LawnByCounty

New Mexico Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 33 counties · Average LDS: 46/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

New Mexico covers USDA hardiness zones 6–8, with lawn difficulty averaging 46/100 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
Los Alamos County367b
Union County406b
Bernalillo County417b
Harding County416b
Sierra County418a
Grant County427b
Roosevelt County427b
Doña Ana County438b
Eddy County438a
Lea County438a
Luna County438a
Otero County438a
Socorro County437b
Chaves County447b
Curry County447a
Mora County446a
Quay County447a
Valencia County457b
De Baca County467a
Hidalgo County468a
San Miguel County466b
Guadalupe County477a
Santa Fe County476b
Torrance County476b
Lincoln County487a
San Juan County497a
Sandoval County497a
Taos County556a
Rio Arriba County567a
Catron County576a
Cibola County576a
Colfax County576a
McKinley County576a