Ready to lose your thirsty lawn?

Replace it with a healthy garden that works for you. By using Bay-Friendly practices, you can conserve water, natural resources and prevent pollution. And with sheet mulching, you can plant directly on top of the lawn, saving time and money.

How-To Slide Shows/Handouts Sheet Mulching Easy method lets you plant on top of your lawn. Drip Irrigation Sprinkler Retrofit Convert your lawn sprinklers to drip irrigation. Lawn Conversion How-to Handouts –Illustrated instructions (pdf) that follow steps from the video slide shows (at right) for sheet mulching and drip irrigation retrofit. Lawn Conversion Rebate Programs Several Bay Area water agencies are currently offering rebates for lawn conversion and/or weather based irrigation controllers. Click here for more details. Stay Connected to Bay-Friendly Sign up for E-news Visit us on Facebook Check the Bay-Friendly Blog

Rethink Your Lawn Talks at Local Nurseries – March - May

Click here to learn how to easily sheet mulch your lawn and convert it into edible landscapes, wildlife habitats, urban retreats and more.

Getting Started With Sheet Mulch

• Check out the videos and handouts on the right for do-it-yourself tips.
• Find out where and how you can purchase a Plant Now or Plant Later sheet mulch package to help with your lawn conversion.
• Use the Mulch Calculator to determine the specs for your yard and how many packages to order.

Find a Landscape Professional

Bay-Friendly Qualified Professionals (BFQPS) can help you transform your lawn.

• BFQPs offering sheet-mulching services
• BFQPs - Construction & Maintenance
• BFQPs - Design

Inspirational Ideas

Bay-Friendly Garden Tour
Get inspired and see real life lawn to garden transformations on the regional Bay-Friendly Garden Tour. Hear fellow home gardeners’ stories, lessons learned and see diverse plant palettes. Garden clusters located throughout Alameda County, as well as Napa, Marin, Santa Clara. Find out more at  www.bayfriendlygardentour.org.

Successful Lawn Conversions – Sunset Magazine highlights a diverse sampling of lawn conversions, front and backyards.

The Bay-Friendly Blog has information on how others have converted their lawns