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Garden Patio Ideas

Adding decorative pots and planters is one of the easiest ways to bring colour and interest to a patio. Find inspiration for your garden and more ideas for patios in the pictures and questions below.

A patio furniture set also adds interest and provides a great way for you to enjoy summer in the garden with family and friends.

If you'd like to check out plant containers to buy, compare planters from across the internet in our garden centre.


Latest photos of patio ideas

  • Patio display
    Amsterdam
  • Looking through the Acer dissectum.
    Meadowland
  • Back to work after a refreshing cup of tea.
    Meadowland
  • Hidden Corner
    Amy

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We have 418 photos of patio ideas

These photos are from real gardens by real gardeners! Just click on one to start exploring in slideshow format, or you can browse 16 at a time.

  • A modern garden at night
    Greenfinger..
  • New Patio
    Yorkshire
  • corner of the patio 2007
    Pasuki
  • Small Patio
    Worden
  • My Patio P1010258.jpg
    Mossy
  • Wit's End - third seating area
    Keithsmum
  • my back yard
    Suey187
  • New raised bed
    Lily2

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Gardeners' thoughts

Patio before & after

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Here are some pictures of the build of the new patio. We got there in the end! Apologies they are not all in chronological...

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amsterdam

4 Oct, 2021
Amsterdam

It's been a while!

New_clem

Hello everyone, and hope you're all good, I feel i should almost re-introduce myself as my last post was way back in 2013...how...

12 comments

shadydappler

23 Jul, 2021
Shadydappler

crazy decking

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hear is the new floor ive put next to my new concrete fence on the inside . I got the white ones for free and payed £50 for...

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noseypotter

1 Jul, 2015
Noseypotter

The Terrace Saga

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I think I may have mentioned that we planned to do something about the state of our poor terrace. All the rain we had here...

4 comments

eirlys

11 Jul, 2013
Eirlys

Another update on my patio

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Well its starting to come together now, and i'm becoming more impressed every day.. They didn't quite get as far as they...

15 comments

bill_dingsite

28 May, 2011
Bill_dingsite

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Questions & advice on patio ideas

If you can't find the answer to your gardening question here, feel free to ask our friendly community. Just ask in the form on this page


bring color to patio in pots

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moe

1 May, 2008
Moe

best plants for patio deck

3 replies

greendumb

28 Aug, 2007
Greendumb

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