Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog

Eco-Friendly Resources for the Metro DC Area

 Arlington Viginia

• Brush, mulch and dirt (free mulch)
• Leaf Collection
• Green Gardening
• Composting
• Grasscycling
• Invasive plants
• Rain barrels
• Watersheds and stormwater
• Rain gardens
• Other internet resources
• Living Near a Stream

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DC Water

• Water conservation
• Watersense
• Conserving Water Outdoors
• Waterwise landscaping guide pdf

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 City of Fairfax

• Wise water use
• How homeowners can protect city streams
• Protecting our water resources

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 Fairfax County 

• Celebrated Trees of Fairfax County
• Mosquitos
  You and your land
• Landscaping and Irrigation
•        Planting and Location
•        Irrigation
•        Trees and Shrubs
•        Groundcover, Perennials, Vines, and Ornamental Grasses
•        Lawns
•        Composting
•        Vegetable Gardens
• Controlling Pests
•        What Are Pests?
•        Integrated Pest Management
•        Insect Control
•        Weed Control
•        How Pesticides Work
•        Using Pesticides Safely
•        Storing Pesticides Safely
•        Applying Pesticides Safely
• Beyond Your Backyard
•        Common Lands
•        Rain Gardens
•        Healthy Streams and Riparian Restoration
•        Ponds
•        Managing Wetlands
•        Managing Pastures
•        Managing Animal Wastes
•        Managing Waterfront Properties
•        Managing Urban Woodlands and Forest Resources
• Climate and Local Conditions
•        Local Climate
•        The Shape of Your Land
• Soils and Drainage
•        Why Soils Matter
•        Knowing Your Soil
•        Improving Your Soil
•        Soil Erosion
•        Drainage
•        Managing Septic Drainfields
•        Testing Your Well Water
• Water quality stewardship Guide
•        Everyone Lives in a Watershed
•        Water Conservation Is Everyone's Job
•        Earth Depends on Good Water Quality
•        Water Pollution's Causes and Effects
•        Looking Closer at NPS Pollution
•        Five Types of NPS Pollution
•        Storm Drains Are Not Trash Cans
•        Let's Work for Clean Water
•        Riparian Zones Maintain Stream Health
•        Water Quality Monitoring
•        The Septic System and the Watershed
•        Mulching: An Organic Way to Recycle
•        Composting: An Alternative to Disposal
•        Organize and Affiliate with Others
• Identify and Prevent nonspoint source pollition
• Stormwater
•  Learn About Stormwater from Stormy the Raindrop!
•           Countywide Stormwater Service District
•           Proper Discharge of Swimming Pool Water
•           Volunteer Opportunities 
• Trees

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 Fairfax Water

• Conservation
• Educational materials for kids

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 City of Falls Church

• Free leaf mulch
• Find a tree care company
• Neighborhood  tree program

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 Frederick County Solid Waste

• Mulch and premium compost
• Composting at home
• Grasscycling

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Town of Leesburg

• Natural Landscaping

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 Loudon Water

• Conservation
• 100 ways to save water
• Loudon Water Preferred Irrigation contractors

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 Maryland Department of the Environment

• Tips for the Home Gardener for efficient water use
• Land Fact Sheets – including many gardening tips
• Water Fact Sheets – conservation and water quality

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  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

• Wise water use campaign

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 Prince William County Service Authority

• How to program your irrigation system controller

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 City of Rockville 

• Conservation Landscaping
• Reduce your lawn
• Use native plants
• Reduce pesticide use
• Watersheds in Rockville

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Virginia County Extension

• Index of publications
• Building healthy soil
• Waterwise landscape

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 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

• Water conservation tips
• WSSC's Native Plant Garden for Butterflies and Birds
• Scott's Cove Streambank Restoration Project
• Birds of Prey of Patuxent Watershed
• Water Birds of Patuxtent Watershed
• Song Birds of Patuxtent Watershed 
•  Fish of Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs 
•  Friends of Brighton Dam Facebook page
• Water Conservation Landscaping. pdf file (English)
• Water Conservation Landscaping pdf file (Spanish)

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Written by Betsy S. Franz on September 19, 2011