Back Yard - Landscaping Ideas

Browse backyard landscaping ideas for every style and budget. Discover designs featuring patios, fire pits, pools, gardens, and outdoor living spaces that turn your backyard into a retreat.

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Back Yard waterwise Reset

deck with pergola and relaxing water views

by christine baudin
Jasmine Retreat

by Jill

Large corner lot
PrathiSenthil

by PrathiSenthil Backyard
Escondido, CA

by Suzbill95

Mostly Natives
Early Winter Snow on Murphy Lake

by Karen W

Our second snowfall. The lake is now frozen. The deck and the trees are cover...
wanzy falls/stittville

by conredmoo

i live both at my dads the most beautiful wilderness waterfalls and with my h...
La Follette's Dry Creek Bed

by Laurie La Follette

I just finished this dry creek bed in my back yard. It is part of my plan to...
permaculture retention area

by Sally Hess

A portion of a townhouse development's storm water retention area plante...
My Backyard Paradise

by Bob Willoughby

Designed and installed by myself. An ongoing project! We have had many of hou...
Pond Renovation w/ RainXchange System

by Delightful Watergardens

transforming beautiful private paradise to include a larger pond and more wat...
Just Flowers

by Lynn

Some of the flowers in my backyard
COTTAGE

by MARGARET
Martha Gayle's Lake House Yard

by Martha Gayle

Photos from our yard at our lake house.
El Rancho

by Lynn

What was once a basketball court is now our little piece of Texas.
Backyard Before - After

by charles

As with my front lawn, I declared war on my weed infested grass and vowed to ...
Gardenerd Test Garden

by Gardenerd

This is a 17x12 raised bed organic vegetable garden where we test out new var...
Frog Heaven

by Lynn

Started with a small pre-formed pond and then added a larger pond dug out by ...
A Little Bit of Paradise

by Joan

This is where my husband and I go to unwind. We live in a small development ...
Mill Valley Craftsman garden

by Avant Garden Inc

New Craftsman style house with entry arbor/gate to match, entry sitting area ...
KITTY LITTER BOX NO LONGER

by GINNY EZELL

our backyard was nothing but dirt, we had a huge hill that had to be moved ba...

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Back Yard - Landscaping Ideas

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