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