The 10th Annual Henderson County Home Garden Tour – a self-guided driving tour of five gardens – is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  This unique tour focuses on private gardens that are certified backyard wildlife habitats and includes a variety of outstanding garden designs. 

ECO encourages homeowners, schools, neighborhoods, and businesses to develop their yards into wildlife-friendly habitats using criteria from the National Wildlife Federation. To learn more about the ecological, aesthetic, and wildlife-friendly advantages of such garden design, e-mail ECO. If you would like your garden considered for the next Home Garden Tour, or if you would like to suggest a garden, phone the ECO office.

A Guide to Attracting Wildlife to Your Home is Available from ECO

For more information on how you can get involved in the Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program, plan to attend a workshop sponsored by ECO - - we have several each year. Or you may learn more from the National Wildlife Federation website at www.nwf.org, or by writing NWF, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190-5362. ECO has application forms to become a certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat.