Outdoor Water Conservation Programs

Garden In A Box Discount

This program is available to Lakewood residential properties. When signing up Select "City of Lakewood resident" as your water utility.

Incentive: $25 discount on Garden In a Box kits, with an additional discount for income-qualified households.

How to sign up: Visit the Garden In a Box website. Select "City of Lakewood resident" as your water utility. 

Professionally designed for Colorado yards, these pre-assembled kits are super easy to install and can help you save around 7,300 gallons of water over the garden’s lifetime compared to a traditional grass lawn (not to mention helping you save on your water bill!).

Income-Qualified $100 discount: SOLD OUT 

This program is available to Lakewood residential households, HOAs, and non-residential properties. Just like a car, your sprinklers need an occasional check-up to make sure they’re working as efficiently as possible. Get your system checked with a free Slow the Flow sprinkler evaluation by Resource Central. Each sprinkler evaluation only lasts about 75 minutes, could save you 1,000s of gallons of water annually, and could help keep your lawn healthy. But wait, there’s more! After your evaluation, you may qualify to receive a free smart controller or rain sensor for even more water savings! 

Incentive: Free sprinkler system evaluation with option for a no-cost smart controller or rain sensor. 

How to Sign Up: Visit the Slow the Flow website or call 303-999-3824. Select "City of Lakewood" as your water utility. 

This program is available to Lakewood residential properties. The City of Lakewood and Resource Central want to help you transform your thirsty lawn into a beautiful, low-water landscape! Lakewood residents receive $500 off the Lawn Replacement Program when you commit to removing at least one 200-square-foot section of lawn and replacing it with beautiful, low-water, native landscape. This $500 credit can be put towards a Lawn Removal Service discount, free low-water Garden In A Box kits, or both. All you have to do is plan your project, choose your discounts, and apply online. After that, you’ll have a phone consultation with a Resource Central xeriscape advisor and be ready to remove some lawn! 

If the discounts are sold out, sign up for the Lawn Replacement Program Interest List. 

Incentive: $500 credit towards lawn removal services or Garden In A Box kits with turf removal commitment. 

How to Sign Up: Visit the Lawn Replacement Program website or call 303-999-3820 ext. 221 to enroll. Select "City of Lakewood" as your water utility.  

Do I qualify if my water utility is not the City of Lakewood?
Yes, if you are a Lakewood resident, you qualify for the Garden in a Box, Slow the Flow and Lawn Replacement incentives. Select “City of Lakewood” as your water utility provider.

I previously replaced my lawn with xeriscaping. Can I receive a rebate for that work?
No, the incentives are only available for work that has not yet been completed.

Can I stack discounts from my water utility?
No, if your water utility is providing the same program discount or incentive as what the city is offering, you will only receive one discount.

My water provider is giving the same discount for the program I’m interested in. Who should I select as my water utility when signing up?
Select your water utility if they are providing the same service and discount. If the discount is no longer available or is not offered by your water utility, then select “City of Lakewood” as your water utility provider to receive the discount.