Backyarding has a purpose, what's yours?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Backyarding – the trend to use the backyard for everything from tele-working and working out to relaxing and recreating – has a different purpose for each person. Identifying your backyard's role in your family's health and happiness is the key to cultivating a purposeful outdoor space that is customized to your needs.

"How do you create a more purposeful outdoor space? First, you need to identify what type of 'backyarder' you are," Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and the TurfMutt Foundation, said. "Then, you can get to work in your yard...