See How Lubbock Turns Yard Art Into Community Expression

In some places in Texas, people brag about their manicured lawns and delicately watered flowerbeds. In Lubbock, we know better. Our soil doesn't play very nicely with tulips, and the wind doesn't give a damn about your fancy landscaping. Instead, we've created our own art farm: yard art.

Lubbock Yard Art

Drive down almost every street in Lubbock and you'll see a plethora of metal stars, boots turned into cactus planters, and the occasional wind spinner made from spoons and pieces of this and that. It's humor, personality, West Texas artistry, and stubbornness all thrown into one.

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Check out a few things you'll likely encounter on a drive through Lubbock in the gallery below...

Do you have any of these in your yard? I bet some of you are guilty.

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Front Lawn Story Telling

Yard art in Lubbock and West Texas isn't really about impressing anyone. It's more about telling a story. Every spinner, painted tire, and rusty old tractor carries a slice of who lives here. While some towns might hide their quirks, we've got ours on full display, and we aren't ashamed.

There are SO many more things I could add to the list of strange West Texas yard art. Can you think of any off the top of your head? Let me know! Tell me in a comment on the article or email me at Chrissy.Covington@townsquaremedia.com and show me your yard art!

And, as always, keep scrolling through the galleries below for more Lubbock-based news and fun.