LawnByCounty

New Mexico Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 33 counties · Average LDS: 47/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

New Mexico covers USDA hardiness zones 6–8, with lawn difficulty averaging 47/100 across 33 counties. Buffalograss is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

New Mexico grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

33/33

Avg best fit

94%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Mora County366a
Los Alamos County387b
Union County426b
Bernalillo County437b
Harding County436b
Grant County447b
Roosevelt County447b
Otero County458a
Socorro County457b
Chaves County467b
Curry County467a
Quay County467a
Sierra County468a
Taos County476a
Valencia County477b
De Baca County487a
Doña Ana County488b
Eddy County488a
Hidalgo County488a
Lea County488a
Luna County488a
Rio Arriba County487a
San Miguel County486b
Catron County496a
Cibola County496a
Colfax County496a
Guadalupe County497a
McKinley County496a
Santa Fe County496b
Torrance County496b
Lincoln County507a
San Juan County517a
Sandoval County517a