What do you call it?

In our area (Texas, USA) we call the green area in front of and behind our homes our yards.
Most of us do...but there are people who refer to them as the "garden."
Personally, I call our green spaces "yards" and the areas where we plant flowers and shrubs we call "flower gardens." There are also vegetable "gardens."

My Mother-in-Law called the yard the "garden." Even though she had never lived in the eastern USA she sometimes called things by names that were more common to that area.

I call the appliance that I cook on and in my stove. But, my husband will sometimes call it a "range." My stove contains a "stove top cooking area" and also an oven. It is a one-piece, drop in. In another house we had a stove top in one place, with cabinets underneath. Our double oven was located in another place, built into the wall. I've read books where what I call my stove was called a "cooker."

What do you call your outside area? What do you cook on? I'd really like to know.