Patio Planning

Patios are a great way to expand your outdoor living space, and can be created on a variety of budgets. You can even build your own!

UF/IFAS Sites

• Gardening Tips: The Patio

UF/IFAS Publications

• Basic Principles of Landscape Design
• Patio Gardening (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Container Gardening
• Outdoor Living Spaces

Other Sites

• Building Brick Walls and Patios--University of MIssouri Extension (PDF)
• Creating a Natural Stone Patio--University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• Design by Function: Patio Garden--Learn2Grow.com*
• Patio Planning Step by Step--Better Homes and Gardens *
• Patios and Trees--New Mexico State University Extension and Outreach

(* These are commercial sites; no endorsement is implied by these links)