The Yard & Patio Report: 695 Front Yards, Backyards and Patios Judged by 1,810 Readers
Report · 24-page PDF + Excel workbook
1,810 readers cast 9,345 votes on 695 photos of front yards, backyards, patios, fences and courtyards, plus 1,105 poll answers: which paving, planting, fences and outdoor rooms win, and why.
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What makes a yard readers want? This report scores 695 outdoor photos from a US home design publication, pools them by paving, planting, fence, outdoor-living feature, era and style, adjusts for each article’s tone with a same-article index, and adds the reasons readers gave and 4 outdoor polls.
Key findings
- 76% / 74% hearts for pavers and natural stone; concrete drew 61% and gravel 59%.
- 69% for lush planting against 61% for minimal; 41% pick a lush front yard in the polls.
- 71% for covered outdoor rooms (pergolas, roofed seating) against 65% for open patios.
- 51% for yards that read as dated, the lowest era; timeless classic designs drew 78%.
What’s inside
- 24-page PDF report
- Yards and patios pooled by paving, planting, fence, outdoor-living feature, era and style, with 95% ranges and a same-article index
- The most-loved and least-loved yards
- Why readers loved or rejected a yard, and 4 outdoor polls
- What it means for the trade: landscape designers, hardscape and fencing brands, nurseries, realtors and media
- Dataset: Excel workbook (every photo with its traits, pooled traits, articles, reasons, polls)
Sample and method
| Panel | Readers of homestratosphere.com, a US home design publication |
|---|---|
| Field window | Feb 20 to Nov 5, 2026 |
| Signals | 9,345 photo votes from 1,810 readers; 1,718 reason taps; 1,105 poll answers |
| Format | PDF + XLSX, instant download |
Readers judged photos, not their own yards. 93% of votes came from the US and 78% from phones; age and gender are not recorded. It is not a national sample.
Who uses this
Landscape designers and contractors, hardscape, fencing and outdoor-living brands, nurseries and garden centres, realtors, stagers and home media.