Pick Your Program
Traditional lawn care in Colorado can be both water-wasting and exhausting. If you’re ready to convert a portion of, or your entire lawn, to a more waterwise yard, apply for our Lawn Removal Services or the Do-It-Yourself option.
Our team is ready to remove as little as 200 square feet of your maintained lawn or help you get started with discounted gardens, depending on your program choice. Learn more about our two program options below and join our growing list of participants and community members helping to make waterwise landscapes the norm in Colorado.
Lawn Removal
The Lawn Removal service is a quick, easy, and affordable option where we do the heavy lifting for you. We will send a crew out to your home to remove your unwanted, well maintained lawn and will even do it at a discount, thanks to your water provider. Please note that our services currently do not include roto-tilling, soil amending, planting, mulch delivery, irrigation conversions, or any other landscaping services.
The Season
Resource Central’s lawn removal season commences in May and continues through September. As our Colorado neighbors know all too well, spring start dates are subject to delays based on snow or inclement conditions. Crews run Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Participants will be given the option to schedule their own removal date, but note that our schedule opens on a rolling basis and appointments are booked first-come, first-served.
What To Expect
Continue watering your lawn until 2 days before your appointment. Before our team arrives, make sure the area is clear of any hazards or pet waste, and identify all sprinkler heads, drainage features, or similar obstacles. Be sure a representative is home to meet our crew and complete card payment.
Our team will bring a sod cutter for the bulk of the work. The sod cutter does not level topsoil, take additional inches below the grass roots, or remove anything other than grass. Most projects take only a few hours; large projects with landscaping obstacles can take longer.
Price Details
Project pricing is dependent upon overall square footage. The market price of our service is $2.65 per square foot. The benefit of our program is that our water provider partnerships will pay $1.65 of that market cost per square foot up to $750. Each participant can receive up to 454 square feet at a cost of $1 per square foot. After that limit has been reached, participants will pay for each additional square foot at market cost.
Do-it-Yourself
Thanks to your enthusiastic interest in removing thirsty grass, Do-It-Yourself applications are closed as of May 22, 2025. You can still start your lawn transformation this year!
Apply for our Lawn Removal Service, and shop for waterwise Garden In A Box kits starting June 18, available while supplies last.
Ready to remove some lawn and take on a big project of your own? Then the DIY program may be for you! Instead of receiving discounted lawn removal services, our DIY participants put in the heavy lifting themselves in exchange for Garden In A Box Kits.
Participants can receive up to 4 kits through their water provider discount; one kit grows into an estimated 100 square feet of ground coverage. After work is underway and we are able to confirm you’re on track to achieve your agreed upon removal, you’ll be approved to pick up your garden kits at the date and time you selected during the planning process.
How It Works
There are many methods to remove your lawn, and we’re not too particular about which one you choose. We recommend renting a sod cutter, solarizing, or sheet mulching. Be aware, removal times vary depending on which method you choose, so plan your summer project accordingly. Applications for the DIY program require your garden selection, project square footage, and photos of your water bill and project area. If approved, our staff will give you the green light to start your removal project and select a garden pickup date that works for your projected timeline.
Participants will only be allowed to pick up their gardens after proving that at least 75% of the project area has been removed. Pickup events begin in May for spring gardens and in August for late summer gardens.
Discounted Gardens
Resource Central’s Garden In A Box kits are a great way to kickstart your xeriscaping project. Participants are eligible to receive up to 4 Garden In A Box kits, a value of approximately $750. Participants removing 400 square feet of lawn or more can receive 4 sun or shade garden kits. If your space receives more than 6 hours of direct sunlight a day, we recommend full sun gardens, and if your area receives less than 4 hours of direct sunlight a day, we recommend part shade gardens.
Tips
- Digging or renting heavy machinery? It is Colorado state law to submit an 811 ticket. Learn more at the Colorado 811 website.
- Do you have an HOA? If so, you are required to obtain necessary permission to proceed with your project.
- Looking for Ideas? Check out our Waterwise yards inspiration hub!
