Replace grass with groundcovers.
Grass just can’t grow well everywhere. You can reduce your impact on water by choosing plant species that need less. Choosing biodiversity over the monoculture of a traditional lawn also helps reduce the impact of landscaping.
Our recommendations :
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Reduce the size of the lawn by replacing some of your grass with other plants, such as groundcovers that are better adapted to shady or very sunny spaces. This will also cut back on maintenance requirements, since these indigenous plants need less pampering, don’t have to be mowed and usually require little fertilizer. They also tend to choke out weeds.
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Encourage biodiversity within the lawn itself. A healthy lawn should contain several plant species: choose a mix of resistant grasses or plant clover among the grass. Since insect pests generally prefer a particular species, mixed plantings make the lawn less appetizing for them.