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To add to your list, the SeaTac area has a lot of amazingly gorgeous yards, and I'd say the majority of them are not your standard grassy yard.

Maybe it's because enough people have realized how nice their yard could be, maybe it's small spaces and hills, or maybe it's how difficult and irresponsible it would be to try to keep the grass green in the summer. Either way, I freaking love a lot of the landscaping around here, and have been extra-excited by yards massively overgrown with wildflowers, etc.