Patio of the Week56 Stories

A landscape design-build pro turns a Bay Area backyard with a rotting deck and sloping patio into an inviting retreat

An interior designer and an architect create an outdoor living room with strong connections to the house and yard

A landscape design-build pro preserves existing trees while creating outdoor rooms and solving drainage issues

An unusable wide, shallow garden is now an inviting space, with two patios linked by a winding path and varied plantings

A landscape designer found on Houzz provides spaces for dining, lounging, movie viewing and making s’mores

After a fire destroyed their home, homeowners rebuilt it and then redid their outdoor areas with help from pros

The backyard features abundant plantings, evergreen structure and spaces that both adults and children can enjoy

See how a landscape architect found on Houzz transforms a family’s backyard into a low-maintenance, park-like retreat

A landscape designer found on Houzz creates a restful California retreat that welcomes birds and butterflies

An Illinois backyard gains an outdoor kitchen, dining area, pergola-covered lounge and meditative area

A landscape architect works playground-like fun into a sophisticated Seattle garden