Lifestyle in a residential neighborhood should not mean eliminating spending time outdoors, the importance of green space having the same positive values a  s in densely built urban areas. Around the immediate vicinity of cities in Romania there are rural communities fi lled with natural resources on which depends much of the charm of these localities. In recent years there has been a rapid increase in built area occupied by residential neighborhoods. This paper discusses the landscaping modalities of new residential neighborhoods and subdivisions developed or under development, in order to promote common sense rules to be followed by developers of new residential neighborhoods.