Maryland
Yard rebates in Baltimore
4 programs can pay Baltimore residents for yard projects: 2 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it, and 2 open to anyone in Maryland. The largest, Maryland DNR Marylanders Plant Trees, pays up to $25 per household.
Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.
Baltimore's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Status not posted
Baltimore DPW Single-Family Stormwater Fee Credit
Baltimore City Department of Public Works
Credit amount not published on the program page (see Single Family Property guidance document)
- Status not posted
Blue Water Baltimore Free Tree Giveaway
Blue Water Baltimore
Free native trees (about 1,000 given away per year); per-household limit not published
Anywhere in Maryland
- Seasonal
Maryland DNR Backyard Buffers (Buffer in a Bag)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Forest Service
Free bag of about 20-30 native bare-root seedlings (1-2 ft tall) with species and planting guidance
- Status not posted
Maryland DNR Marylanders Plant Trees
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Forest Service) with Attorney General's office
$25 off one native tree with retail value of $50 or more
Up to $25 per household
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 Baltimore 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.