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8 Steps to a Jersey-Friendly Landscape

Follow some or all of these steps to start transforming your property into a Jersey-Friendly Landscape.

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Step 1: Plan Before You Plant

The key to having healthy plants and a beautiful landscape is planning. You can save both time and money by matching plants to the conditions in your yard.

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Step 2: Start with Healthy Soil

Don’t treat your soil like dirt! Maintaining healthy soil is an important step to having an attractive and productive yard and garden and a healthy environment.

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Step 3: Water Wisely

More than seven billion gallons of fresh water are used every day to irrigate landscapes, and as much as 50 percent of the water is wasted from inefficient watering methods.

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Step 4: Fertilize Less

Too much fertilizer not only harms plants – it also pollutes our lakes, rivers and bays.

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Step 5: Minimize Risks When Managing Pests

Minimize this risk in your yard by understanding and managing pest problems using safer, non-toxic methods.

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Step 6: Reduce Lawn Size

Lawns are more costly and time-consuming to maintain, have a greater environmental burden, and are not as wildlife-friendly as other landscaping choices.

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Step 7: Create Wildlife Habitat

In your Jersey-Friendly yard, you can create a refuge for wildlife by providing food, water, shelter, and places to raise young.

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Step 8: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in the Yard

Composting organic matter is just one way to reduce, reuse, and recycle in your Jersey-Friendly Yard.

Jersey Yards Certification Program

Jersey Yards Certification Program

If you’re a resident, school, or municipality located in the Barnegat Bay watershed, you’re eligible to enroll in one of our Jersey-Friendly Yards Certification Programs.

2026 Conference

2026 Conference

Join us for our 8th Annual Jersey-Friendly Yards Conference: Principles of Permaculture in Your Jersey-Friendly Yard!

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