The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC)’s 2008 Conservation Landscaping Contest is open. The competition celebrates properties around the Chesapeake Bay watershed that adhere to the CCLC’s “Eight Elements of Conservation Landscaping.” These “Eight Elements” list sustainable landscape guidelines, including elements that promote clean ground water, wildlife habitat, and healthy soils.
Winning entries will showcase gardens that are both beautiful and environmentally friendly. Sites may be residential or non-residential, and must be located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed (which covers sections of MD, VA, PA, DE, WV, and NY). Novice gardeners, students, schools, businesses and professionals are all welcome to enter up to three sites each.
Contest applications and the “Eight Elements” guideline list can be found on the CCLC Web site www.chesapeakelandscape.org.
Submit applications and photos electronically by Aug. 1 to: CLcontest@chesapeakelandscape.org, or mail hard copies to: CL CONTEST, c/o P.O. Box 701, Severna Park, MD 21146.
Winning sites will be announced by mid-September, and featured on the CCLC Web site. They may also be chosen as a 2008 field trip location with the permission of the property owner. Applicants for the winning sites will receive conservation landscaping-oriented prizes, while participation prizes will be offered to all applicants who meet the rules of the contest.