Side Yard - Landscaping Ideas

Make the most of your side yard with creative landscaping ideas. See how others have turned narrow spaces into walkways, gardens, and functional outdoor areas.

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Desert Oasis

by Ron and Chris

A relaxing retreat from the hot desert heat.
Robyn's Garden

by Robyn

I am a self-taught gardener. Started our 3/4 acre yard 19 years ago, and thi...
Geckos!

by smash

We took out an old deck, and replaced it with a Trex deck and two levels of h...
Wade's Paradise Island

by bluegrassenergy

This is our yard on Paradise Island, Bahamas. We put this in January 2007 an...
Deronda's gardens

by Deronda

Spring is in the air! My front yard, side yard memory garden, back yard ditch...
Our New House

by Valtom

Large, flat yard
Jake's Yard

by Jake Douglas

New home - yard is in progress of being designed.
COTTAGE

by MARGARET
DiGiorgio Yard

by Sarah DiGiorgio

Nice sized MD yard with great space to expand and grow! Flat and green!
creativenut

by honeybee

alot of work! Native plants, shrubs, oak trees. Rooms created, Alot of prop...
A Little Corner of Paradise

by Jeff Cook

Back yard pool with elevated spa, outdoor kitchen and bar. Natural gas firepi...
Big Backyard

by Alison Agins

We have 1 acre that is mostly landscaped. It is really delightful and great f...
Orono Firepit Patio

by Anderson Design Custom Landscape

Our clients asked for a nice relaxation area adjacent to their swimming pool ...
cesca's cloistered medieval garden

by cesca

our yard is rural and divided into a section for the kids to play and a secti...
Woodland Wonderland

by Renee Crow

Backyard, wooded, landscaped and shaded with island of trees and covered with...
DrDaves Koi Garden

by DrDave

1 acre of fruit trees, Koi Ponds, vegetable garden and DrDave's World Fa...
Xeriscapes & waterwise landscapes

by Flutterby Gardens Landscaping L

Low maintenance and low water landscapes that deliver beauty year round. Che...
Minnetonka Landscape Facelift

by Anderson Design Custom Landscape

Our clients asked us to create more privacy from the street without "wal...
Jim's Place

by jim49631

330ft x 330ft slope on north side and then flat, one pole barn 24ft x 32ft an...
Deronda's Gardens

by Deronda

I have 1.5 acres to fill.I started gardening 2004 when we bought this fixer u...

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Side Yard - Landscaping Ideas

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