Home Turf

A Healthy Virginia Lawns program

If you are having concerns about your home lawn, learn what you can do to maintain a healthy lawn. Trained Master Gardeners from our Home Turf, a Healthy Virginia Lawns Program, answer your lawn care questions and provide you research-based and environmentally sound information about maintaining your lawn.

• Volunteers conduct on-site visits to evaluate your turfgrass, measure the lawn area and prepare a map, and collect one or more soil samples.
• Soil test results are sent to the Virginia Tech Soil Lab for analysis and a personalized 3-year Nutrient Management Plan will be developed for the lawn.
• Master Gardeners will discuss the plan with the homeowner and answer questions regarding proper lawn maintenance in Fairfax County.

We will begin accepting applications here for 2025 on May 1.