A side yard is often an afterthought space while you are designing a garden as it’s small and often hidden from the view. But you may totally transform this space making it more appealing with these ideas!
Side Yard Gardens
If you have enough space and even if you don’t turn it into a beautiful garden! This garden can be in any style: Japanese, secret fairy garden, modern, Alpine and so on, it depends on the style of your main garden or outdoor space – keep it the same as this way your space will be seamless. Choose greenery, shrubs, trees (if the space is too shadowy, skip trees as they will give more shadow) and even blooms if you like them. Carefully choose the plants they will fit this soil and these climate conditions including the amount of sunshine you have. Go for a bird bath, a fountain, a pond to make the space more attractive.
A whimsical fairy garden with greenery and bright blooms, trees and a stone path plus a bird bath is gorgeous.
A zen-like side yard with an irregular stone path, greenery, a vintage bird bath and some trees.
A small Japanese-inspired side yard with rocks as pavements, greenery, shrubs and a couple of trees is very peaceful.
A modern and edgy side yard with a stone path, greenery and grasses and some trees is amazing.
A Japanese-inspired garden with rock tiles, pebbles, tree stumps, greenery, grasses and a tall tree for a zen look.
A gorgeous blooming side yard with lots of greenery and various flowers, a tree and a wooden bench feels like a secret garden.
A floral side yard with an irregular stone path, bright blooms and greenery, potted plants and blooms around.
A cozy shadowy side garden with lots of greenery, blooms and greenery covered cubes plus some trees.
A beautiful vintage side yard with a pavement path and greenery, shrubs and a vintage urn with greenery on a stand.
A beautiful and dreamy side yard with an irregular stone path with greenery, lots of lush greenery around and twigs is cool.
A stylish modern rock side yard with gravel and stepping stones, potted greenery and cacti is a cool space.
A fantastic Japanese garden with a catchy pathway, bamboo fences and greenery and a stone lantern in the corner of the garden.
A lush green side yard with a lot of plants, brick paths, gravel and potted plants, too, is a very cozy and lovely space.
Side Yard Terraces
Turn your side yard into a terrace or a patio, clad it with tiles or go for a wooden deck and add furniture, if there’s literally no space, consider having folding pieces or maybe some wall-mounted ones. Refresh your terrace with suspended planters and usual ones with greenery or line up the space with some shrubs and greenery. Add string lights and maybe a portable fireplace to make the terrace more inviting.
A small townhouse side yard with stone tiles, a built-in bench, hairpin leg furniture and potted greenery with much texture.
A small yet welcoming side yard with a stone deck, greenery and blooms, a folding wooden dining set and a grill.
A small side yard with trees, greenery, blue blooms, a contemporary dining set and Asian decor.
A small modern side yard with a deck and a floating bench plus greenery walls and a tree for relaxing outside.
A side yard with a concrete path, a wooden dining set, bamboo and greenery and string lights.
Side Yard Paths And Walkways
The most popular idea for a side yard is a path or a walkway but the simplicity of this idea doesn’t mean that it should be boring or not very cool. Make a path or irregular stones or pavements, go for pebbles, stones, concrete and other materials you like. Line up your path with greenery, shrubs, blooms, trees and maybe rocks – the look depends on the style of your side yard. Choose the plants according to the weather conditions and amount of light you have here to make sure that your space will be flourishing. Water features and various statues will make your side yard more eye-catching.
A tropical-inspired side yard with pavers and greenery, bamboo and greenery is a chic and fresh modern idea.
A beautiful and elegant floral walkway with a brick path, a living wall and lots of greenery and blooms around.
A beautiful and harmonious side yard with greenery, pavements, some trees is a peaceful and shadow-covered space.
A beautiful and inviting side yard with a green lawn, pavements, greenery and trees, a small bench with pillows and lavender in a basket.
A chic side yard with pavements, potted greenery and lots of blooms to spruce up the space with color.
A contemporary side yard with pavers rising out of a shallow pool of water, with tropical greenery long them.
A contemporary side yard with pebbles, irregular pavements, greenery and trees plus some blooms is awesome.
A cool and chic side yard with pavements, potted greenery and just growing greenery, bright blooms.
A cool and textural side yard with a wooden deck and irregular stone paths, lots of greenery and grasses for a catchy look.
A covered side yard with a stone path, some tropical greenery along it and some greenery in hanging planters.
A cozy cottage-style side yard with an irregular stone path, greenery and blooms is a cool and lovely nook.
