- Surrounding your patio with plants is one of the easiest ways to create privacy as well as a green oasis. Choose plants, shrubs or small trees that have dense growth. Evergreens are a good choice as they will provide privacy year-round. However, if you primarily use your patio in the warmer months, choose flowering plants.
Research which types of plants thrive in your climate and observe how much sun the area around your patio receives. For the most successful landscaping strategy, surround your patio with a variety of plants at varying heights to fill in the gaps and provide the most privacy. - If you have small children or pets you want to let out onto your patio but require a way to safely contain them, a fence is a good choice for your patio enclosure. Your local home improvement store likely sells pre-made sections of fencing, such as picket fences or latticework, that you can fit together and surround the specific shape and size of your patio.
For those with more experience completing do-it-yourself projects around the house, another option is to build a simple post-and-rail wood fence. Your fence can be as open or as dense as you require, depending on your needs for privacy or safety of children and pets who might get caught in or slip through the fencing. - Your patio can function like an additional room with protection from the elements. Many manufacturers sell prefabricated patio enclosures that you can install yourself. These types of enclosures include glass sunrooms as well as vinyl enclosures with siding you can match to the style of your house.
Prefabricated patio enclosures arrive to you as a kit of parts, containing instructions and hardware as well as a list of tools you need to install it yourself. In same cases, you may need to hire a contractor to pour a concrete foundation.
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