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9 Backyard Landscaping Ideas You'll Love

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Create Privacy With Grasses

Tall perennial grasses provide privacy, absorb noise, and frame a gravel-covered garden bed that separates a cozy seating area from the lawn.

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Install a Retaining Wall

A retaining wall with two levels creates a structured seating area with space for seasonal plantings, complemented by a round metal pergola supporting white wisteria.

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Simplify Your Approach

A simple design with wooden post borders, gray fencing, and easy plants like clumping grasses and evergreen shrubs adds interest to a lawn area.

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Add Interest to Paths

Lining pathways with perennials that bloom from spring through autumn makes walkways welcoming, without obstructing their use.

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Frame a Dining Nook

Minimal potted or climbing plants, an all-weather rug, and metal decor create a charming, small outdoor dining area.

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Define Your Space with Structure

Structural elements like mature trees, a garden shed, and a flagstone path create a pleasing and functional design in a large backyard.

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Give It a Garden Theme

Celebrate gardening with potted plants, colorful vines, and strategically placed seating to enjoy the view of your garden.

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Try Open Air Fencing

Open air fences with sight lines, raised beds, and curved arbors create a central focal point while maintaining an airy and inviting garden area.

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Go Big with Pavers

Large pavers simplify patio installation, with ground cover like grasses, creeping sedum, or thyme softening the look.