Beautification

Adopt-A-Garden

Civic organizations and businesses are encouraged to take an active role in helping to beautify the city by creating and maintaining a garden on selected medians, parks, municipal grounds, or other public locations. Some participants take a hands-on approach by designing, planting, and maintaining the gardens for a two-year period. Others agree to pay for a professional landscaping company to do the work. A sign is erected to identify the participating group. Sponsors include the Public Works Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and the CEIC.

Arbor Day Tree Planting Teams

• You can organize your tree planting team to plant trees at parks and public locations on a Saturday in early April.
• Funds are needed to help pay for trees.
• Volunteer groups (such as civic leagues, scounts, civic organizations, etc.) are needed to plant the trees.

Last year over 80 trees were planted at the Chesapeake Arboretum, Broadmoor Play Area, City Park, Dunedin Park, Etheridge Lakes Park, IndianRiver Park, Lakeside Park, and Oakgrove Lake Park.

Arbor Day is sponsored by the Chesapeake Arboretum, Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council, Chesapeake Inspections Department, Chesapeake Public Libraries and Chesapeake Master Gardeners, and the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Chesapeake's Notable Yards Contest

• Open to all citizens in Chesapeake communities.
• Individuals nominate beautiful yards -- either their own or a neighbor's yard.
• The deadline for nominations is April 30.
• Judging takes place during the month of May.
• Winners are announced in June for the following sections of the city: Deep Creek, Grassfield, Great Bridge, Hickory, Indian River, Oscar Smith, and Western Branch.
• Yards are judged by the neighborhood's high school district.
• A $50 gift certificate from White's Old Mill Garden Center is presented to each district winner.

Notable Yards Flyer

City of Chesapeake Locality License Plate for Beautification and Conservation

Purchase your City of Chesapeake Locality License Plate for Beautification and Conservation at any Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Office. The plate costs $25 plus the cost of registration. A personalized plate is an additional $10. $15 of the cost will be used to fund Chesapeake beautification projects. This $15 portion of the cost is tax deductible.

Fruitful Plantings

Designed to solicit donations in order to purchase trees. The trees are planted on publicly owned property in the City of Chesapeake. Donations are always welcomed.

For information or questions about the
Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council (CEIC)
or its projects, call the Special Programs Office in the
Parks and Recreation Department at 757-382-6411.