Is your yard Bay-Wise Certified?
By Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation
(Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.)
The Maryland Bay-Wise Program Have you seen those Bay-Wise Certified signs popping up all over Crofton, Maryland, since Labor Day? At least thirty members of Crofton Village Garden Club have received their certification since then. If you live in Maryland, chances are there's a storm drain within a half-mile of your home - if not a stream, river, or the Chesapeake Bay itself. That's why our landscaping practices can impact the Bay, even if we live hours away from its shores. Better water quality through smarter gardening is what the Maryland Bay-Wise Program is all about - and it's MUCH easier than you might think to become Bay-Wise Certified. In fact, you may already follow landscape practices that satisfy the recommendations of the Master Gardeners who conduct the Bay-Wise home vis...
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