You and Your Land, a Homeowner's Guide for the Potomac River Watershed

This hands-on publication is packed with a variety of practical information designed to aid homeowners in the economical care and maintenance of their property. It provides a simple step-by-step approach to solving common problems found in most yards, gardens or common areas.

You may click on the chapter links below to read the text-only version. To view the text with illustrations, you must view or download You and Your Land in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your system to view these files. The Reader can be downloaded and installed free from Adobe. Some of the files are large and may take a few minutes to download.

• Climate and Local Conditions (text only)
• Climate and Local Conditions (PDF)

• Soils and Drainage (text only)
• Soils and Drainage (PDF, large file, 297k)

• Landscaping and Gardening (text only)
• Landscaping and Gardening (PDF, large file, 395k)

• Beyond Your Backyard--Common Land, Rain Gardens, Ponds, Wetlands, Pastures, Waterfront Property, Woodlands and Forests (text only)
• Beyond Your Backyard--Common Land, Rain Gardens, Ponds, Wetlands, Pastures, Waterfront Property, Woodlands and Forests (PDF)

• Controlling Pests (text only)
• Controlling Pests (PDF)

• Tools (text only)
• Tools (PDF)

• Glossary (text only)
• Glossary (PDF)

• Plant Tables (PDF) No text version online.