Image | Title | Summary | Topic | Source | Date Published | hf:tax:residential_topic |
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![]() | A Virginian’s Year-Round Guide to Yard Care | This guide provides information on lawn care such as erosion control, irrigation, fertilization and weed control. | Landscaping, Lawn Care | DCR & CBP | landscaping lawn-care | |
![]() | Armed and Dangerous Invasive MULTIFLORA ROSE | Multiflora rose is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control multiflora rose. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2017 | invasive-species |
![]() | Assaults Fields, Forests, and Bottomlands CHINESE PRIVET | Chinese privet is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control Chinese privet. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2021 | invasive-species |
![]() | Backyard Composting | This document discusses the benefits of composting as well as how and what to compost. | Composting | VCE | 2013 | composting |
![]() | Better Backyard: A Citizen’s Resource Guide to Beneficial Landscaping and Habitat Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed | This report provides general information on environmentally-friendly landscaping throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The text covers everything you need to know from soil erosion to environmentally-friendly fertilizers. | Landscaping | Chesapeake Bay Program | 2001 | landscaping |
![]() | Build a Rain Barrel | This guide and video provides a step by step how to build a rain barrel. | Rain Barrels | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | rain-barrels | |
![]() | Build Your Own Rain Barrel | This guide walks you through how to build a rain barrel including materials and tools needed for the project. | Rain Barrels | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | rain-barrels | |
![]() | Common Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of Virginia | This guide provides information to identify common shrubs and vines in Virginia. | Native Plants | DOF | 2016 | native-plants |
![]() | Conservation Landscaping | This article explains the purpose of conservation landscaping. | Landscaping | Alliance For the Chesapeake Bay | landscaping | |
![]() | Conservation Landscaping Guidelines | This publication discusses the eight essential elements of conservation landscaping. | Landscaping, Pollinators | Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council | 2013 | landscaping pollinators |
![]() | Controlling Invasive Plants Effectively & Safely with Herbicides | This document discusses the use of herbicides for controlling invasive plants and the various ways to apply these herbicides. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2021 | invasive-species |
![]() | Creating Inviting Habitats | This publication examines the habitat requirements for birds, hummingbirds and butterflies, and then gives an overview of planning your garden space to accommodate them. | Landscaping, Native Plants, Pollinators | VCE | 2013 | landscaping native-plants pollinators |
![]() | Deceptive and Crafty Invasive MILE-A-MINUTE VINE | Mile-a-minute vine is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control mile-a-minute vine. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2017 | invasive-species |
![]() | Destroyer of Fields, Pastures and Woodlands AUTUMN OLIVE | Autumn olive is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control autumn olive. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2021 | invasive-species |
![]() | Fast and Furious Killer KUDZU | Kudzu is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control Kudzu. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2021 | invasive-species |
![]() | Furiously Aggressive Invasive TREE-OF-HEAVEN, AILANTHUS, PARADISE TREE | Tree of heaven is an invasive plant found in Virginia. This factsheet provides information on how to identify, where to look for, and how to control tree of heaven. | Invasive Species | Blue Ridge PRISM | 2017 | invasive-species |
![]() | Homeowner Guide For a More Bay-Friendly Property | This document provides a step by step approach for homeowners to decide whether to install a rain garden or other conservation practice on their property. The text covers how to design and install several practices from rain gardens to permeable hardscapes for homeowners to install on their own. | Landscaping | Chesapeake Stormwater Network | 2013 | landscaping |
![]() | How to Perform a Soil Infiltration Test | Demonstration video of performing a soil infiltration test. This test helps determine whether a practice that encourages rainwater infiltration is suitable for your property. | Stormwater | TJSWCD | 2023 | stormwater |
