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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Kentfield park-like garden
Park-like garden features built-in spa, outdoor kitchen, fire pit area with t...
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Xeriscapes & waterwise landscapes
Low maintenance and low water landscapes that deliver beauty year round. Che...
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Minnetonka Landscape Facelift
Our clients asked us to create more privacy from the street without "wal...
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I Got Flowers in Low Places
Home Sweet Home! Our 4 acres, (about half of which is wooded), consisted of o...
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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...
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Small Tropical Getaway
by Sportymom038My hubby and I have a very narrow and long backyard. (21 feet from patio) Exc...
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www.larksperennials.com Early Spring Gardens 2008
by Larkwww.larksperennials.com I have been gardening here at my current home for ...
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Jim's Place
by jim49631330ft x 330ft slope on north side and then flat, one pole barn 24ft x 32ft an...
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Patio Garden
Naturescapes Garden comes from a landscaping business I used to operate for a...
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Our House On The Corner
by Sue SheldonWe bought this house 11 years ago in "as is" condition. It was surr...
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Average Back Yard
by WenikikiniBackyard has come a long way! If I am proud of anything.. its my backyard. Th...
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Asian / Japanese Garden
This is our back yard, We built the entire thing without the help of contract...
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Yard surrounding Farmhouse
by tifoliefarmWould love landscaping ideas or advice. I want to have a nice private space a...
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Heartland Treasures
Craftsman Home being used as an Antiques and Collectibles shop and residence....
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Backyard relaxing & entertaining!
Our backyard went from pine trees, dirt and a semi circle driveway to a fabul...
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Backyard Oasis in the midwest
by Ann LenaFront yard with stepping stone stairs, lots of plants, perennials and evergre...
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Backyard Makeover
by BryanOur back yard is split into two halves...the patio half and the grass/flower ...
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Backyard 14x14x14 triangle garden help
I want beautiful flowers tall to short in the sunny garden and shade plants i...
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Old World Elegance
My yard is divided into five different "garden rooms" with an overa...
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.