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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  Backyard at Whispering Oaks

  by Larry Breidenbach

  Our home is surrounded by 9 giant oak trees with an open grass space with a 7...

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  La Maisonnee

  by Nanci Desouches

  1 & 1/2 acre yard set in hillside with forested area. Parking set up for ...

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  Sports Area

  by Steve

  Our place has traditionally become the 4th of July hangout. We needed lots of...

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  Back Yard

  by Karenathome

  Yard is on a slope down from the house to a pond. I have several ideas, just...

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  Lucky on the lake

  by David & kay Miller

  My wife Kay and I relocated here when we retired five years ago. We have bee...

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  Studebaker Waterfall

  by Diane and Richard

  This was our summer project. We already had a large pond with an island, so w...

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  Our Suburban Oasis

  by Pianolady

  We felt fortunate to get a .5 acre lot in suburbia, and have added several fl...

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  PRIVATE RESORT

  by Traceysdesigns

  This 2007 Bronze Design Award from Master Pools Guild features a grey bottom ...

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  Deronda's Gardens

  by Deronda

  I have 1.5 acres to fill.I started gardening 2004 when we bought this fixer u...

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  Cottage Style Vegetable Garden

  by No Ordinary Tomato

  Our first vegetable garden! Cedar raised beds, gravel path, white vinyl fence.

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  Outdoor Theater

  by Bigdog

  My Outdoor Movie Theater. We have used it several times now and it is a huge...

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  Backyard on a budget

  by shell5470

  When I bought my house 8 years ago the backyard was dust and weeds, fitting o...

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  Kentfield park-like garden

  by Avant Garden Inc

  Park-like garden features built-in spa, outdoor kitchen, fire pit area with t...

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  Clare & Tommy's Back Yard

  by Clare & Tommy

  When we moved in back in 2003, our backyard was just a sloping square of gras...

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  Redesigned Flower Beds

  by WhackyWaco

  Flower beds on East and South section of the yard. Kidney and circle flowerb...

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  Kathy's flowers

  by Kathy

  My flower gardens in MD

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  Jacque's Yard

  by Jacque

  My apartment yard and patio.

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  My New BBQ Island

  by JA CARL

  I started this Island in Dec 2007 and completed in April 2008. Funds were the...

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  Our Fairfield Home & Garden

  by barbsrosen

  Our Fairfield Home & Garden is overflowing with country cottage style gar...

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  Kentfield canyon garden

  by Avant Garden Inc

  Garden features a garden shed, arbors, custom dog run area, water feature, pl...

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