Sure, your lawn looks great, but… let’s be honest. It takes a lot of work. Your work. Isn’t it time your lawn started pulling its own weight? Time for your lawn to get off its lazy grass- Time for your lawn to get a job!
Get your lawn a job: soaking up the rain!
Your lawn can do so much for you! It can help solve problems with flooded basements, flooded streets, and dirty creek. Explore below to learn more.
- Lawn practices: practices to improve the health of your lawn. A healthier lawn costs less, requires less maintenance, and soaks up the rain. Get tons of tips by visiting SOCWA’s Healthy Lawn Care page.
- Technologies: tools that pair nicely with your lawn to solve flooding problems
- Lawns Re-imagined: have your lawn and push what it can do.
Photo Credits
Photos below are organized sequentially from top to bottom of the page, starting from the left column moving to the right.
0. Featured image of a lawn, CC0 Public Domain, https://www.maxpixel.net/Lawn-Care-Lawn-Maintenance-Lawn-Services-643561
1. Riding lawnmower, CC0 Public Domain, https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=222766&picture=mulching-autumn-leaves
2. Push lawnmower, CC0 Public Domain, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/265026
3. Lawn aeration, CC BY-SA 2.0, photo by Alec Kowalewski, Courtesy of Oregon State University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonstateuniversity/8704115339
4. Downspout disconnection, public domain, by U.S. E.P.A., https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-disconnect-redirect-downspouts
5. Rain Barrel, CC-BY-2.0, photo by AquaMechanical, https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquamech-utah/24445198643
6. Dry well, CC BY-SA 2.0, Timothy Jarrett, https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjarrett/4012403161
7. Permeable pavers, CC BY 3.0, photo by Achim Hering, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interlocking_stone.jpg
8. Tree, CC0 Creative Commons public domain, https://pixabay.com/en/tree-lawn-grass-green-landscape-970850/
9. Rain garden on Miller Avenue in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County Rain Garden Program
Photos below are organized sequentially from top to bottom of the page, starting from the left column moving to the right.
0. Featured image of a lawn, CC0 Public Domain, https://www.maxpixel.net/Lawn-Care-Lawn-Maintenance-Lawn-Services-643561
1. Riding lawnmower, CC0 Public Domain, https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=222766&picture=mulching-autumn-leaves
2. Push lawnmower, CC0 Public Domain, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/265026
3. Lawn aeration, CC BY-SA 2.0, photo by Alec Kowalewski, Courtesy of Oregon State University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonstateuniversity/8704115339
4. Downspout disconnection, public domain, by U.S. E.P.A., https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-disconnect-redirect-downspouts
5. Rain Barrel, CC-BY-2.0, photo by AquaMechanical, https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquamech-utah/24445198643
6. Dry well, CC BY-SA 2.0, Timothy Jarrett, https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjarrett/4012403161
7. Permeable pavers, CC BY 3.0, photo by Achim Hering, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interlocking_stone.jpg
8. Tree, CC0 Creative Commons public domain, https://pixabay.com/en/tree-lawn-grass-green-landscape-970850/
9. Rain garden on Miller Avenue in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County Rain Garden Program