Rip Your Strip
Get Paid to Transform your Parking Strip
As an official Localscapes® partner, Rip Your Strip is committed to providing you with a beautiful and functional landscape that takes into account Utah's unique climate.
Utah Water Savers offers a rebate up to $3 per square foot of lawn replaced in your parking strip.
The Problem
Your parking strip is costing you money and water.
That narrow strip of grass between your sidewalk and the street is the hardest piece of lawn to keep alive — and the most expensive.
Higher water bills
Your monthly bill keeps climbing while the lawn keeps dying.
Wasted water
Thousands of gallons disappear into a strip that's almost impossible to keep alive.
Constant upkeep
Always browning, full of weeds, and a pain to mow week after week.
Bad curb appeal
A patchy, dying strip drags down the look of your entire home.
Benefits
Why Should You Rip Your Strip?
Conserve Water
Utah is one of the driest states in the nation. Replacing your strip lawn with a water-efficient design helps conserve a scarce resource.
Increase Curb Appeal
Our designs include perennials, groundcover, pavers, and stone for a unique, beautiful landscape.
Save Money
Up to $3 per square foot back through Utah Water Savers — plus year-after-year savings on your water bill.
Low Maintenance
No more dragging the mower out. Drip irrigation and tough perennials mean fewer weekend chores.
Localscapes® Approved
Designs built for Utah's climate using plants that actually thrive here, year after year.
Done For You
Design, tearout, install, and irrigation — one trusted contractor handles the whole conversion.
How It Works
Five simple steps from grass to gorgeous.
Get a Free Quote
Tell us about your strip and we'll come measure and price it, no pressure.
Design
We design a Localscapes® plan tailored to your home and tastes.
Tearout
We rip out the grass and haul everything away.
Install
Plants, rock, and drip irrigation built to last.
Rebate
We help you file and claim your Utah Water Savers rebate.
Who We Are
Utah's parking strip specialists.
Rip Your Strip is a Utah-based, certified general contractor on a simple mission: design and install landscapes and sprinkler systems that are as efficient as they are beautiful.
We turn thirsty parking strips into low-maintenance, eye-catching spaces that save you money over time and conserve water — built for the way Utah actually grows.
From tearout and grading to drip irrigation and plant selection, our crew handles the whole conversion start to finish. Reach out to see what we can do for your home.
Cost & Savings
See how much you could get back.
Drag the sliders to estimate your rebate, project cost, and water savings. Most of our customers see the rebate cover a large portion of the project.
Total area: 300 sq ft
Potential Rebate
$900
Up to $3 / sq ft via Utah Water Savers
Est. Annual Water Saved
11,700 gal
Plus lower monthly water bills
Design Ideas
Beautiful, water-wise designs built for Utah.
Forget the stereotype of "rocks and dead twigs." Our Localscapes® designs use layered plantings, varied textures, decorative stone, and thoughtful spacing to create something that genuinely looks better than the grass it replaced.
Style 01
Layered Perennial Garden
Mounded soil, clusters of color, and decorative stone. Plants chosen for staggered bloom times so something is always flowering from spring through fall.
Style 02
Modern Stone & Groundcover
A clean, contemporary look pairing low-spreading groundcover with bold pavers and edging stone. Polished from the curb without ever needing a mower.
Style 03
Native Pollinator Meadow
Utah-native grasses, sage, yarrow, and rabbitbrush built to thrive on almost no supplemental water. Friendly to bees, butterflies, and the rebate program.
Some Recent Work
Real Utah transformations.
Program Eligibility
Receive a Cash Rebate When You Rip Your Strip
Receive a cash rebate of up to $3 per SQFT when you replace the lawn in your parking strip with a water-efficient design. Review the guidelines from Utah Water Savers* or read below to determine if you qualify.
General Requirements
- Park strip must currently have living, well-maintained lawn (no pre-killed lawn).
- Applicant in good standing with a participating water provider.
- Voluntary projects only — not those required by code or policy.
- All lawn must be removed and replaced with water-efficient landscaping.
- Artificial turf is not eligible.
