A view down the long outdoor stairway made with railroad ties and decomposed granite (DG). It leads down to a unique deck with DG and outdoor carpet and a wood railing with steel cables. Next to the deck is a railroad tie retaining wall.

This backyard was a jungle - tearing out the old deck, leveling with boulders adding boulder steps and a flagstone patio along with new lawn and plants made for a fantastic makeover. Doing the patio out of decomposed granite helped with the budget as well.

Example of a backyard decomposed granite patio design in San Francisco

A DG-decomposed granite patio overlooks tiered wood planters with cactus, succulents and other drought-resistant plants in mulch. There's also DG & wood steps that lead between the planters.

This is an example of a transitional drought-tolerant backyard decomposed granite and wood fence retaining wall landscape in San Francisco.

A decomposed granite (DG) & railroad ties stairs with a wood and wire railing at the bottom.
Inspiration for a traditional landscaping in Los Angeles.

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This is an example of a small modern shade backyard decomposed granite landscaping in Orange County.

Photo Credit: Ashton Thornhill
Large minimalist backyard decomposed granite patio photo in Austin with a fire pit

Land2c The pink groundcover rose and the Burgundy Glow barberry blend nicely with the Blue Oat Grasses and the Golden Creeping Jenny. All tough and full sun plants.

Lucy enjoying the gourd arbor
This is an example of a large full sun backyard decomposed granite vegetable garden landscape in San Diego.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary landscaping in San Francisco.

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Photo of a large craftsman partial sun backyard decomposed granite landscaping in San Francisco.

Mid-sized trendy backyard decomposed granite patio photo in San Francisco with a fire pit and no cover

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Inspiration for a small modern shade backyard decomposed granite landscaping in Orange County.

Photo of a small traditional drought-tolerant and full sun front yard garden path in San Diego.

Photo by Ted Knude
Mid-sized transitional gray two-story stucco exterior home idea in Calgary with a shingle roof

Arriving at the front entry, guest are greeted by a cottage garden wrapping the entire front yard. Credit: Tad Anderson. All rights exclusively reserved.

These are decorative metal privacy panels placed on the side yard. We planted Podocarpus between for fillets and star jasmine vine to climb on them. Of course we put lights behind them to create a silhouette effect.

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Design ideas for a mid-sized rustic partial sun backyard decomposed granite vegetable garden landscape in Los Angeles for spring.