{"id":10871,"date":"2017-05-02T18:52:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/?p=10871"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T03:44:35","slug":"world-naked-gardening-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/gardening\/world-naked-gardening-day-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best Cities for Observing Naked Gardening Day 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note: See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/studies\/best-cities-world-naked-gardening-day\/\">updated story on World Naked Gardening Day<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <p>Every first Saturday of May, thousands of nudists and horticulturists around the world strip down and head\u00a0outdoors to celebrate World Naked Gardening Day.<\/p> <p>Originally founded in 2005, the mission of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wngd.org\/\">World Naked Gardening day<\/a>\u00a0is &#8220;to move toward a healthy sense of both body acceptance and our relation to the natural environment.&#8221;<\/p> <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\"> <div style=\"padding: 8px;\"> <div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 35.23148148148148% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div> <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFH9yw7PhrJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy world naked gardening day! #wngd #urbanfarming<\/a><\/p> <p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Green City Acres (@greencityacres) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-07T23:27:51+00:00\">May 7, 2016 at 4:27pm PDT<\/time><\/p> <\/div> <\/blockquote> <p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/> As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\">lawn mowing company<\/a>,\u00a0we&#8217;re big fans of all things gardening, and while we normally see it done clothed, who are we to judge? \u00a0So every year, we rank the top cities in the United States to observe the eccentric holiday that is World Naked Gardening day.<\/p> <h3>Gardening in the rain?<\/h3> <p>If you compare this year&#8217;s ranking to last year&#8217;s, you&#8217;ll notice that many cities have dropped off the list. \u00a0For example, last year&#8217;s winner Miami is nowhere to be found.<\/p> <p>The reason for the shakeup? \u00a0Well, as fate would have it, meteorologists are predicting rain throughout the nation. \u00a0In fact, 84 of the top 100 metro areas by population had\u00a0some amount of rainfall in the forecast.<\/p> <p>But a little rain shouldn&#8217;t deter enthusiasts from\u00a0celebrating. \u00a0In fact, on the\u00a0first instance of the holiday &#8211; September 20, 2005 &#8211; there was nearly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/history\/airport\/KBFI\/2005\/9\/10\/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Seattle&amp;req_state=WA&amp;req_statename=Washington&amp;reqdb.zip=98101&amp;reqdb.magic=1&amp;reqdb.wmo=99999\">half inch of rain in Seattle<\/a>, where World Naked Gardening Day founder Mark Storey is from.<\/p> <p>Not game for rainy-day, nude gardening? \u00a0In a 2011 interview,\u00a0Storey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/id\/43018053\/ns\/today-today_news\/t\/not-dirty-play-dirt-world-naked-gardening-day\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThere could be some little old lady in an apartment building in the middle of a big city, trying to put her potted plant into a bigger pot. That would count.&#8221; \u00a0So it is possible to observe the holiday\u00a0indoors, apparently.<\/p> <h3>Ranking Methodology<\/h3> <p>Though many nudists throughout the country may have to put up with rain,\u00a0there are plenty of cities where outdoor naked gardening is ideal this year. \u00a0We compiled\u00a0May 6th&#8217;s weather forecast for the top 100 US metro areas by population, then used various data points to rank cities by how favorable the conditions are for nude gardening. \u00a0In order to qualify for the ranking,\u00a0a city could not have rainfall in the forecast.<\/p> <p>From there, we weighed the following four factors:<\/p> <ul> <li>High temperature<\/li> <li>Humidity<\/li> <li>Wind speed<\/li> <li>Cloudiness<\/li> <\/ul> <p>All data was pulled from <a href=\"https:\/\/openweathermap.org\">Open Weather Map<\/a>, aside from humidity which came from <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.com\">Weather.com<\/a>.<\/p> <p>We compared the\u00a0four factors against the following\u00a0ideal weather benchmarks:<\/p> <ul> <li>High temperature of 75 degrees<\/li> <li>Humidity of 45 percent<\/li> <li>5 mph wind (light breeze)<\/li> <li>0% Cloudiness<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Once compared with the ideal benchmarks, the four factors were evenly weighted to come up with the final rankings. \u00a0Our scale is from 1 to 4, with 4 being the most ideal for\u00a0naked gardening.<\/p> <h3>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/houston-tx-lawn-care\">Houston, TX<\/a><\/h3> <p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10383 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime.jpg\" alt=\"houston-tx\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime-99x55.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime-610x339.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/houston-skyline-daytime-800x445.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 74 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 48%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 4.45 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/dallas-tx-lawn-care\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/fort-worth-tx-lawn-care\">-Ft Worth<\/a><\/h3> <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7790 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas TX\" width=\"1000\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas-127x55.jpg 127w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas-610x264.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/dallas-800x346.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 70 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 50%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 4.72 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/baton-rouge-la-lawn-care\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/a><\/h3> <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9636 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Baton-Rouge-Skyline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 68 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 49%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 4.22 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <p>Baton Rouge kicked out nearby\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/new-orleans-la-lawn-care\">New Orleans<\/a> this year as the sole Louisiana contender.<\/p> <h3>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/omaha-ne-lawn-care\">Omaha, NE<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4508 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/heartland-of-america-omaha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/heartland-of-america-omaha.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/heartland-of-america-omaha-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/heartland-of-america-omaha-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/heartland-of-america-omaha-610x415.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 63 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 55%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 4.8 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/tulsa-ok-lawn-care\">Tulsa, OK<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4955 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tulsa-ok.