It's time to rethink your lawn.

Instead of filling your yard with grass that needs to be maintained, mowed, watered and manicured, why not replace it with flowering plants, which provides food and habitat for bees?

Here's a basic way of removing sod in your yard:

Check out these awesome lawn-free yards for some inspiration:

Beautiful flowering ground cover

Love the "carpeted" feel that this space has.

Succulents galore!

Easy to grow wild flowers and shrubs:

Lavender and mini mountains of thyme:

***Images linked to their source, so you can find more inspiration and instructions on how to recreate these lawn-free spaces).***