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title: Backyard Climate Guard
date: 2023-03-03T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/backyard-climate-guard"
section: Articles
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# Backyard Climate Guard

*March 3, 2023* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/author/karen-shih)


> Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away

*MT 1920x1080 6 — From composting to planting pollinator gardens, you can create a climate-resilient yard with tips and resources from UMD Extension’s Home and Garden Information Center.*

You can’t escape news reports of 1,000-year floods and raging wildfires, but you don’t have to turn on your TV to see evidence of climate change. It’s growing right outside our doors, from spring daffodils and crocuses blooming ever earlier to the warm weather-loving invasive stink bugs staking ever-larger territory.

You can take small steps to mitigate and adapt to these changes, said Christa Carignan, coordinator of digital horticulture education at the [University of Maryland Extension’s Home and Garden Information Center](https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/home-and-garden-information-center). Its new climate-resilient gardening resource, now online, includes these tips for your own backyard.



*tree grows next to house*



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*garden*



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*tomato plant*



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*compost bin*



**Sidebar note:**

For more tips, resources and testimonials, visit [go.umd.edu/climateresilientgardening](https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/home-and-garden-information-center/climate-resilient-gardening).





**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Climate Change](https://today.umd.edu/topic/climate-change), [University of Maryland Extension](https://today.umd.edu/topic/university-of-maryland-extension-2), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Agriculture and Natural Resources](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-agriculture-and-natural-resources)