Backyard
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A backyard, or back yard, is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.
A back yard in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1929
The back garden of Iford Manor was designed by Harold Peto.
The back garden of the archdeacon of Canterbury contains a mulberry which is said to have been planted by Erasmus.
A backyard of house in Tampere, Finland
Front yard
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On a residential area, a front yard or front garden is the portion of land between the street and the front of the house. If it is covered in grass, it may be referred to as a front lawn. The area behind the house, usually more private, is the back yard or back garden. Yard and garden share an etymology and have overlapping meanings.
A typical suburban front yard in mid-1980s Greenwood, Indiana, United States.
Front garden in France
Front garden in Belgium
The fenced front yard of a house in Brewarrina, Australia, with an Australiana painted-tyre-swan lawn ornament.