Patios are extensions of living space within the landscape. Whether intimate or expansive, isolated from or adjacent to your home, patios integrate pattern, texture and color into your garden.

Many choices of material, style, color, and patterns exist for installing patios and walkways - brick, paver, decorative and stamped concrete, flagstone or slate, and natural stone such as cobblestone. Read about the various choices of patio and walkway materials. Then take a look at outdoor lighting suitable for patios, walkways, and garden paths.

Red Brick

Next to colorful plantings and various shades of green, a red brick patio or walkway makes a bold and majestic statement. Red brick is timeless, whether reused from a broken-down wall or clean and new, it is the perfect choice for most any patio or walkway. Brick is available in many styles and colors and is often used for fire pits, walls, and as a base for outdoor lighting.

Pavers

Pavers are a brick-like concrete product that is available in many styles, colors, and patterns. It has a clean look that adds a contemporary or colonial feel to the garden. Pavers offer a very durable and low maintenance surface for patios, walkways and driveways.

Concrete

Concrete is the most common patio surface and the most versatile of all patio materials. Decorative concrete patios can be stained, stamped and etched. It is a durable surface and is easily cleaned and maintained.

HydraPressed Slabs

Hydrapressed slabs are a concrete product that has a much larger surface area than pavers. They often give your garden a modern appearance. Hydrapressed slabs, available in a limited number of styles and colors, are a durable and low maintenance surface for large patios and pathways. For elegance, this is an exceptional choice.

Flagstone

Flagstone is the general term for the natural stone used in walkways and patios. Pennsylvania Bluestone and Montana Slate are commonly used types of flagstone. The flagstone available locally is in fact quarried all over the world. Ground cover, such as thyme, can be nestled between the edges of the stone to create an appealing look. The flagstone slabs can be cut to shape or used as irregular pieces.

Flagstone is generally set in sand. When this is the case, it is easy to move and reuse the stone, if desired. Flagstone is easy to maintain, but care should be taken if using a power-washer on any patio or walkway that has been set in sand.

Flagstone is the choice of many homeowners in the Seattle area as it gives a natural-look or rustic feel. The homeowners of this Seattle home now enjoy relaxing in their garden.

Cobblestone

Cobblestones are a large rounded river-rock that was commonly used for building the first streets. Creating a walkway of cobblestone allows us to step back in time and gives a relaxed country-feel to a landscape. Cobblestone walkways are especially beautiful and can be set in sand, to allow for permeability, or cemented in place.

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