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CHESAPEAKE CLUB^SM Lawn Services

The Chesapeake Club Standard is a new branded lawn care regimen designed specifically for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake Club Standard is based on lawn service criteria established jointly by a group of lawn care professionals and government environmental stewards.

Landscapers and lawn professionals: Want to offer the Chesapeake Club standard? E-mail us at request@chesapeakeclub.org.

How the Chesapeake Club^SM Standard Works

Under the Chesapeake Club Standard lawn service option, lawn care professionals must:

• Keep fertilizer off any impervious surfaces. This may involve sweeping granules back into the grass from sidewalks, driveways and other areas after application;
• Leave behind Chesapeake Club lawn care materials provided by the Chesapeake Bay Program and explain to the homeowner that he/she should follow the provided lawn care guidelines if they perform any lawn care on their own;
• Visit the website twice a year – once before June 15 to sign up and once by November 15 to fill out a short online form estimating the area of lawn being serviced under the Chesapeake Club brand; and
• Meet ALL the nitrogen and phosphorus application criteria listed in the table below. These criteria require the lawn service to:
   
  • Limit the total amount of nitrogen applied during he year (based on the type of grass).
  • Apply fertilizer only after a specified date in the spring (based on the county, and the type of grass).
  • Apply fertilizer only before a specified date in the fall (based on the county, and the type of grass).
  • Only apply phosphorus to new lawns, or as deemed necessary through soil testing.