The purpose of the Prince George's County Landscape Manual is to enhance the quality of life of County Residents, the appearance of communities, and the overall environmental health of Prince George's County by improving the design, sustainability, and quality of landscaping. This manual sets forth in one publication all of the regulations for landscaping, buffering, and screening that apply to development in Prince George's County. It establishes minimum mandatory standards, articulates design guidelines, and establishes a procedure for approval of alternative methods of compliance with the standards. This 2010 comprehensive updated to the previously adopted Landscape manual (1990) set a new standard of excellence in the design, sustainability, and quality of landscaping in the County and generates aesthetic, economic, environmental, and health benefits for the County's residents, businesses, and visitors. The 2017 update maintains most of the existing regulations with the continued goals of creating more attractively landscaped outdoor spaces, providing modern landscaping standards for urban and transit-oriented development, protecting and restoring the environment, promoting the health of Prince Georgians, and promoting economic development within Prince George's County.