What’s an organic lawn?

Just like the organic produce you can get at the grocery store or farmers market, an organic lawn is grown without synthetic chemicals. That means no synthetic fertilizers & no synthetic weed killers.

Why is it so important that we get away from synthetic lawn chemicals?

With around 40 million acres of turfgrass in the continental United States, grass is by far the largest irrigated crop in the country. We have three times as much land set aside for growing turf as we do for irrigated corn. ​

Each year, Americans apply around 90 million pounds of synthetic chemical fertilizer to their lawns, either themselves or with a lawn company. These chemicals destroy the composition of our soils, pollute our waters and damage the creatures responsible for natural decomposition processes. ​

Chemicals found in synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides also introduce toxins to humans, pets and wildlife, which are known to cause disease and other health problems.

How can an organic yard help heal the planet?

Natural lawn care isn't about pumping nutrients into your lawn, it's about building up organic matter in your soil. Having healthier soil will mean thicker turf and less weeds, which means less need for herbicides. Having healthier soil will mean less watering, because organic matter locks moisture into the soil. Plus, healthy soil sequesters carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere where it becomes a greenhouse gas.

Removing synthetic chemicals from our yards also keeps those chemicals out of our watershed-- something that we as an organic lawn company work at every day. Applying organic fertilizer, soil amendments and microbial drenches will build up your soil and give you a healthier lawn. Natural fertilizer also locks carbon into your soil, which is great for the environment.

What it means to have an organic yard.

You've spent years chasing the perfect lawn. Pulling weeds on a Saturday morning, stressing over bare spots, constantly tweaking your fertilizer schedule, comparing your grass to your neighbor's. At some point the yard stopped being a place to enjoy and became another thing to manage. Organic lawn care asks a different question: what if your lawn was something you actually relaxed in instead of constantly laboring over?

When you start managing your lawn naturally, your soil does the heavy lifting. An organic lawn starts underground, not at the surface. When you build healthy soil with compost, natural inputs and slow-release organic lawn fertilizer, the biology takes over. Microbes, fungi and organic matter work together to feed your grass from the roots up. A natural lawn fed this way gets stronger and more self-sufficient every season. You do less over time, not more.

Let go of the monoculture mindset. This is the hardest part for a lot of people who've been managing their lawns with chemicals for decades. But here's the truth: a perfect monoculture doesn't exist anywhere in nature. Chasing that illusion of perfection means constant intervention, more chemicals and more stress. A natural lawn with around 10% biodiversity, including clover and other low-growing plants, is actually healthier, more drought-resistant and easier to maintain. It still looks great. It’s just healthier.

Your yard should be safe and enjoyable. An eco-friendly lawn means you're not breathing in chemicals with every application. No synthetic residues on the dog’s paws, no questionable compounds drifting into your garden beds. An eco-friendly approach reduces your exposure and your family's exposure every single day. Kids, grandkids, pets, pollinators. An eco-friendly yard works for all of them, not just the grass. That's a lawn worth sitting in on a Sunday afternoon.

Organic lawn care isn't about lowering your standards. It's about raising them in a way that actually makes sense. A natural lawn can look sharp, full and intentional without the stress of chasing perfection that was never realistic to begin with. Our lawn library is full of practical, chemical-free techniques for anyone who wants to learn to grow a healthy lawn without the chemicals. Making eco-friendly choices for your yard doesn't have to mean giving anything up.

Talk with us. We're a lawn company that specializes entirely in organic lawn care. A natural lawn will still turn heads on your street. No other lawn company brings this level of focus to eco-friendly lawn management. Your yard can be the place you actually want to spend time. It just takes a different approach to get there.