Tennessee
Yard rebates in Nashville
2 programs can pay Nashville residents for yard projects: 2 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it.
Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.
Nashville's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Seasonal
Metro Nashville Rain Barrels and Tennessee Smart Yards
Metro Nashville Water Services
Free barrel via monthly drawing (one entry per household); subsidized sale barrels (price not listed on the official page); Smart Yards certification brings a free yard sign, free tree from Root Nashville and free 25 lb bag of fertilizer
- Seasonal
Root Nashville Free Yard Trees
Root Nashville (Cumberland River Compact, Metro Nashville partnership)
Up to 3 free trees per neighborhood order; 10+ free trees for businesses, places of worship, HOAs, apartments or large yards
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 Nashville 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.