Backyard Patio Design
You Can See Before You Build
Upload a photo of your yard, pick your style and budget, and get 3 photorealistic patio designs in 60 seconds. Each design includes a complete material plan, planting guide, and contractor-ready PDF — for $12.99.
Free to preview · Pay only to download · 30-day money-back guarantee
60–80%
Avg. ROI on a patio
returned in home resale value
40 sec
Generation time
from photo to 3 patio designs
44 pgs
Contractor PDF
with layout, plants, and cost breakdown
$12.99
One-time price
vs. $2,500+ landscape designer
6 patio design styles
Tell Yardcast your style and it designs the patio, materials, and surrounding landscaping to match.
Modern Minimalist
Large-format concrete pavers, clean lines, minimal planting — sleek and timeless
Rustic Flagstone
Natural stone with creeping groundcover in joints, cottage-garden borders
Tropical Resort
Travertine tile, palms, lush tropical plantings, outdoor kitchen island
Cozy Farmhouse
Brick pavers, pergola overhead, fire pit, string lights, wildflower beds
Mediterranean
Terracotta tile, stucco walls, lavender, olive trees, a fountain
Desert Modern
Decomposed granite, boulders, cacti and agave, steel pergola shade
Your patio design pack includes
Why design before you build
See it before you spend
The most common patio mistake is committing to a layout, material, or size — then realizing you don't love it after spending $8,000. A design preview costs $12.99 and takes 60 seconds.
Get contractor buy-in
Hand a contractor a clear design — exact dimensions, material specs, plant list — and you get better bids, faster installs, and fewer 'that's extra' surprises mid-project.
Phase it intelligently
Your design includes a phased build plan: what to build first for maximum impact, what to add in Year 2–3, and what can wait until Year 5. Spread a $20,000 vision across 5 years comfortably.
Patio design inspiration
Professional results. Not professional prices.
Landscape Architect
$3,500
4–8 week wait
Online Design Service
$500
1–3 week wait
Yardcast
$12.99
40 sec · 44-page PDF
How Yardcast works
Upload a photo of your yard
A quick snapshot from your phone is all you need. Any angle, any lighting. The AI reads the layout, light conditions, and existing features automatically.
Answer a few quick questions
Pick your design style, budget, maintenance tolerance, climate zone, and must-have features. The questionnaire takes about 60 seconds and shapes every plant selection and layout decision.
Get 3 photorealistic designs
AI generates three distinct concepts in about 40 seconds — rendered onto your actual yard photos, not generic stock imagery. View them side by side and pick your favorite.
Download your 44-page design pack
Pay $12.99 to unlock your full pack: contractor-ready PDF with plant list (quantities, spacing, cost), overhead planting plan, irrigation zones, lighting layout, and phased install schedule.
Free to preview · $12.99 for full 44-page design pack · 30-day money-back guarantee
“Landscape architect quoted $3,500 for a plan. Yardcast gave me three designs for $12.99. Got contractor bids the same week — saved me six weeks of waiting and $3,487.”
Stephanie M.
Austin, TX · Full front-yard redesign
“The plant list was dead-on for zone 7b. Took it straight to my nursery and they ordered everything in one shot. Zero waste, zero guessing, no substitutions.”
Tanya L.
Charlotte, NC · Backyard perennial beds
“Did the phased install myself over two years following the Year 1/3/5 plan. Looks exactly like the render. Best $13 I've spent on anything house-related.”
David R.
Denver, CO · Native prairie conversion
“I sent the PDF to three landscapers for bids. All three said it was the clearest project brief they'd ever gotten from a homeowner. Got quotes back within 24 hours.”
Marcus T.
Atlanta, GA · Pool area landscaping
“Small yard — 900 square feet — and a tricky slope. The design made it feel intentional instead of awkward. My neighbors keep asking who my landscape architect was.”
Jessica W.
Portland, OR · Urban townhouse yard
“I'm in zone 5b in Minnesota. Every plant it recommended actually survives our winters. I expected generic results — I got a hyper-local design that knew my soil and frost dates.”
Kevin A.
Minneapolis, MN · Cold-climate backyard redesign
“Needed privacy from the neighbors — didn't want a 6-foot fence ruining the yard. Yardcast designed a layered living screen with Green Giants, Skip Laurel, and ornamental grasses. Full privacy in year two. Gorgeous year-round.”
Rachel P.
Raleigh, NC · Backyard privacy screen
“I wanted a cottage garden but had no idea where to start — which roses, what spacing, what blooms when. The design gave me a complete plant layering plan with bloom times. It's become the best-looking yard on our street.”
Laura H.
Burlington, VT · English cottage garden
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See your patio before you build it
Upload a photo. Tell us your style and budget. Get 3 complete patio design concepts in 60 seconds.
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