Rebate-Ready Garden

Montgomery County RainScapes Rewards

A finished RainScapes application with your name on it. The planting plan, the compliance packet, and the application itself, built to the program's requirements. You fill in your details, complete the county site assessment, and file.

PracticeRebateNotes
Rain garden$10 per sq ftCounty site assessment first
Conservation landscape$5 per sq ftUnder 3 in. temporary ponding
Conservation landscape$6 per sq ftWith berms or check dams
Cap: $7,500 lifetime per residential parcel ($20,000 commercial/HOA/multi-family)

Figures checked September 30, 2026. Source: Montgomery County RainScapes. Confirm current rules before applying.

Drifts of yellow native coneflowers in a meadow planting
Native meadow drifts. The conservation landscape plans use these same drifts at a residential scale.

The plans for this program

Five plans, each with the to-scale layout, the native plant list with sizes, quantities, and spacing, the RainScapes compliance packet, and the submission sheet. $39 each.

How it works

  1. Pick the plan that matches your yard: sun or shade, standard or small lot.
  2. Check out. The download link arrives by email and stays valid 72 hours.
  3. Adapt the layout to your property, complete the county site assessment, and submit.

Approval is the county's decision. Your application will be complete.