My Backyard is a self-guided program designed to assist and guide residents with healthy soil, lawns, trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, and more.
Virginia Cooperative Extension Loudoun County Master Gardeners educate on environmentally sound landscape management practices for the homeowner. Conservation and preservation of our natural resources, like soil and water, is the ultimate goal. My Backyard is a self-guided program designed to assist and guide residents with healthy soil, lawns, trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, and more. Here is our brochure: My Backyard Program.
The good news is that you can help protect Virginia’s natural resources and still enjoy a vibrant, healthy yard. By taking part in the My Backyard program, you receive education necessary to implement an environmental landscape management plan for your own yard, which will save you both time and money, making it even easier to enjoy. You can also certify your yard and become a Watershed Partner using our yardstick evaluation scorecard! Does your yard measure up?