13 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in New York

13 programs pay New York residents for yard projects, 1 of them open to anyone in the state. 2 list themselves as open now. The largest, Long Island Sound Study Garden Rewards Program, pays up to $500 per household. 1 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Open to anyone in New York

Statewide programs and tax benefits. Local programs below usually stack on top of these.

  • Seasonal

    NYS DEC Saratoga Tree Nursery Spring Seedling Sale

    NYS DEC Saratoga Tree Nursery

    2026: conifers mostly 25 for $25; hardwoods mostly 25 for $30 (100 for $90); shrubs 25 for $25; Pollinator Packet 30 plants $35; Wildlife Habitat and Riparian packets 100 plants $80

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff

  • Seasonal

    Erie County Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale

    Erie County Department of Environment and Planning with the Western New York Stormwater Coalition

    Rain barrels 75% off in targeted municipalities; 50-60% off typical pricing elsewhere; compost kit (Earth Machine bin, rodent screen, turner) $30

  • Seasonal

    Westchester County Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale

    Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities

    Reduced bulk-program prices on compost bins, rain barrels and accessories (specific prices not published on pages fetched)

  • Status not posted

    NYC DEP Rain Barrel Giveaway Program

    NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

    Free 60-gallon rain barrel with installation kit and instructions

  • Status not posted

    Save the Rain Rain Barrel Program

    Onondaga County Save the Rain / Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County

    Free rain barrel

Rain garden and stormwater rebates

Rain gardens, downspout disconnection, permeable paving and dry wells

  • Open

    Long Island Sound Study Garden Rewards Program

    NEIWPCC (for NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Long Island Sound Study)

    Reimbursement up to $500 per property total: rain barrels up to $125 each; rain garden up to $500 for native plants and materials; native plant garden up to $500 for eligible native plants

    Up to $500 per household

  • Seasonal

    Peconic Estuary Partnership Homeowner Rewards Program

    Peconic Estuary Partnership

    Up to $500 per homeowner: native plant or rain garden up to $500 for plants (receipts required); rain barrel up to $100 each or actual cost

    Up to $500 per household

Tree rebates and free trees

Native plant and pollinator rebates

Native plantings, pollinator gardens and lawn-to-meadow conversions

Compost bin and mulch programs

Discounted compost bins, free compost and free mulch

Cities with their own programs

Each city page lists everything a resident can use, from the city’s own programs to countywide and statewide ones.

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 New York yard project in Sow

Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard and keep the plant list in one place, ready for the application.

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