Our favorite stairs are the ones that are part of the garden, nestled right in to something green. We found ten we like by some of Gardenista’s favorite architects and landscape designers, many of whom are members of the Remodelista + Gardenista Architect/Designer Directory. Some are stone, some are wood, all are nicely settled in:
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![Architect Jonathan Feldman built a stone staircase into a wooded hillside between two Mill Valley, California, cottages—one designed for yoga, the other for art. Read about the pair in Feldman Architecture: Cottages in the Mill Valley Forest. Photograph by Joe Fletcher courtesy of Feldman Architecture.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/feldman-architecture-mill-valley-cabins-with-outdoor-stone-garden-stairs-gardenista-larger.jpg)
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![For a Connecticut vacation home, Key employed stone terraces, walls, and stairs to link the main residence with its outbuildings and sports courts. Photograph by Francine Fleischer courtesy of Robin Key.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fields/Robin-key-landscapes-roxbury-house-gardenista.jpg)
![A moss-covered stair is flanked by hardy Muhlenbergia capillaris grasses in a garden by LA firm Griffin Enright Architects. Learn more in Pink Grasses: \1\1 Ideas for Muhlenbergia in a Landscape. Photograph courtesy of Griffin Enright Architects.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/griffin-enright-muhlenbergia-slatted-gate-grasses-gardenista-1.jpg)
![Designer Chris Moss used black painted concrete stairs to lead from the house to his long and narrow London terrace garden. See the rest in Designer Visit: The Black and Green Garden of Chris Moss. Photograph by Marcus Harpur courtesy of Chris Moss.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chris-moss-london-garden-black-fermob-chairs-gardenista.jpg)
![Landscape architect Tait Moring laid trails and stairways throughout his \2\2-acre Texas property. See the whole garden in Landscape Architect Visit: At Home with Tait Moring in Austin, TX. Photograph by Dennis Burnett courtesy of Tait Moring.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Bee-Cave-Tait-Moring-DB-path-stairs-Gardenista-e1464917946791.jpg)
![A stepped walking trail on the half-acre grounds of Jacky Winter Gardens guesthouse outside of Melbourne, featured in Garden Visit: A Fern-Filled Forest in Australia. Photograph by Rhiannon Taylor courtesy of Jacky Winter Gardens.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Jacky_Winter_Gardens_Rhiannon_Taylor_Gardenista_039A4527-e1461870939688.jpg)
![San Francisco landscape architects Pedersen Associates designed a heavy stone stairway to lead to a converted garage behind a Mill Valley house. Photograph courtesy of Pedersen Associates.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fields/pederson-associates-richardson-bay-stone-stairs-gardenista.jpg)
N.B.: This post is an update; it was first published Sept. 22, 2016.
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