Virginia

Yard rebates in Annandale

8 programs can pay Annandale residents for yard projects: 2 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it, and 4 open to anyone in Virginia. The largest, Virginia DOF Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Cost-Share, pays up to $2,000 per household. 1 ask for a plan or plant list before they approve a project.

Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.

Fairfax County programs

Open to residents anywhere in the county.

  • Open

    Fairfax County Free Trees Direct Ship

    Fairfax County Public Works and Environmental Services, Urban and Community Forestry, with Arbor Day Foundation

    Up to two free one-gallon trees per household, delivered with stakes and protective shelters

  • OpenPlan required

    NVSWCD Conservation Assistance Program (CAP/VCAP)

    Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

    Rates and caps not published on district page; statewide VCAP says most practices up to 80%

May apply

These cover only part of the county. Check that your address or utility is in the service area.

  • Seasonal

    NVSWCD Annual Native Seedling Sale

    Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

    $20 per package of 4 native seedlings (Pick of the Patch: pawpaw and American plum; Berry Bonanza: serviceberry and elderberry)

  • Seasonal

    NVSWCD Low-Cost Rain Barrel Workshops and Sales

    Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

    Build-your-own workshop $55 per barrel; pre-made barrel $80 at distribution events (low-cost, discounted)

Anywhere in Virginia

Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs

Plan your Annandale yard project in Sow

Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard with plants native to the area, and keep the plant list ready for the application.