Lawn - Landscaping Ideas
Lawn ideas are only useful when turf is treated like one part of the layout, not the whole plan. These real YardShare yards help you compare where lawn works as a visual anchor, a play surface, a calm foreground for planting, or a connector between patio, path, and driveway zones. The strongest examples are not generic lawn-care stories. They show how crisp edging, planting borders, trees, and hardscape keep grass looking intentional, and when reducing lawn in favor of lower-water structure makes the yard work better.
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Making Yard Out of Nothing At All
by Todd BrockWe took a bare, unusable backyard and made it into something special for the ...
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The Challenge of a Hill . . .
The hill behind our house is quite steep and is basically made up of sand. Wh...
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Bunner's Bliss
Our yard had lots of Color, Trees, Ponds, Grasses, Tropicals, Rocks, and All ...
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www.larksperennials.com September Morning
by LarkIn my Wisconsin zone 4/5 garden morning is my favorite time of day. September...
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Front Yard
by GehrkeI hired contractors do to all the concrete work. My father-in-law and I did ...
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Our retreat
by teek4Front and back yards have small amount of sod and plenty of planting areas. W...
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Creating Paradise
by EnviroscapeThis album documents the before and after of a native garden built around a w...
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Southern Cal Townhouse Yard
by salamimafiaI've included the before picture as well. We removed the flagstone, bui...
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A yard for the whole family
A year ago when we bought the house there was three ugly bushes, and some dir...
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In the Clouds
by howardboehmWe are on top of a hill where the clouds come up to our property but are abou...
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Backyard Stream
This yard was changed from a blank backyard to a little oasis with a 60'...
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Gardening on the Coast
Gardening on the coast brings its own set of challenges -- it's windy, t...
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Skiba Front Yard
by rcskibaMy house has a giant fence in the front yard. The previous owners built a cou...
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Alex's Heaven
by zawieraczFor the last eight years I have concentrated on building my garden. When I p...
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Sherwood
There is an steep incline to the backyard from the driveway and then a covere...
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This is my backyard - from the bottom of the hill to th
by lana12The yard was overgrown with weeds, trees, tons of leaves and more weeds. We ...
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Fire Ring Garden
Patio and landscaping around fire ring. I built the fire ring around 2013 wi...
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Centennial Farmhouse Project
by sunflwrgurlyThe home is located in a historic district and only 15 feet deep from the sid...
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Country Flowers
We have created several flower beds throughout our yard. This is just some cl...
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Cheaper than Therapy
by LynnWhat once started out as just a plain yard has, over the last 12 years, becom...
About Lawn Landscaping
All lawn photos on YardShare are shared by real homeowners and landscaping professionals, so you can compare full projects instead of a single hero shot. Use these examples to study plant combinations, material choices, and how each feature connects to the rest of the yard before you copy anything at home.
Keep browsing related inspiration: front-yard curb appeal ideas, path and walkway ideas that shape lawn areas, water-wise alternatives and lawn reduction ideas, hardscape structure that sharpens lawn edges, kid-friendly yard layouts that use lawn well .
Lawn planning questions
When does lawn still make sense in a yard?
Usually when it gives the yard breathing room, supports kids or pets, or creates a calm visual foreground for stronger planting and hardscape moves around it.
What keeps a lawn from feeling bland?
Clear edges, nearby planting, trees for scale, and at least one strong path or patio connection. The best lawns act like useful open space inside a layout, not like leftover blank green carpet.