No-grass lawns use less water and aren’t as reliant on pesticides and other chemicals that end up elsewhere.

These grass-free front yard ideas have been perfectly dreamt up, executed, and maintained by two experts.

They look beautiful, offer texture and color, and don’t ask for much.

White house with grasses in front yard

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This is particularly useful for drier climates that make it tricky to keep other plants and even grass healthy.

“Dwarf fruit trees are a great option if you have sun,” Janney says.

Front yard with ground covers, pavers, and grasses

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you could add more plants to these flower patches as well.

This will give you more visual variation.

“Consider perennials and grasses that give winter interestfor example coneflowers,” suggests Janney.

Ornamental grasses in a front yard next to red stone pavers

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Janney suggests incorporating tropical plants for easy space fillers and perennials as they can successfully grow year-round.

Plus, there are so many beautiful ways to render the look of a native garden.

It might be time to considerno-grass backyard ideasto complete the picture.

White house with succulents, cacti, and tropical plants

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Flower garden near the front porch of a white house

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Side of the front of a gray house with shrubs and evergreen plants

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Mid-century modern house with orange door and cacti/succulent garden

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Meadow-style garden in front of houses

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White house with bark dust plots and bushes and shrubs

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