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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Restful Retreat
by donnabakerMy husband designed and planted our yard 18 years ago. We have seen many cha...
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Kathy's Flower Garden
by shufflesMy many kinds of flowers, both annuals and perennials, are in full bloom. My ...
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Cheryl & Bill's Backyard
by Bill GWe've made some changes to the big, plain, backyard of ours. We started...
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Small Backyard Paradise in CA
by Jason GarciaI am slowly creating a "tropical" theme to my backyard. I just add...
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San Rafael 'Provence' style garden
Garden features a park-like setting with a large lawn, extensive plantings,st...
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Blank Canvas - Back Yard
Corner lot with much needed privacy (in which we added). But I need ideas on ...
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My Garden Pond
I made 2 ponds with a bridge in between them, and a stream connecting the pon...
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San Francisco bay view garden
Garden in Belvedere has views to San Francisco Bay. Garden features an outd...
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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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J & Ds garden
by Jan HOur lot is not very big, 50 x 200. Mixture of sun and shade. We started with ...
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Stunning Garden for Television Show
by EnviroscapeThis amazing landscape was installed by EnviroscapeLA for the television show...
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Clare & Tommy's Backyard - Mid-Spring 2010
Our back yard has come a long way since we moved in almost 7 years ago. One o...
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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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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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Hills, Trees and Wildlife
by momdecorWe have 1.25 acres of hills too steep to have a riding lawnmower, trees and w...
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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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Royal County Down (Unionville Ontario)
Newly installed cobble stone driveway, retaining walls, natural stone steps, ...
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Mill Valley contemporary garden
A contemporary garden with outdoor kitchen, stone patio, stone walls, water f...
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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 ...
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.