{"id":2700,"date":"2023-07-20T04:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T04:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:11:08","slug":"were-looking-for-ecolawns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/2023\/07\/20\/were-looking-for-ecolawns\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Looking for Ecolawns!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of five people are looking at a series of ecolawn study plots, while a female scientist is talking about ecolawns.\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" width=\"614\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2023\/07\/image1-2019-10-0818-11-09.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ecolawn research plots at OSU&#8217;s Lewis Brown Turfgrass Research Farm in 2019.<br>Photo: Brooke Edmunds, Oregon State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is an ecolawn?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An ecological lawn, or ecolawn, is a reduced input alternative to a conventional mowed grass lawn. While numerous possibilities for an ecolawn exist, they all include <em><strong>multiple low-growing herbaceous plants that work well together and require less mowing, fertilizer and irrigation<\/strong><\/em>. In addition to reducing maintenance and resource utilization, they also provide important habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Help us find examples!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking for examples of beautiful ecolawns throughout western Oregon. A few requirements:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Includes 3 or more different herbaceous broadleaf plants; additional grasses optional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mutually compatible and ecologically stable when grown together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installed for 2+ years (Spring 2021 or earlier)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All or most plants less than 1 foot in height<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looks good all year (and most of your neighbors would agree that it looks good \ud83d\ude0a)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Needs little to no water to stay green through dry summer months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Little mowing (once per month to once per year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Little or no fertilizer and no pesticides following installation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to find, understand and share your (or your neighbor\u2019s) ecolawn. Ecolawns are part of a more sustainable future for Oregon. If you have a good example, please email 2-3 photos and contact information to Dr. Phil Allen, Visiting Professor in Horticulture at Oregon State University:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:allephil@oregonstate.edu\">allephil@oregonstate.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to find, understand and share your (or your neighbor\u2019s) ecolawn. 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