BACK YARDS ON THE BAY
A yard care guide for the coastal homeowner

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
• INTRODUCTION
  

• SECTION 1: Diagram of good vs. bad backyard on the bay

• SECTION 1A: Salt Marsh Diagram

• SECTION 2: Evaluation of your yard's impact on the Bay.

• SECTION 3: Bay friendly yard care tips

• SECTION 4: Coastal Erosion and Seawalls

• SECTION 5: Septic Systems

• SECTION 6: How to create a buffer of Native Plants

• SECTION 7: How to determine if you need a permit

• APPENDIX 1: Coastal Buffer
  Site Plan
• APPENDIX 2: 
  Native Plant List
• APPENDIX 3: Invasive Plants
• APPENDIX 4: Planting Guidelines
• APPENDIX 5: Sources of Native Plants
• APPENDIX 6: Technical Assistance
• APPENDIX 7: References and Sources of Information

Appendix 1: Site Plan of Coastal Buffer

Plant List:

• A - Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
• B - Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
• C - Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana)
• D - Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia)
• E - Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
• F - Bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica)
• G - Winterberry (Trex verticillata)
• H - Inkberry (Trex glabia)
• I - Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina)
• J - Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis)
• K - Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
• L - Perennials: New England Aster (Aster novee-angliae): Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia serobina): Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
• M - Ground Cover: Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia tragariodes);

| TABLE OF CONTENTS | INTRODUCTION | SECTION 1 | SECTION 2 | SECTION 3 | SECTION 4 | SECTION 5 | SECTION 6 |
SECTION 7 | APPENDIX 1 | APPENDIX 2 | APPENDIX 3 | APPENDIX 4 | APPENDIX 5 | APPENDIX 6 | APPENDIX 7 |