![Carolyn Lessard A lawn with a mix of grass and other groundcovers appears at a property in Waitsfield, Vt. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. If your lawn is large, consider replacing part of it with flower beds and borders, or a groundcover like clover. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a4ef50c086243da99d9187b378b8be1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A lawn with a mix of grass and other groundcovers appears at a property in Waitsfield, Vt. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. If your lawn is large, consider replacing part of it with flower beds and borders, or a groundcover like clover. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)
![Uncredited This June 5, 2024, image shows a lawn that incorporates both turfgrass and clover. (Jessica Damiano via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9639bebd12d64f39a1227c21a8cb61c0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This June 5, 2024, image shows a lawn that incorporates both turfgrass and clover. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
![Carolyn Lessard Various wild flowers and weeds surround a property in Waitsfield, Vt. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. There are ways to keep some lawn and maintain it in a way more beneficial to pollinators. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8b1c378503b94ab196f33113372d633d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Various wild flowers and weeds surround a property in Waitsfield, Vt. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. There are ways to keep some lawn and maintain it in a way more beneficial to pollinators. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)
![Uncredited This June 5, 2024, image shows a lawn that has been minimized with the addition of flower beds. (Jessica Damiano via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/13b2a1ee950b46a7916f1dcfbeb37ff4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
This June 5, 2024, image shows a lawn that has been minimized with the addition of flower beds. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
![Julia Rubin A strip of lawn, including grass and clover, winds between flower beds in a yard in Westchester County, N.Y., on June 11, 2024. There are ways to keep some lawn and maintain it in a way more beneficial to pollinators. (Julia Rubin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/51474f5e4a484e9cbdfbab71ae8bdfaf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A strip of lawn, including grass and clover, winds between flower beds in a yard in Westchester County, N.Y., on June 11, 2024. There are ways to keep some lawn and maintain it in a way more beneficial to pollinators. (Julia Rubin)