# AI backyard design for patios, decks and gardens

> AI Landscape Designer turns one photo of your backyard into AI backyard design options: describe a patio, deck, pergola, fire pit, outdoor kitchen, play lawn or vegetable garden, and Nano Banana 2 draws it into your yard while the house and the view stay. Each option costs 20 credits and a run makes up to 4. The pictures help you choose a layout; they are not measured plans.

Photograph the backyard as it is today and try a patio, a pergola, a fire pit, raised beds or a play lawn. Compare layouts before you call a contractor.

## At a glance

- **Try:** Patios, decks, pergolas, fire pits, lawns, beds and privacy planting
- **Price per design:** 20 credits per photo redesign, 10 per concept image
- **Per run:** 1 to 4 design options, each priced as one image
- **Your photo:** Optional: up to 2 images, your yard first and an inspiration photo second (PNG, JPEG or WebP, 10 MB each)
- **Not included:** Measurements, permits or construction plans

- Patio and deck layouts
- Privacy planting
- 4 options per run

[Redesign my backyard](https://ailandscapedesigner.app/create)

## Backyard ideas you can test in your own yard

- **Patios and pergolas**: Try paver, flagstone or gravel patios in different sizes, with or without a pergola, and see how much lawn they leave.
- **Decks and steps**: See a low deck off the back door, wide steps into the garden or a raised platform on a slope.
- **Fire pits and outdoor kitchens**: Place a fire pit circle, a grill station or a bar counter and check how they sit next to the house.
- **Privacy and shade**: Add a row of evergreens, a slatted screen, climbers on a trellis or a shade tree where neighbors look in.

## How to design a backyard with AI

1. **Photograph from the back door**: Stand where you step out into the yard, hold the phone sideways and include the fences.
2. **Describe the layout**: Say where things go: the patio off the door, lawn in the middle, beds along the fence, a fire pit in the corner.
3. **Compare and decide**: Generate options, keep the layout the household likes and download it to brief a contractor.

## Patio design ideas to try first

The patio is often the biggest backyard decision. These variations are worth one run each:

- Size: a small bistro patio or a dining patio for six
- Material: concrete pavers, natural flagstone, brick or gravel
- Shape: a rectangle off the house or a circle out in the garden
- Cover: open sky, a pergola with climbers or a shade sail
- Edges: low planting, a seat wall or raised beds around it

## Measure before you build

An AI picture shows the look, not the size. Before you buy materials, measure the space, mark the patio outline on the ground with a hose or string, and walk around it with the chairs you plan to use.

Check local rules for decks, fences and structures, and in the United States call 811 before digging footings or post holes.


## Keep planning

- [Garden design](https://ailandscapedesigner.app/garden-design): Beds and borders around the patio or lawn.
- [Front yard design](https://ailandscapedesigner.app/front-yard): Curb appeal for the other side of the house.
- [Landscape design ideas](https://ailandscapedesigner.app/ideas): Patio, fire pit and privacy ideas to copy.

## AI landscape design pricing: plans and credit packs

- Starter: $9.99 / month, 1,000 credits
- Pro: $24.99 / month, 2,800 credits
- Small: $4.99, 400 credits
- Large: $14.99, 1,300 credits

## Backyard design FAQ

### Can it design a patio?

Yes. Describe the patio's size, material, shape and what sits on it, and the model draws it into your backyard photo. Try two or three materials in one run to compare.

### Can it add a pool or a hot tub?

It can draw one into your photo to show the look. Whether a pool fits your yard, soil and local rules is a question for a pool builder, not an image model.

### Will the fence and the house stay the same?

The house, the camera view and the property boundaries are kept. Fences change only if you ask, for example “replace the chain-link fence with horizontal cedar boards”.

### Is the design a construction plan?

No. It is a picture with no measurements. Use it to agree on a layout, then measure, check local rules and get a plan or a quote.

### How much does a backyard redesign cost here?

20 credits per option, about $0.18–$0.25 depending on how you buy credits. A run of 4 options costs 80 credits.

## Plan your backyard from one photo

Photograph the yard as it is and see the patio, deck or garden you have in mind.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_