Creating a Sustainable Landscape with Carolina Yards
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
LANDSCAPING
What Is Carolina Yards?
A Carolina Yard is a Work in Process
Each action that you take or have already taken earns you
“inches” or credits on the Carolina YardStick.
A yard that measures up to at least 36 inches is a
Carolina Yard!
Earning inches can be as easy as installing a rain
barrel, adding new native plants, having a soil test done,
starting a compost bin, or removing invasive plants.
Certify Your Yard
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Carolina Yards
Scorecard
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55 Actions
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110 Inches of Credit
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Minimum 36” for
Certification
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Certify Your Yard Page
The 12 Principles
The Carolina Yards’ 12 Principles guide you through
the elements that make a yard:
Healthy
Environmentally friendly, and
A positive environmental factor in their neighborhoods
and surrounding waterways.
Transform your yard into a Carolina Yard, a work in progress that promotes environmentally friendly practices. Earn credits by taking actions like installing rain barrels, adding native plants, or starting a compost bin. Certify your yard by meeting minimum credit requirements and following the 12 guiding principles. Contribute to a healthier environment and community through sustainable landscaping initiatives.
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BUILDING A BETTER WORLD THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING
A Carolina Yard is a Work in Process Each action that you take or have already taken earns you inches or credits on the Carolina YardStick. A yard that measures up to at least 36 inches is a Carolina Yard! Earning inches can be as easy as installing a rain barrel, adding new native plants, having a soil test done, starting a compost bin, or removing invasive plants.
Certify Your Yard Carolina Yards Scorecard 55 Actions 110 Inches of Credit Minimum 36 for Certification Certify Your Yard Page
The 12 Principles The Carolina Yards 12 Principles guide you through the elements that make a yard: Healthy Environmentally friendly, and A positive environmental factor in their neighborhoods and surrounding waterways.
