Welcome!
We are gardeners in New Rochelle (in Westchester county, NY) devoted to creating yards that are free of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that harm our environment. We see gardening as a means to create a beautiful and healthy environment for humans, plants, insects and wildlife.
Our purpose is to provide information and encouragement for creating healthy and sustainable yards. We welcome participants who are new to healthy gardening, as well as experts. Check the sections below for more details about our group, what we do, and how to contact us for more.
See you in the Spring!
We'll post our upcoming events here.
Learn more about Healthy Yards
Healthy Yards was founded in 2010 based on the Great Healthy Yards Project started by Diane Lewis, M.D.. It has grown as a grass-roots organization to include several towns in Westchester county in New York State. To learn more about what we mean by a "healthy yard" as well as practices and actions you can take, visit our parent website healthyyards.org
Presentations with the New Rochelle Public Library
- Learn How to Convert Your Lawn to a Native Plant Pollinator Garden - July 2024 (slide deck)
- How to get started with Native Gardening - January 2024 (slide deck)
- Bird Friendly Gardens - July 2023
- Understanding Pesticide Risks: Protecting Your Health and Your Yard - March 2023
Join our email list
Send an email to healthyyardsnr@gmail.com and let us know that you'd like to receive our newsletter. Volume of this email list is low: a monthly newsletter and occasional announcements.
Want Some Help?
Get a Garden Buddy
If you're getting started, or just want to get another point of view on your garden, we can connect you with a Healthy Yards gardener in your area who can advise and assist you with healhy approaches and native plant gardening.
Email us at healthyyardsnr@gmail.com and let us know that you'd like a garden buddy, and what neighborhood you live in.
Check out our Native Garden Guide
If you're wondering where to start, take a look at the Native Garden Guide for suggestions, tips, and links to helpful how-to resources online.
Stay in Touch
Facebook groups
About Healthy Yards New Rochelle
Healthy Yards New Rochelle is a program to help
restore our natural environment while still enjoying
a beautiful yard. Learn how to invite pollinators,
avoid pesticides, love leaves, use better equipment,
plant wisely, go native, have a healthier
lawn, and how to discuss healthy practices with
your landscaper.
- JOIN in on monthly meetings and yard tours,
meet knowledgeable people
- LEARN about the importance of native plants
in supporting pollinators and local fauna
- SUPPORT our local nursery and get a discount
at the Annual Native Plant Sale
Contact us by email at healthyyardsnr@gmail.com.
Get a Garden Buddy
If you're getting started, or just want to get another point of view on your garden, we can connect you with a Healthy Yards gardener in your area who can advise and assist you with healhy approaches and native plant gardening.
Email us at healthyyardsnr@gmail.com and let us know that you'd like a garden buddy, and what neighborhood you live in.
Check out our Native Garden Guide
If you're wondering where to start, take a look at the Native Garden Guide for suggestions, tips, and links to helpful how-to resources online.
Facebook groups
About Healthy Yards New Rochelle
Healthy Yards New Rochelle is a program to help restore our natural environment while still enjoying a beautiful yard. Learn how to invite pollinators, avoid pesticides, love leaves, use better equipment, plant wisely, go native, have a healthier lawn, and how to discuss healthy practices with your landscaper.
- JOIN in on monthly meetings and yard tours, meet knowledgeable people
- LEARN about the importance of native plants in supporting pollinators and local fauna
- SUPPORT our local nursery and get a discount at the Annual Native Plant Sale
Contact us by email at healthyyardsnr@gmail.com.