Y.A.R.D.S. Resident Survey
Please review and check the answers that apply to your yard. Not every yard will have all these features. Use the comments section to highlight your special practices or to ask questions.
Name
First Name
Last Name
Email
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Address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
1. Who does your yard work? Please check one answer that best describes your yard care.
You and/or a family member
Heavy work by hired individual/company
Lawn care service - basic care (mowing, edging)
Lawn care service - all care
Property management or association
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2. How do you describe your yard’s curb appeal (attractiveness from the street)? Please check all that apply.
Neat/Tidy
Colorful
Well-balanced
Inviting
Stately
Charming
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3. Describe the plants in your yard. Please check all that apply.
Native plants (those that grow naturally in our area)
Drought-tolerant plants
Annual plants
Perennial plants
Groundcover plants
Sunny area plants
Shady area plants
Trees
Pollinator Plants
Shrubs/Bushes
Specimen Plants
Wildlife Habitat Plants
Plants varied in size
Plants varied in color
Plants varied in texture
Plants varied in shape
Comment
4. Describe the plants around the base of your house. Please check all that apply.
Plants shapes/sizes picked based on the shape of your house
Plants do not block windows
Mature plants
Young plants
Comment
5. What do you do to make your yard & garden easy to keep up? Please check all that apply. Are there more possibilities?
Use ground cover plants
Use Mulches
Have walls, fences, unclipped hedges
Plant easy-care plants
Group plants with same needs together
Comment
6. What do you do to save energy and fuel with your yard? Please check all that apply.
Planted or kept trees/other plants that provide shade
Use hand-powered gardening tools (edgers, lawn mowers, shears, saws, etc.)
Installed solar-powered garden lights, fountain pumps, and/or other energy-conserving yard gardening equipment
Comment
7. What do you do to save water in your yard? Please check all that apply.
I installed rain barrel(s)
I point my downspouts to drain onto grass, plant bed, or other absorbent landscape
I make sure my soil is covered with mulch or ground covers
I use plants that don’t need much water
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8. How do you water your yard? Please check all that apply.
Hoses
Movable systems
Soaker hoses
In ground system for watering
Water in the morning
Water in the afternoon
Water in the evening
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9. How do you fertilize? Please check all that apply.
Used fertilizer within past year on lawn
Fertilize in fall
Used fertilizer within past year on vegetables
Used fertilizer within past year on shrubs/trees
Fertilize in spring
Used fertilizer within past year on flowers
Fertilize in summer
Never Fertilize
Do not apply fertilizer within 20 feet of a waterway or storm drain
Use fertilizer with slow-release nutrients
Use water soluble fertilizer's
Sweep up fertilizer that lands on pavement/sidewalk
Comment
10. How do you control insects and mulch yard? Please check all that apply.
Spot-treat only in infested areas
Mulch with pine needles
Used chemical controls for insects, disease, or weeds in past year
Mulch with pine bark
Hand-pick or prune to control pests
Mulch with hardwood chips
My yard clippings are disposed of in compost pile
Mulch with leaves
My yard clippings are disposed of curbside
Mulch with composted materials
My yard clippings are used as mulch
Comment
11. What are some of the things you do to take care of your yard? Please check all that apply.
Sent off a soil test within the last three years
Dethatch grass
Prune plants properly
use compost
Pull weeds and use mulches to keep the weeds down
Mow my lawn as needed, no more than 1/3 of the grass blades each time
Aerate grass
Leave grass clippings on lawn
Make sure my yard is properly drained or use plants to help absorb water
Check my mower blade make sure it’s sharp
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12. What's special about your yard? Please check all that apply.
Wildlife habitat (food, water, shelter)
Creative pathways
Themes
Edible landscape
Water features
Unique drainage design
Yard ornaments
Vegetative buffers
Living shoreline
Walls, bridges, other hardscape
Outdoor living space
Ornamental landscape lighting
Other unique features (Explain in comment section)
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Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
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