Lawn & Garden Incentives & Programs
Free Trees with Backyard Buffers
If a stream or other waterway is located on or near your property, the Maryland Forest Service will give you a combination of 25 free tree and shrub seedlings to establish or enlarge a forest buffer on your land.
Montgomery County RainScapes
Increase the beauty of your property, decrease storm water run-off from your home, and earn rebates for installing a rain garden or rain barrel, and other conservation landscaping techniques.
Tree-Mendous Maryland
Reasonably priced trees for organizations, schools, communities to plant in public right-of-ways or other public spaces; also, give a gift of a tree planted in a public space and receive a framable certificate to give the recipient.
Trees for Marylanders
State program provides $25 rebate on the purchase of a tree valued at $50 or more at participating nurseries; trees must be on the Marylanders Plant Trees Recommended Tree List; can use multiple rebates on one property.
Maryland Forest Stewardship Program
Provides assistance to landowners to sustainably manage forest lands through forest stewardship plans, cost-share programs, and tax incentives.
Leaves for Neighborhoods
Montgomery County program provides $25 towards the purchase of a tree worth $75 or more. Expires 05.31.12