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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Orono Firepit Patio
Our clients asked for a nice relaxation area adjacent to their swimming pool ...
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Bunner's Bliss
Our yard had lots of Color, Trees, Ponds, Grasses, Tropicals, Rocks, and All ...
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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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cesca's cloistered medieval garden
by cescaour yard is rural and divided into a section for the kids to play and a secti...
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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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San Francisco bay view garden
Garden in Belvedere has views to San Francisco Bay. Garden features an outd...
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Our private sanctuary
by NadiaOur "staycation" resort which includes an outdoor living room, outd...
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Relaxing Retreat
by Pam 3Here is our backyard. We recently installed a deck for our fire pit in the u...
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Sports Area
by SteveOur place has traditionally become the 4th of July hangout. We needed lots of...
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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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Back Yard Transformation
The back Yard of our new home is barren, semi-grassy and filled with sink hol...
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Rick's Front Yard Transformation
by Tex1957My front yard transformation 20+ years in the making in Sanford, Fl. Most add...
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Our own Paradise
by TwilightLots of greenery, flowers, walkways with the addition of a pool, spa, outdoor...
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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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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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Oregon Slice of Paradise
by Bruce & LoisThis is our yard in Central Oregon. We wanted lots of grass when we moved he...
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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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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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almost paradise
dark grey bottom lagoon style pool,with 5 palm trees, a new reed fence,and a ...
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.