{"id":48698,"date":"2026-08-28T13:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/?p=48698"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:12:30","slug":"sustainable-lawn-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawnlove.com\/blog\/sustainable-lawn-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Green: Where Eco-Friendly Lawn Care is Taking Root in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Native plants have been hard to find this year as demand from homeowners looking to \u201cgrow green\u201d with more sustainable residential landscapes outpaced what nurseries could supply. <\/p>

To find out where the momentum and conditions for sustainable lawn care intersect, Lawn Love<\/a> looked at Where Eco-Friendly Lawn Care is Taking Root in 2026.<\/p>

What is eco-friendly lawn care? Across nearly 500 of the largest U.S. cities, we looked at access to native plant suppliers, local policies like incentives for upgrading to electric lawn care equipment, and community interest via organizations like Wild Ones. <\/p>

We considered yard size and water management metrics to see the cities where homeowners have the biggest opportunities to make a difference with their landscaping choices, among 18 total metrics. <\/p>

Key takeaways<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\u25cf<\/strong> Finding native plants:<\/strong> 82% of plant suppliers claim that demand for native plants has noticeably increased over the past 5 years. Our No. 1 city, Austin, Texas, has the best access to local native plant suppliers. 
\u25cf Going electric:<\/strong> 194 cities (~39%) offer incentives for residents upgrading to electric lawn care equipment. 
\u25cf Sustainable landscape infrastructure:<\/strong> 81 cities (16%) have an urban heat island mitigation program on the books.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Explore our ranking below. To learn how we ranked the cities, see our methodology<\/a>.<\/p>

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