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How this Portland family eliminated lawn care and increased their home’s value at the same time
How this Portland family eliminated lawn care and increased their home’s value at the same time
How this Portland family eliminated lawn care and increased their home’s value at the same time

Published on: 03/13/2026

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Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to replace turfgrass with gardens of native plants beneficial to pollinators.Nicole Wear doesn’t miss the lawn that once surrounded her family’s Portland home. Instead of a solid block of grass in the yard, she now sees prairie junegrass and other native plants swaying in the breeze.AFTER: Pollinators rely on clover, used as a turfgrass alternative in Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren's yard, as a source of food and habitat.BEFORE Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren were not using their grassy backyard but it still required mowing and water.Yards with less turfgrass, a dense ground cover that offers few resources for beneficial pollinators, and more water-saving, low-maintenance native plants attract butterflies and bees.Achillea millefolium 'Salmon Beauty' grows alongside a gravel path at the home of Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren. They worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass and create inviting outdoor spaces.The family moved into their house in 2020 during the pandemic, and like everyone hunkering at home when businesses and schools were closed, they needed outdoor spaces to entertain their children and relax with friends.It’s best to have a range of flower colors, shapes and sizes for butterflies, moths, bees, wasps and hummingbirds.A variety of native plants provide year-round nectar and pollen to butterflies, moths, bees, wasps and hummingbirds.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.Eastmoreland homeowners Nicole Wear and Calle Holmgren worked with Blueprint Earth to remove grass to create outdoor spaces.

Nicole Wear doesn’t miss the lawns that once surrounded her family’s Portland home. Instead of a solid block of turfgrass in the front yard, she now sees prairie junegrass swaying in the breeze.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/03/how-this-portland-family-eliminated-lawn-care-and-increased-their-homes-value-at-the-same-time.html

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