Patio Landscaping

Patios are actually architectural forms that contribute special areas of interest to yards. When Exterior Worlds adds a patio to the landscape, we take several points into consideration in order to appropriately design it. First, we take a careful look at home architecture in order to build a patio that will truly compliment its size and form. Another thing we pay close attention to is garden style. Because gardens are frequently planted near patios, the two have a direct bearing on one another. Patio landscaping also has to be done in a way that accommodates specific outdoor structures that will develop the form and essence of the landscape.

In a very real sense, patio landscaping works to both extend and compliment the architecture of a home. After people leave interior space and enter outdoor space, they step out on a patio that creates a new experience for them the minute they set foot on it. Depending on its design and intent the patio will do many things. It can serve as a central hub that unifies garden design, swimming pool aesthetic, and the corresponding structure of the house. This makes a patio more than a utilitarian tool in landscaping design. The patio may be something you walk on, but it is also a work of art. We often build patios of interests to magnify specific traditional or contemporary architectural and landscaping themes.

Patio landscaping should also be treated as either a component of or a compliment to garden design. Plantings around patios work to bring them better into scale with surrounding natural elements of the landscape. The garden design plan we develop will often determine which type of materials we use to build the patio. If we are planting linear gardens near contemporary style homes, we will often use concrete or concrete aggregate to build the patio. This helps differentiate organic elements and inorganic elements—a contrast very common in contemporary landscaping. On the other hand, more traditional landscape designs require materials that appear more natural, such as stone.

Finally, patio landscaping is a very important component of a number of outdoor structures. Seating areas are required around points of interests such as French fountains and Zen gardens. Such smaller patios help separate the landscape into divisions of public space and private space. These allow residents to have a special part of their yard set aside only for themselves. Areas that require seating for large gatherings will require constructing a larger patio that is specifically scaled to the number of anticipated guests at these events. We do this a great deal around swimming pools, but we also see it in places like outdoor rooms and special outdoor elements, such as outdoor kitchens, outdoor fire pits, and outdoor fireplaces are other structures that typically require a surrounding or adjoining patio to give people who use them a place to sit, and to contribute a sense of décor to their appearance.