The proper management of fertilizers on turf and landscape areas helps prevent the accumulation of excess nutrients in ground and surface waters.
Accumulation of nutrients in groundwater used as a drinking water source can pose public health risks. Excess nutrients in surface waters upset the natural balance needed for healthy and productive rivers, lakes and streams.
Nutrient-enriched waters are prone to algal blooms and depletion of oxygen, resulting in a water body incapable of supporting fish and other aquatic organisms.
The Green & Clean initiative is an effort to help meet water quality standards set forth by the federal Clean Water Act and the state. Many of Virginia's water bodies are unhealthy and do not meet these standards. Voluntary actions from businesses, such as those that are a part of this initiative, can help protect the environment and improve degraded areas without creating a need for new regulations.
Green & Clean companies have committed to responsible lawn care practices. The Green & Clean Company seal may be used by those companies during the current calendar year and must be renewed at the end of each year.
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Check the list below of companies participating in the Green & Clean initiative. Companies that use the current year's Green & Clean Company seal (pictured) in promotional materials are active participants. If a lawn care operator maintains your home lawn or commercial property, and you don't see that company on the list, encourage them to contact DCR to become a part of the initiative.
For more information, contact DCR's Urban Nutrient Management Specialist Gonzalo Ortiz, gonzalo.ortiz@dcr.virginia.gov, Cell: 804-217-2010.
All Regions | Charlottesville-Staunton | Hampton Roads-Williamsburg | Middle Peninsula | Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg | Richmond | Roanoke-Southern Piedmont
Badger Lawn Services
243 Hickok Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-247-2551
Roanoke-Southern Piedmont
Brandon Rushing Lawn & Garden Care
7805 Cinder Bed Rd, Lorton, VA 22079
703-339-0067
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
First Class Lawn Care LLC
127 Vance Rd., Bridgewater, VA 22812
540-820-4368
Charlottesville-Staunton
Morris Lawn Maintenance and Virginia Landscapes
812 Plum Ave., Hampton, VA 23661
757-826-8779
Hampton Roads-Williamsburg
MowCow Lawn and Landscape
PO Box 71, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
703-425-5630
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
NaturaLawn of America
1612 Centerville Trnpke 310, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
757-479-0800
Hampton Roads-Williamsburg
NaturaLawn of America
8002 Flannery Court, Manassas, VA 20109
571-379-4739
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
Nexgreen Lawn Tree Care
5415 Yukon Ct., Frederick, MD 21703
301-712-9999
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
NuLeaf Lawn Care
8354 E Terminal Rd., Lorton, VA 22079
703-989-9405
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
Oaktree Property Care
4439 Forest Hill Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-862-8733
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg
Organic Green Lawn Care
36 Campbell Drive, Topping, VA 23169
804-758-4585
Middle Peninsula
OrganiCare Inc
POB 6424, Ashland, VA 23005
804-746-5855
Richmond
Wheat's Lawn and Landscaping
8620 Park St., Vienna, VA 22180
703-641-4790
Northern Virginia-Fredericksburg