Patio Landscaping

The word patio originates from the Spanish word patio, which translates to backyard or back garden. A word that describes any outdoor living space in a home. Generally, it is intended for dining, relaxation, or any other entertainment activity.

The patio is an important part of your landscaping and can also become the center of attraction if designed and decorated nicely with the help of a professional landscaping company . There are various ways you can choose to decorate your patio.

Let’s discuss some of the materials used to build a patio and some things you should consider when building a patio, along with some design ideas.

Also Read: Turning Your Backyard Into A Dream: Step By Step

Things To Consider When Planning To Install A Patio

The patio is the center part of your landscape design and can be designed in various ways. It is an important part of your outdoor living area and can be used for a bunch of activities. This includes socializing, sunbathing, relaxing and dining. Moreover, you should consider the style of your house so that the patio complements both your house and your lifestyle.

You should plan out the layout of your patio first. Having people’s backs to your house is never the best choice. You should plan your patio design in such a way that you can have an outside view while being in the interior of your house. An impressive patio can be designed by considering the aesthetic natural view of the sunset, lakes or mountains.

Considering these factors can enhance the beauty of your patio. If these natural factors are not available, consider adding a fence to avoid unwanted and unattractive sites.

You should also be very careful when choosing the materials for your patio. You can use concrete to create beautiful and mesmerizing designs that are affordable. You can also go on to use pavers for your patios to ensure durability without it being a burden on your pocket. Wood is commonly used to design decks, but it can also be used for patios made for outdoor use.

Patio Landscaping Ideas

Low maintenance, privacy and safety are the main functionalities of a perfect patio design. Below we will discuss these factors and ideas to improve the appearance of your patio.

Sunken Patio

One way to bring out innovation into your backyard is to get a sunken patio. This can easily serve as an intimate dining or seating area. You can create the setting in the surrounding retaining walls to utilize the space efficiently.

Add An Indoor Touch

Overhead fans, a pergola, upholstered chairs, and dining areas with proper dining sets can make you and your family linger longer for a more comfortable family time.

Privacy

You’ll need some privacy to relax and enjoy your sunbathing or BBQ party with friends and family. You can protect your privacy in three different ways: by installing formal hedges, informal hedges, or fences.

Some people prefer the cleaner look of plants by cutting their hedges into rectangular shapes. These formal hedges provide privacy to a very great extent. You can also avoid unwanted attention from the neighbourhood by using arborvitae bushes which are a great example of informal hedges.

How Can I Design A Patio At Minimum Cost?

The cheapest way to design a patio is to use concrete. Concrete is the most popular material used to make a hard surface that later forms a patio after drying. The concrete mixture can be formed by mixing water with gravel, stones, shovels and sand that dry after some time, forming a hard surface.

A Patio Adds Value To Your House

Estimations have shown that a well-designed and attractive patio can increase the value of your house up to 8-10% and receive an ROI of about 80%. However, it is beneficial for homeowners to get their patio repaired as it only costs fifteen hundred dollars and can help increase your ROI by 500%.

About Burloak Landscaping

Burloak Landscaping is an accredited landscape company that strives to provide value for your money. We have been in the landscape industry for a long time, our devotion to offering high-quality services to our clients is what has kept us going. We have a trained landscape crew with over 30 years of combined experience in this industry. We can design and build your patio professionally. For more information, contact us today.

Jeanette Chan

2023-07-20

We hired another landscaping company in Feb to start our project in June. That company bailed the last minute and left me hanging in the middle of the busy summer season. I called 30 companies, majority of them did not even bother to return my calls. Only a 2 came and gave me a quote. Everyone else were busy and booked until end of August ect. I called Bur-Oak and Mark immediately replied to my email and came out gave me a quote. He was very reasonable and was trying very hard to redo the quotes several times to fit my budget. Burl-Oak Landscaping is an amazing and well run company. The whole team was always on time, professional and did exactly what they promised and more. Strongly recommend this group of hard working team members. The whole team, Mark the business manager, the owner Louya, Tony and Dan the foremen. I cannot say enough good things about this dynamic team. Thank you gentlemen. I am glad I found you and I look forward to continue working with you in the future.

Savneet Uppal

2023-07-17

Excellent experience from start to finish and would highly recommend the team to everyone. Mark and the team helped us completely transform our backyard into a highly functional part of our home. Mark in particular went above and beyond time and time again - from coming up with a solution to a logistical problem (my backyard was difficult to access), and providing a very fair price for the job, to collaborating with us on design. The best customer service and experience that I have had with any contractor. Dan and Tony helped the team execute and complete the job in a very timely and efficient manner.

kmanjetsfan

2023-06-30

Great quality of work as well.as.communication before,.during, and after the work was done. Prices were more than fair & competitive. Timeliness of booking and doing the job exceeded expectations. Kudos to Mark, Dan, and the team.

Neil K

2023-06-27

Burl-Oak Landscaping did my families place in Mississauga. They did such a phenomenal job, we asked them to do our driveway and side of the house in Hamilton. They used permeable interlocking so our tree was safe, and it has held up for a few years (unlike our neighbours concrete or asphalt drives). We liked their work so much, we had them back this past year to update our back yard with landscaping and a new patio.

CD DA

2021-09-01

We are returning customers of Burl-Oak Landscaping. We had our front steps and retaining wall completed in 2019 and were happy with their work. We just had them back to build a stone backyard patio with steps and plants. The patio looks great and we are excited to use it for the remainder of the summer. As soon as we reached out, Mark came to hear our ideas and gave us a quote with some suggestions of his own for improvement. Louay, Tony, and the team arrived promptly and completed our project in a timely manner with great professionalism. We were glad to have them back so that they could bring our backyard vision to life.

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2021-06-08

Greg Elliott

2021-03-29

We had Burl-Oak landscaping complete a stone driveway and a stone patio for us in our rear yard. Amazing service from start to finish. They came with a large crew who completed the job professionally and quickly. We get a lot of compliments on the work. I fully recommend!