Use the intense heat of summer to get rid of some grass — and score a sweet rebate for waiting till fall to plant!
This summer marks the sixth year of drought. As if that weren’t enough, triple digits are already dropping in.
Intense summer heat is the norm around here and the last thing anyone wants is to stand outside with a hose all summer long. That’s why we’re encouraging you to press pause on landscape planting projects this summer and wait to plant in fall instead — AND get paid a $25 rebate for waiting!
This limited time program will help you save water this summer and enjoy planting in the fall when the weather is better.
Participation is simple:
- Select a 200 square foot section of struggling lawn to convert to a planting bed.
- Apply for our WaterSaver Landscape Coupon by June 20.
- Cut grass super close to the ground.
- Put down a layer of newspaper and cardboard.
- Apply 2 inches of mulch over the cardboard.
- Submit photos of your prepped bed by July 1.
If you complete the beds and upload photos by July 1, SAWS will credit $25 per coupon to your SAWS account in August. Then in September we’ll send your $125 coupons to buy plants for the new bed!
The summer heat makes it difficult to establish new plants so pausing planting just makes sense. While you wait, use that heat to your advantage — kill the grass you intend to replace with a new landscape bed.
By fall you’ll be ready to buy and plant your coupon plants!
Not sure what to plant? We have 20 free landscape plans for those trouble spots you want to beautify.
