Maryland
Yard rebates in Rockville
8 programs can pay Rockville 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, Montgomery County RainScapes Pavement Removal and Permeable Pavement, pays up to $7,500 per household. 3 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.
Rockville's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Open
City of Rockville Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
City of Rockville, administered by Chesapeake Bay Trust
Up to 50% of approved costs, max $5,000 per applicant
Up to $5,000 per household
- Open
City of Rockville RainScapes Rebate
City of Rockville, administered by Chesapeake Bay Trust
Rain barrels and cisterns $1/gal; tree $150 each; rain garden $10/sq ft; pavement removal $6/sq ft (to conservation landscaping) or $3/sq ft (to sod); permeable pavers $14/sq ft; conservation landscaping $6/sq ft with soil improvement or $5/sq ft without; green roof $9/sq ft
Up to $5,000 per household
May apply
These cover only part of the county. Check that your address or utility is in the service area.
- OpenPlan required
Montgomery County RainScapes Pavement Removal and Permeable Pavement
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Pavement removal $3 per sq ft (sod) to $7 per sq ft (conservation landscape); permeable pavement retrofit $14 per sq ft (min 100 sq ft). Residential cap $7,500 per parcel across all practices.
Up to $7,500 per household
- OpenPlan required
Montgomery County RainScapes Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Rain garden $10 per sq ft (min 75 sq ft); conservation landscape $5 per sq ft with no ponding or $6 per sq ft with 3 inches of ponding (250 sq ft minimum for the $6 rate). Residential total capped at $7,500 per parcel across all RainScapes practices.
Up to $7,500 per household
- OpenPlan required
Montgomery County RainScapes Rain Barrels and Cisterns Rebate
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
$1 per gallon of capacity, up to $750 residential
Up to $750 per household
- Open
Tree Montgomery Free Shade Trees
Tree Montgomery (Montgomery County DEP partnership)
Free shade trees, planted over 10 ft tall; no cost to resident
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 Rockville 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.