I have a friend whose house has no backyard, after remodeling to add decks and a garage. The Front Yard Most front yards are quite small and very public. Depending on your neighborhood, the yard may be flat or steeply sloped. There is either a sidewalk and parking strip, or just a sidewalk. Many lots have rock walls or small patches of grass, perhaps a small planting of flowers or shrubs against the house or along the sidewalk.
Security is often a problem, since theft of plants from front yards has become more of a problem.
Generally, not a lot of time is spent in the front yard, since it is quite public. Most people try to level off the front yard. One of our family homes when I was growing up had a steep grassy slope that you'd take your life in your hands trying to mow. In many cases, fill dirt and construction rubble has been used to build up sloping yards. Not a lot of creativity is expended on front yards.