Sacramento residents and businesses now have even more options to get money back for switching their lawns to drought-tolerant landscapes.
The City’s water conservation team has added more than 250 new plants to its preferred plant list, bringing the total to nearly 830.
“This list is designed to make it easier for people to select plants and trees that have been pre-approved by the City for grass conversion projects,” said William Granger, the City’s water conservation coordinator.
“We’ve also launched a new dashboard that lets people easily filter through the list by plant type and water needs.”
Plants on the list can be used to meet the City’s rebate requirement that drought-tolerant landscapes—once mature—have at least 60% coverage consisting of plants with very low to low water needs.
“California native plants saw one of the biggest increases on the list, growing from 180 to more than 300 options,” said Granger. “We also more doubled the number of preferred trees and ornamental grasses.”
The City offers up to $3,000 in rebates to eligible single-family and duplex customers who make the switch from grass to drought-tolerant landscapes, calculated at $1.50 per square foot of grass replaced in the front, side and back yards.
Businesses can also qualify for up to $50,000 in rebates, which can be used toward larger landscapes, irrigation upgrades, smart irrigation controllers or a combination of all three.
