Terrace garden design — feature example — Long Mediterranean terrace featuring an artificial grass strip, raised lavender bed along a low white wall, path lights, chain-link fence, and views of dry hills at golden hour.

Terrace Garden Design

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Terraces, elevated patios, often with a view, bring their own design challenges: wind exposure, weight limits, and a foreground that has to compete with whatever is on the horizon.

Use lightweight planters and a lightweight growing medium if weight is a concern (it usually is). Wind-tolerant plants, grasses, lavender, sedum, dwarf pines, survive what flimsier choices won't. Screen the prevailing wind with a slatted panel or a tall planter line. Leave sight-lines open in the view direction; layer planting on the other sides.

Terrace garden gallery

Long Mediterranean terrace featuring an artificial grass strip, raised lavender bed along a low white wall, path lights, chain-link fence, and views of dry hills at golden hour.

Mediterranean Terrace with Artificial Grass & Lavender Bed

Modern rooftop terrace featuring white loungers, square stone firepit, ornamental grasses, hedge perimeter, swimming pool, and a sweeping countryside view.

Modern Terrace with Firepit, Loungers & Pool View

Mediterranean terrace at golden hour featuring a palm in a pot, succulents and aloe, lounge sectional with cushions, wooden coffee table, white stucco wall, and views of dry rolling hills.

Mediterranean Terrace with Lounge & Tropical Pots

Mediterranean terrace featuring raised wooden vegetable beds with lettuce, gravel paths, lavender borders, cypress trees, and a glimpse of trulli-style rooftops.

Mediterranean Terrace with Vegetable Beds & Cypress

Compact cozy terrace featuring a wooden pergola with grey sectional sofa, low coffee table, dark wicker armchairs, terracotta and grey planters, and warm string lights.

Cozy Terrace with Pergola, Sectional & String Lights

Modern hilltop terrace featuring an artificial grass strip, freeform pool with a white wall backdrop, dining set with green chairs, dark wicker sectional sofa with cushions, terracotta pots, and a sweeping mountain view.

Modern Hilltop Terrace with Pool, Sectional & Dining

Mediterranean rooftop terrace featuring a grey wicker sectional with cream cushions, square coffee table, parasol, dining set, terracotta pot with topiary, freeform rooftop pool, wrought-iron balcony, and views of trulli-style village.

Mediterranean Rooftop Terrace with Pool & Sectional

Mediterranean Italian villa terrace featuring a grey paver patio, beige stucco wall, dark wicker sectional sofa, dining set with chairs, ottoman, terracotta pots with topiary trees, lavender in dark planters, and an olive tree.

Mediterranean Italian Villa Terrace with Sectional & Topiary Pots

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a beige stucco wall with louvered metal shutters, paver patio, dark wicker sectional with cream cushions, wood coffee table on jute rug, terracotta pots with hydrangeas, raised dark planters with topiaries, and an olive tree.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Sectional, Shutters & Louvered Shade

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a beige paver patio, beige umbrella, light wood dining table with chairs, large terracotta pots with topiaries and ornamental grasses, dark wicker sofa with cushions, and a view of a distant orange-roofed Mediterranean village.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Dining Set, Umbrella & Village View

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a brown wood pergola, dark wicker sectional and ottoman with cushions, terracotta pots with topiaries, light grey paver patio, view of a Mediterranean village with red tile roofs, in-ground rectangular pool with green-tinted water and red border tiles, and manicured artificial lawn strips.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Pergola, Pool & Village View

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a light wood pergola, dining set with chairs, in-ground rectangular pool with green-tinted water, beige paver patio, raised stone planter with lavender and ornamental shrubs, manicured artificial lawn strip, and a Mediterranean village view in the distance.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Pergola, Pool, Dining & Village View

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a brown wood siding home, dark wicker sofa and chairs around a dark coffee table, terracotta pots with topiaries and grasses, light grey paver patio, light grey wall, and a Mediterranean village view in the distance.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Sofa, Armchairs & Village View

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a white stucco wall with brick column, dark wicker sectional with cushions, light wood coffee table, terracotta pot with pink hydrangea, snake plant, white window with shutters, light grey paver patio, and a manicured artificial lawn strip.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Stucco Wall, Sectional & Hydrangea Pot

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring a brown wood pergola, dark wicker sectional and chairs around a coffee table, large terracotta pots with red flowers and topiaries, in-ground rectangular pool with green water and red border tiles, manicured artificial lawn strip, and a distant Mediterranean village.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Pergola, Sectional, Pool & Village View

Mediterranean villa terrace featuring white walls, light wood ceiling, dark wicker sofa, dark wicker coffee table, vivid red Japanese maple, manicured artificial lawn squares, dwarf evergreens, conifer topiaries, lavender, dark planters, paver patio, and a view of a distant mountain backdrop with red tile roof villas.

Mediterranean Villa Terrace with Japanese Maple, Sofa & Mountain View

Terrace design by style

The same terrace in 3 different styles — see which look fits your house and climate.

Mediterranean Terrace — Long Mediterranean terrace featuring an artificial grass strip, raised lavender bed along a low white wall, path lights, chain-link fence, and views of dry hills at golden hour.

Mediterranean Terrace

Mediterranean Terrace with Artificial Grass & Lavender Bed

Modern Terrace — Modern rooftop terrace featuring white loungers, square stone firepit, ornamental grasses, hedge perimeter, swimming pool, and a sweeping countryside view.

Modern Terrace

Modern Terrace with Firepit, Loungers & Pool View

Cozy Terrace — Compact cozy terrace featuring a wooden pergola with grey sectional sofa, low coffee table, dark wicker armchairs, terracotta and grey planters, and warm string lights.

Cozy Terrace

Cozy Terrace with Pergola, Sectional & String Lights

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Terrace garden design — frequently asked questions

How do I start designing a terrace?

Use lightweight planters and a lightweight growing medium if weight is a concern (it usually is). Wind-tolerant plants, grasses, lavender, sedum, dwarf pines, survive what flimsier choices won't. Screen the prevailing wind with a slatted panel or a tall planter line. Leave sight-lines open in the view direction; layer planting on the other sides.

What is the best garden style for a terrace?

Every major garden style works in a terrace — the right one depends on your house, your climate, and how you want to use the space. The "Terrace design by style" section above shows the 3 styles represented in this gallery so you can see each one applied to a terrace before committing.

How much does a terrace redesign cost?

Terrace redesigns vary from $3,000–$10,000 for refresh-level projects (new planting, furniture, lighting), $15,000–$40,000 for full mid-range builds including hardscape and structural work, and $50,000+ for premium builds with custom features. Use AI Garden Design to preview the look before spending a cent.

Can I get an AI redesign of my own terrace?

Yes. Upload a photo of your current terrace, pick a target style, and AI Garden Design returns a photorealistic redesign in under two minutes that keeps your structural elements and reimagines the rest.

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