- Rebate checks are paid to the property owner.
Planting Requirements
- Perennials must cover at least 50% of the strip at maturity (trees excluded).
- Plants may not exceed 24 inches at maturity for safety and visibility.
- Finish with 3–4 inches of gravel, bark, or compost mulch.
- Permeable landscape fabric only (not recommended).
- Concrete doesn't qualify; pavers, brick, and stone are permitted.
Irrigation Requirements
- Low-volume drip systems with visible filter and pressure regulator.
- Drip emitters rated 5 gallons per hour or less.
- Bubblers, micro-sprays, and soaker hoses are not allowed.
Rebate programs by water provider
Amounts, minimums, and rules vary by provider and city.
- Program name
- Landscape Incentive Program
- Amount per sq ft
- $0.50 – $3
- Project minimum
- 200 sq ft
- Annual incentive limit
- $50,000 per project
- Commercial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Institutional
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Industrial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Residential
- 35% maximum in front and side yards
- Plant cover at maturity
- 50% not including tree canopy
- Current Qualifying Cities
- Heber, Lehi, Sandy, Cottonwood Heights, Vineyard, Alpine, Salt Lake City and Millcreek
- Program name
- Landscape Incentive Program
- Amount per sq ft
- $0.50 – $3
- Project minimum
- 200 sq ft
- Annual incentive limit
- $50,000 in aggregate
- Commercial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Institutional
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Industrial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation areas
- Residential
- 35% maximum in front and side yards
- Plant cover at maturity
- 50% not including tree canopy
- Current Qualifying Cities
- All cities in JVWCD's service area qualify; only those that have adopted water efficiency standards qualify for the highest amount
- Program name
- Water Efficient Landscape Program
- Amount per sq ft
- $2
- Project minimum
- 300 sq ft
- Annual incentive limit
- $50,000 per project
- Commercial
- 0% unless it serves a functional purpose
- Institutional
- 0% unless it serves a functional purpose
- Industrial
- 0% unless it serves a functional purpose
- Residential
- 8% of the lot size; cap of 1,500–2,500 sq ft depending on municipality
- Plant cover at maturity
- 50%
- Current Qualifying Cities
- St George, Washington, Santa Clara and Ivins
- Program name
- Landscape Lawn Exchange
- Amount per sq ft
- $1 – $3
- Project minimum
- 250 sq ft
- Annual incentive limit
- $50,000 in aggregate
- Commercial
- 15% maximum allowances for recreation zones
- Institutional
- 15% maximum allowances for recreation zones
- Industrial
- 15% maximum allowances for recreation zones
- Residential
- 35% maximum in both front and side yards
- Plant cover at maturity
- 35% not including tree canopy, with exceptions for park strips
- Current Qualifying Cities
- Bountiful, Clearfield, Far West, Fruit Heights, North Salt Lake, Ogden, Summit County, Syracuse, Riverdale, Roy, Washington Terrace and West Haven
- Program name
- Landscape Incentive Program
- Amount per sq ft
- $1.50
- Project minimum
- 200 sq ft
- Annual incentive limit
- $50,000 in aggregate
- Commercial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation zones
- Institutional
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation zones
- Industrial
- 20% maximum outside of active recreation zones
- Residential
- 50% maximum in both front and side yards
- Plant cover at maturity
- 50% not including tree canopy
- Current Qualifying Cities
- Hyde Park City
*Eligibility set by Utah Water Savers and may change. We're not responsible for changes to eligibility requirements on the Utah Water Savers website.
Testimonials
Homeowners love their new strips.
"The rebate took a real chunk out of the cost, and the finished strip looks incredible."
"No more mowing the death strip. Crew was fast and professional."
"Our water bill dropped noticeably. Wish we'd done this years ago."
"From design to install, every step felt thoughtful. The strip is now the best part of our yard."
"Neighbors keep asking who did it. Way more curb appeal than grass ever gave us."
"I was nervous it would look like a rock pit. It looks like a designed garden."
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Contact Information
Phone
801-647-7255Email
info@utahbobcat.comService Area
Utah