![]() | Landscaping for Wildlife | This article discusses the required elements for a wildlife habitat including food, water, cover and space. These elements are important when landscaping for wildlife. | Landscaping, Native Plants, Pollinators | US Forest Service | landscaping native-plants pollinators | |
![]() | Make a Rain Barrel with TJSWCD | Demonstration video of assembling a rain barrel kit. | Rain Barrels | TJSWCD | 2023 | rain-barrels |
![]() | Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping | This book discusses the benefits of conservation landscaping and provides information for a list of plants native to the Chesapeake bay watershed. | Landscaping, Native Plants, Pollinators | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | 2003 | landscaping native-plants pollinators |
![]() | Permeable Pavement | This factsheet provides information on what permeable pavement is, how it works, and how to properly maintain it. | Permeable Hardscapes | Virginia Cooperative Extension | 2019 | permeable-hardscapes |
![]() | Piedmont Native Plants: A Guide for Landscapers and Gardens | This guide recommends native plants that will add aesthetic beauty to your gardens and landscapes. | Native Plants | Piedmont Natives | native-plants | |
![]() | Piedmont Natives Plant Database | Native plants are historic to the region, help give us a sense of place, and are an important part of our local ecosystem. A panel of local experts chose these plants based on their current or potential availability, their overall aesthetic interest, and their likelihood to grow well without major care. | Native Plants | Albemarle County | native-plants | |
![]() | Pollinator Plants: Mid-Atlantic Region | This fact sheet features regionally native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators and are well-suited for small-scale plantings in gardens, urban greenspaces, and farm field borders, and on business and school campuses. | Pollinators | Xerces Society | 2017 | pollinators |
![]() | Rain Barrels | This fact sheet provides information on what rain barrels are and how they work. | Rain Barrels | VCE | 2018 | rain-barrels |
![]() | Rain Garden Design and Construction: A Northern Virginia Homeowner’s Guide | This is a step by step guide for installing a rain garden at home. This guide provides technical and practical information to help | Landscaping | Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District | 2009 | landscaping |
![]() | Rain Gardens | This webpage provides information on what rain gardens are, how they work, and considerations for constructing a rain garden. | Landscaping | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | landscaping | |
![]() | Rain Gardens Technical Guide | This guide provides information to create a landscape feature that will: solve drainage problems, address erosion problems, improve water quality, create wildlife habitat and/or create a garden focal point. | Landscaping, Native Plants | DOF | 2014 | landscaping native-plants |
![]() | Stormwater Runoff – meeting the challenges of a changing landscape | This brochure discusses ways homeowners can reduce pollution in runoff. | Lawn Care | Rivanna Stormwater Education Partnership | lawn-care | |
![]() | Summer Lawn Management: Watering the Lawn | This publication discusses different grass tolerance to drought, and efficient strategies to irrigating your lawn. | Lawn Care | VCE | 2019 | lawn-care |
![]() | The Rain Garden | This brochure discusses how to build a rain garden and the benefits of rain gardens. | Landscaping | Rivanna Stormwater Education Partnership | landscaping | |
![]() | Urban Water-Quality Management Rain Garden Plants | This guide provides instructions to create a rain garden including plant selection, installation, and maintenance. | Landscaping, Native Plants | VCE | 2009 | landscaping native-plants |
![]() | Vehicle Maintenance & Pollution Prevention | This brochure discusses how to reduce pollution during vehicle maintenance. | Stormwater | Rivanna Stormwater Education Partnership | stormwater | |
![]() | Watershed Stewards Academy Rainscaping Manual | This manual provides information on how to design, install, and maintain conservation practices including conservation landscaping, rain gardens, permeable hardscapes, infiltration practices, and green roofs, | Landscaping, Permeable Hardscapes | Watershed Stewards Academy | 2015 | landscaping permeable-hardscapes |
![]() | Yard Design – Design Your yard Online | This online tool is designed to help property owners in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed develop a plan to install a Rain Garden or Conservation Landscape in their yards. | Landscaping | Reduce Your Stormwater | N/A | landscaping |
Residential ResourcesThomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District2022-08-04T09:53:11-04:00