MUCH MORE INTERESTING way of doing a lawn in the back! would still allow for playing games and running around. could berm the plant islands !! could have a short tree in one; could have artichokes; could have a banana trees; palms; creates a great "framed" area/"room"
A path doesn't have to mean hard landscaping. Here, a lawned path has been created through the trees, very easy to maintain as it's just an extention of the surrounding lawn.