Transform your landscape by replacing thirsty turf with a water-wise native plant flower bed! Apply for a Go N Grow Garden rebate provided by Save Tarrant Water.

 
Applications open February 16 – April 11. Limited quantities available.
Apply as soon as possible! Go N Grow Gardens will sell out quickly!

Replace 125 sq ft of grass and get free native plants to plant this spring!

 

Remove

125 square feet of grass

 

 

Purchase a

Go N Grow Garden

 

 

 

Receive a

$95 Rebate

 
 
 

Basic Requirements

 

  • Must be a Tarrant County resident
  • One rebate per household
  • Must remove at least 125 sq ft of turf grass lawn and replace with a Go N Grow Pollinator Native Garden
  • Must remove and cap all irrigation heads in the turf removal area, unless converting to drip irrigation
  • A Go N Grow Monarch Magnet or Pocket Prairie Garden must be purchased and planted
  • Must submit a pre-application to confirm eligibility

How It Works

STEP 1: TAKE PHOTOS

Take photos of the area where you plan to remove grass and plant your Go N Grow Garden. 

  • Area must be at least 125 sq. ft. of turf grass lawn.

  • Area must be in full or part sun (at least 8 hours of direct sunlight a day).

STEP 2: SUBMIT A PRE-APPLICATION

Show us the photos of where you plan to remove grass to plant your Go N Grow Garden by submitting a pre-application. If the area is approved, you will receive a confirmation email within 5 business days. If the area is not approved, you will receive guidance on why and be eligible to apply again. Pre-applications must be received by April 11.

Apply here
STEP 3: PURCHASE A SPRING GO N GROW GARDEN

We recommend you purchase the Go N Grow Garden as soon as possible after they go on sale. The gardens sell out quickly! The Monarch Magnet or Pocket Prairie Gardens are eligible. Only gardens that will be picked up at one of the Tarrant County locations are eligible.

Garden Purchase Here!
STEP 4: PREP YOUR AREA AND PLANT YOUR GARDEN

Completely remove at least 125 sq. ft. of turf grass in the area. Pick up your Go N Grow Garden on April 11 at your chosen Tarrant County location. Plant your garden plants and apply mulch in the new bed.

  • Plant garden according to instructions provided with the Go N Grow Garden.
  • At least 2 inches of mulch must be applied on entirety of bare ground after planting.
STEP 5: TAKE FINAL PHOTOS AND SUBMIT A POST-APPLICATION

Take photos of all newly planted plants and entire mulched garden area. Submit a post-application by clicking the post-application link in the approval email. Post-applications must be received by April 30.

STEP 6: APPLICATION REVIEW

If all requirements are met and the final post-application is approved, you will receive a confirmation email by May 10 and a full $95 rebate for your Go N Grow Garden will be issued. If the post-application is not approved, you will receive guidance on why and be eligible to apply again, as long as it is before April 30.

  • Care for and maintain your garden according to instructions provided with the Go N Grow Garden.
  • Your garden will need to be hand watered until it is established.
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Manual Grass Removal Instructions

At least 125 square feet of turf grass lawn will need to be removed. Turf grass area must be healthy prior to removal. Grass may be dormant in late winter or early spring, but must be thick and healthy. Areas of bare ground or weeds do not qualify. Removal area must be in full or part sun (at least 8 hours of direct sunlight a day).

All vegetation will need to be completely removed. This can be done with a sod cutter, manually removed with a flat shovel, or the area can be tilled and raked. There should be no roots, runners, or leaves left after removal.

For Best Practices, Cap Your Sprinkler Heads in the New Area. Here’s Why:

Similar plant types with similar water requirements need to be grouped in zones together.

Once established, the native Texas plants will not need to be watered much, if at all.

Native Texas plants need very little water and turf grass needs a lot. If turf grass is being removed from a previously all grass zone and replaced with native plants, continuing to water that area with the turf zone will either result in over-watering the new plants or under-watering the remaining turf in the zone. Eventually, one or the other will suffer.

Most sprinkler zones that cover turf have rotor heads. Rotor heads work well for large areas of low growing vegetation. Once the garden grows up, rotor spray will be blocked by the taller vegetation and beat the taller plants down.

Lastly, the purpose of this program is to encourage water conservation. Continuing to water the area in the same way it has always been watered defeats the purpose.

Sprinkler Removal Instructions

We recommend new garden beds to be free of permanent automatic spray irrigation. If you have sprinklers, you can remove and cap the components. This includes unscrewing and completely removing the sprinkler head, then capping off the sprinkler line.

Converting from spray irrigation to drip irrigation is also an option, however the entire sprinkler zone will need to be converted. There are retrofit kits that make this conversion easy and they already include the necessary filter and pressure regulation. Spray irrigation and drip irrigation cannot be on the same zone. Drip lines will be attached to one of the sprinkler heads and all other sprinkler heads in the zone will need to be capped. For more information on drip irrigation conversion, watch this video .

Areas without permanent automatic spray irrigation also qualify provided it meets grass removal requirements.

Did you know we have a no-charge residential sprinkler system evaluation program? Click here to learn more.

What to Expect

Eligible pre-applications will be approved within 5 business days after the submission. Approvals will be sent to the email address provided in the application. If the area is not approved, you will receive guidance on why and be eligible to apply again. The approval email will also include a link to the post-application. All pre-applications must be received by April 11, but Go N Grow Gardens will likely be sold out well before that deadline.

We recommend you purchase your Go N Grow Garden as soon as possible! These gardens sell out quickly and you will not get a rebate if you are unable to purchase the garden!

Post-applications open on April 11, the day you will pick up your Go N Grow Garden. All post-applications must be received by April 30. Eligible post-applications will be approved by May 10. Approved rebates will be $95. The rebate will be issued by Rooted In and applied to/refunded to the payment method you used to purchase the Go N Grow Garden. Approvals will be sent to the email address provided in the application. If the area is not approved, you will receive guidance on why and be eligible to apply again, as long as it is before April 30.

Additional Stipulations

  • Existing flower/garden beds are not eligible.
  • Pre and Post applications must be submitted in full and approved to get a full rebate.
  • Rebate available to first 50 approved applicants.
  • TRWD reserves the right to use photos submitted in applications for program promotions. Identifying information such as name and address will not be used.
  • TRWD must be allowed to inspect the area if requested.
  • The Go N Grow Garden plants must all be planted in the ground in the newly created 125 sq. ft. garden bed. Plants cannot be planted in containers.
  • The planted area shown in the photos must be the same area that was approved in the pre-application.