YardShare research library

Citable benchmarks from real yard submissions

A compact library of YardShare research assets built from real yards shared by homeowners and landscape pros. Use these pages for conservative context about recurring landscape patterns—not as guarantees, forecasts, or performance claims.

Benchmark assets

Archive signal

Real Yard Trend Report 2026

Summarizes broad outdoor-living and feature-pattern signals observed across YardShare's real-yard archive.

Best for: high-level planning context, trend framing, and internal links into browse/category inspiration.

Open trend report

Water-wise patterns

Real Yard Water-Wise Transformations 2026

Reviews 68 real lower-water yards and recurring stone, hardscape, planting, and front-yard structure patterns.

Best for: water-wise landscape references where the source language stays careful and evidence-based.

Open water-wise benchmark

Curb appeal

Real Yard Curb-Appeal / Arrival-Sequence Patterns 2026

Reviews 175 real front-entry yards with repeated path, driveway-edge, stone, hardscape, and arrival-sequence patterns.

Best for: entry, path, and front-yard design references that need concrete examples from submitted yards.

Open arrival benchmark

Use guidance

Use these pages as YardShare archive observations from real submitted yards.
Cite the benchmark title, YardShare, and the canonical page URL when referencing a finding.
Keep claims conservative: the pages describe recurring patterns, not promised outcomes.
Do not turn the findings into ROI, resale-value, water-savings, or performance guarantees.

Methodology caveats

YardShare benchmarks are based on visible patterns in user-submitted yard examples and supporting archive review. They are useful directional references, but they are not controlled studies, market forecasts, or engineering specifications.

For the strongest context, link readers to the original benchmark page and its methodology/source notes.