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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Backyard Serenity
Recently landscaped backyard. Two side yards house various succulents and b...
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Bill & Barb's
Small city lot with a "park" in the yard. Gardens, fountains, fish ...
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We built it and they come!!
Pergola, fountain, firepit, kitchen... lots of parties!!
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Our Cape Cod backyard
We have a small yard with woods behind. We started working on it eleven year...
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Courtyard and Outdoor Kitchen
We just love to be outside amongst the nature so creating this area to enjoy ...
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Quiet Meditation
This yard would have a beautiful waterfall and pond along with beautiful land...
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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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Stunning Garden for Television Show
by EnviroscapeThis amazing landscape was installed by EnviroscapeLA for the television show...
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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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Our own Paradise
by TwilightLots of greenery, flowers, walkways with the addition of a pool, spa, outdoor...
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Mill Valley contemporary garden
A contemporary garden with outdoor kitchen, stone patio, stone walls, water f...
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Tustin House, backyard
by MadeleineOur Tustin House is a tri-level house on a split lot in the backyard. The de...
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Old World Elegance
My yard is divided into five different "garden rooms" with an overa...
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Coyote Creek, North Side Mining Co & Railroad
by CoyoteCreekNEWEST PROJECT. Starting on the north side of the yard across from the pool a...
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Outdoor Living
Above ground pool size 18' X 33' with above ground deck converted t...
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Coyote Creek Ranch
by CoyoteCreekBuilt in 1946 the yard has been flat pasture and old barbed wire fencing unti...
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.



