Green Home and Garden Tour – Sunday, June 7

The tour will include a mixture of new green homes, green renovations, and watershed-friendly gardens from Arlington County’s’ Green Home Choice‘ and’ StormwaterWise Landscapes‘ programs.

Join us to …

• Tour local green homes and environmentally-friendly gardens.
• Talk with local residents about their experiences greening their homes and making their yards more watershed-friendly.
• Pick up resources with ideas for your own yard and home.

Tour highlights include …

• Energy efficient technologies
• Solar elements
• Cisterns
• Water-saving technologies
• Native plants
• Rain gardens
• Rain barrels
• Wildlife habitats

Two Ways to Participate …

1. Self-Guided Option‘ (suggested donation $5
   Enjoy each garden at your own pace.’ Donate now‘ or donate by cash or check at the first site you visit.
2. Guided Cycling Option’ (suggested donation $10)
   Led by’ Bike Arlington, ride as a group from stop-to-stop, starting at the I-66 parking garage next to Washington-Lee High School located at N. Quincy Street and 15th Street N. in Arlington. Participants will meet at’ 12:45 p.m.and the tour will start at’ 1:00 p.m.‘ The group will return to the starting location by’ 5:00 p.m.‘ Reserve your spot today.

Download Tour Booklet

The’ 2015 Garden Tour Booklet, which contains a complete list of the homes and gardens that will be featured along with a description is available online.’ Download the tour booklet‘ today.

This tour is brought to you by’ EcoAction Arlington,’ Arlington County Department of Environmental Services‘ and’ Bike Arlington, who will’ All proceeds from the tour go to EcoAction Arlington to benefit environmental stewardship programs in Arlington.

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