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 Retaining Wall Reset

Nicks Place

by Alpha Landscape Construction

Composite decking, stone wall and Gazebo ...
Shirley's Garden

by Shirl

Open spaces with no fences or walls.
My Dream

by Joshua Chase

My checkered board lawn, retainer wall and deck built by me, my wife and my d...
Back Yard

by dajim92
Sloping backyard

by perkin19

My backyard slopes down away from the house.
Front yard (New Retaining Wall)

by kirkholman

Removed old railroad ties, installed Stonemakers concrete wall.
A Plantaholics Haven

by Paint-me-green

An average London suburban backyard filled with plants and flowers to give ...
Northern IL Beauty

by Tree and Timber

These are 2 projects we completed in the rcent past and are very proud of the...
Patio

by Peggy Utley

Hardscape patio with fireplace, grilling island, stone walls. Everything was...
Back Yard (New Retaining Wall)

by kirkholman

Removed old railroad ties, installed Stonemakers concrete wall. Leveled yard...
Outdoor Creations

by Andrea

BBQ, fire pit, bridge, pool, table, vertical wall stamping and decorative con...
The backyard

by Micaella Martinez Grant

Many changes to our backyard... here we go...
Backyard retreat.

by Timm and Lori Angell

Raised pool surrounded by huge live oak trees, new hardscaping in San Antonio...
D and J's Felton place

by Denise 2

in progress... :)
Mediterranean -style pool

by Christopher Lines Design

Mediterranean-style pool with French copper walls, hand-painted Italian tile ...
Upscale Poolscape

by JSL Landscape

The yard was nothing more than a large lawn that sloped away from the house. ...
Swimming Pool to Rainwater Harvesting Conversion

by Enviroscape

This is the first yard in north America to convert a conventional swimming po...
Kathy's Flower Garden

by shuffles

My many kinds of flowers, both annuals and perennials, are in full bloom. My ...
Kentfield canyon garden

by Avant Garden Inc

Garden features a garden shed, arbors, custom dog run area, water feature, pl...
San Rafael 'Provence' style garden

by Avant Garden Inc

Garden features a park-like setting with a large lawn, extensive plantings,st...

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Back Yard - Landscaping Ideas

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