A desert-style side yard with irregular stepping stones, greenery and succulents and a tree is a cool and modern solution.
A dreamy modern side yard with pebbles and stone tiles, with flower beds with greenery and trees is a chic space with a touch of Zen.
A gorgeous tropical side yard with pavers, greenery and lots of tropical plants and a living wall is a lovely and vibrant space.
A little cozy side yard with an irregular stone path, greenery, moss and ferns is a great shadowy space to enjoy.
A long and narrow side yard with a tile pathway, greenery, grasses and blooms, a rattan bench with pillows and some lights.
A long and narrow side yard with pebbles and pavements plus bamboo that lines up the path is a cool and chic space.
A lovely and creative side yard with a stone path and pebbles, greenery and shrubs, a black forged bench, a black deer and frames and plants on the wall.
A lovely flourishing side yard with a green lawn, lots of greenery and bright blooms is a cool secret garden space.
A low-maintenance side yard with gravel, greenery and fern plus trees that don't require much sunlight.
A low-maintenance side yard with pebbles, tiles, greenery and bamboo is a lovely idea for a modern home.
A lush and beautiful side yard with an irregular stone path, greenery and grasses and some trees plus lights along the path.
A lush side yard with pebbles, irregular stones, lots of greenery and blooms and some trees around.
A minimal and modern side yard with a stone path, a butterfly chair and greenery over the space is amazing.
A modern and edgy side yard with a stone and gravel path, potted greenery and plants and a tree.
A modern and minimal side yard with a green lawn, pebbles and stone pavements, potted plants and some small trees.
A modern side yard styled with tiles and grey pebbles, stone balls, trees, greenery and succulents is a stylish space that catches an eye.
A modern side yard with a green lawn, pavements, a living wall and additional built-in lights to make it more welcoming.
A modern side yard with a stone path, greenery and potted plants is a cool and chic space you may pull off.
A modern side yard with pavements, white pebbles, greenery and shrubs and some trees is a cool and stylish space.
A modern side yard with white pebbles, a stone path, some tall plants and modern lanterns is a lovely space.
A narrow side yard styled with pebbles and stone pavements, greenery and little trees is a lovely and elegant space.
A refined vintage-inspired side yard with a pavement path, greenery and blooms, climbing plants and a vintage urn with blooms.
A shadowy side yard clad with stones and with greenery and trees around is a lovely and welcoming space.
A side front yard with large rocks and dark tiles for a contrast, greenery balls and oversized stone ones for bold landscaping.
A side yard with an irregular stone path, some grenery and blooms, a bird bath and a living wall is amazing.
A simple shadowy side yard with greenery and an irregular stone path plus a bird bath is welcoming.
A small and narrow side yard with a vertical garden with lights and a lovely stone path is a super chic and bold idea.
A small modern side yard nook with greenery, some lush tropical shrubs on both sides of the pavement.
A small modern side yard with a concrete path, greenery and potted plants along the path is a stylishs pace.
A small side yard with gravel and pavements and lots of potted plants around is amazing.
A stylish and bright side yard with pebbles and pavements, potted greenery and blooms and a vertical garden.
A stylish and manicured side yard with a gravel path, greenery, blooms and pots with blooms and an oversized lantern.
A stylish little side yard with pebbles, pavements and a cool modern fountain that adds a lovely sound to the space.
A tasteful side yard with a greenery wall, greenery and hydrangeas, a stone tile path is a lovely and elegant space.
A tropical side yard with a lot of lush greenery and tropical plants is vibrant, lively and welcoming.
A welcoming pathway with large brick flower beds with greenery and pebbles on the ground with large tiles.
A welcoming shadowy side yard with an irregular stone path, some blooms and a greeneyr arch over the path.
A welcoming side yard with lush greenery and tropical plants plus irregular stone paths is amazing.
A welcoming side yard with pavements, lots of various greenery and shrubs and a tree, some wooden chairs.
An elegant and chic side yard with a stylish brick path, elegant and manicured greenery and trees is a lovely space.
An elegant and refined side yard with a stone path, greenery and bright blooms is a stylish and manicured space.
An elegant side yard with greenery in rows, some blooms and oversized blooming wreaths on the wall is wow.
An outdoor space lit up with hidden lights, with built-in lights looks modern, fresh and bold and is very lit up.
An ultra-modern side yard with a tiled path, greenery and tropical plants and some black wooden beams over the path.
Pavers planted with greenery and plants, with tall wooden planters and a greenery wall is a cozy and chic idea.