Why native
The American lawn is a 40-million-acre monoculture.
It guzzles water, demands chemicals, and feeds almost no wildlife. There's a better way, and it's already growing in NYC backyards.
The problem
A lot of land, a lot of work, and almost nothing to show for it.
The traditional American lawn is one of the largest irrigated crops in the country, and it doesn't feed anyone or anything.
of lawn in the US, 3x more land than we grow corn on.
of residential water use goes to lawn irrigation.
spent annually on lawn maintenance in the US.
conventional lawns support almost no pollinators or birds.
The alternative
Same beauty. Less work. More life.
Replacing a lawn doesn't mean giving up your yard. It means trading a high-maintenance monoculture for a living landscape.
Native plants, once established, thrive on rainfall alone. Less mowing, no synthetic chemicals, no pesticide. Your yard becomes habitat, not homework.
Two ways in
We meet you where you are.
You don't have to rip it all out at once. Here are the two most common ways our clients start.
Clover / Microclover Lawn
A drop-in lawn replacement that stays green, needs no chemicals, and softens the blow of giving up grass.
- Less mowing than grass
- Fixes its own nitrogen
- Kid & pet friendly
Native Plantings
Perennials native to the Northeast (coneflowers, bee balm, black-eyed Susans) that bloom year after year with zero watering once established.
- Zero watering once established
- Year-round visual interest
- Habitat for local wildlife
In New York
No space is too small.
NYC faces real environmental pressures: urban heat, stormwater runoff, vanishing habitat. Every square foot of living soil helps.
A rooftop planter supports pollinators. A sidewalk strip absorbs storm runoff. A backyard meadow cools its block. We work with all of it.
- Backyards
- Front yards
- Sidewalk strips
- Planters & containers
- Rooftops / terraces
- Fire escape gardens
Be a part of the solution.
Ready to replace yours?
Free estimate, no obligation. We'll come see your space and walk you through what's possible.