2023 Winners

Aerial photo of a white house with a large variety of native plants in the front yard
photo of two red lawn chars surrounded by a garden of thriving plants

Brookland

Sustainable Practices:

  • Lawn Reduction
  • Native Plants
  • Pollinator Garden
  • Rain Barrels
  • Reduction/Elimination of Pesticides and Fertilizers
aerial photo of a tan house with a many garden beds in the front yard that are enclosed with a wooden fence
photo of several garden beds that are surrounded by gravel and full of green plants

Fairfield

Sustainable Practices:

  • Reused Materials
  • Lawn Reduction
  • Native Plants
  • Pollinator Garden
  • Rain Barrels
  • Reduction/Elimination of Pesticides and Fertilizers
  • Solar Panels
photo of house with a front yard that is overflowing with thriving plants
aerial photo of a backyard containing many plants and pathways made of old pine needles

Three Chopt

Sustainable Practices:

  • Reused Materials
  • Lawn Reduction
  • Native Plants
  • Pollinator and Rain Gardens
  • Rain Barrels
  • Reduction/Elimination of Pesticides and Fertilizers
photo of several plants in pots sitting on the ground next to a black compost bin
photo of two white raised plant beds filled with thriving plants

Tuckahoe

Sustainable Practices:

  • Composting
  • Permeable Pavement
  • Lawn Reduction
  • Native Plants
  • Pollinator Garden
  • Reduction/Elimination of Pesticides and Fertilizer
aerial photo of a house with a well-kempt front yard
photo of a sizable garden filled with healthy plants

Varina

Sustainable Practices:

  • Native Plants
  • Pollinator Garden
  • Rain Water Collection
  • Reduction or Elimination of Pesticides and Fertilizers
photo of a large group of black-eyed Susan flowers growing from the soil
aerial photo of four wooden raised beds standing in the grass next to a parking lot

Clean Business

Lynnhaven School

Sustainable Practices:

  • Garden Club
  • Native Plants
  • Reduction of Impermeable Surfaces
  • Bluebird Box Trail