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa OK\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tulsa-ok.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tulsa-ok-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tulsa-ok-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tulsa-ok-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 63 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 54%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 5.56 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>6) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/oklahoma-city-ok-lawn-care\">Oklahoma City, OK<\/a><\/h3> <h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6769 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oklahoma-city-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma City skyline\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oklahoma-city-skyline.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oklahoma-city-skyline-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oklahoma-city-skyline-73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oklahoma-city-skyline-610x458.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/h3> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 66 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 56%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 4.29 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>7) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/austin-tx-landscaping\">Austin, TX<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5600 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/austin-texas-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/austin-texas-skyline.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/austin-texas-skyline-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/austin-texas-skyline-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/austin-texas-skyline-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 79 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 43%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 3.89 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 21%<\/p> <h3>8) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/springfield-mo-lawn-care\">Springfield, MO<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10884 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo.jpeg\" alt=\"springfield-mo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo-82x55.jpeg 82w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/springfield-mo-800x534.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 57 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 54%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 5.5 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>9) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/mcallen-tx-lawn-care\">McAllen, TX<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8511 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mcallen-tx.jpg\" alt=\"McAllen TX\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mcallen-tx.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mcallen-tx-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mcallen-tx-101x55.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mcallen-tx-610x334.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 89 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 43%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 6.61 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>10) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/little-rock-ar-lawn-care\">Little Rock, AR<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/little-rock-ark.jpg\" alt=\"Little Rock Arkansas\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/little-rock-ark.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/little-rock-ark-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/little-rock-ark-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/little-rock-ark-610x408.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 62 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 56%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 5.8 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>11) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/wichita-ks-lawn-care\">Wichita, KS<\/a><\/h3> <h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wichita-ks.jpg\" alt=\"Wichita KS\" width=\"720\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wichita-ks.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wichita-ks-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wichita-ks-91x55.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wichita-ks-610x367.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/h3> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 65 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 59%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 5.74 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>12) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/san-antonio-lawn-care\">San Antonio, TX<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices.jpg\" alt=\"san-antonio-lawn-service-pricing\" width=\"1400\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices-113x55.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/san-antonio-lawn-service-prices-800x389.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 85 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 54%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 3.65 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <p>We hear there are some great, nude friendly\u00a0destinations in nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/new-braunfels-tx-lawn-care\">New Braunfels<\/a>.<\/p> <h3>13) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/kansas-city-mo-lawn-care\">Kansas City, MO<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kansas-city-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City MO\" width=\"720\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kansas-city-skyline.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kansas-city-skyline-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kansas-city-skyline-94x55.jpg 94w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kansas-city-skyline-610x356.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 62 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 53%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 6.53 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>14) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/minneapolis-mn-lawn-care\">Minneapolis, MN<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/minneapolis-cherry.jpg\" alt=\"Minneapolis cherry\" width=\"720\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/minneapolis-cherry.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/minneapolis-cherry-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/minneapolis-cherry-69x55.jpg 69w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/minneapolis-cherry-610x490.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 60 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 49%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 7.31 mph<br \/> <strong>Cloudiness:<\/strong> 0%<\/p> <h3>15)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/des-moines-ia-lawn-care\">Des Moines, IA<\/a><\/h3> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/des-moines-ia.jpg\" alt=\"Des Moines IA\" width=\"720\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/des-moines-ia.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/des-moines-ia-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/des-moines-ia-97x55.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p> <p><strong>High Temperature:<\/strong> 61 degrees<br \/> <strong>Humidity:<\/strong> 49%<br \/> <strong>Wind Speed:<\/strong> 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