Trees for Your Property

The Forest and Beautification Committee has the pleasant responsibility of planting trees on town land in the residential section of Washington Grove. The majority are shade trees to replace those that have died in recent years, some of which were over 200 years old. Many other trees that have been lost were on private land. While the Committee cannot plant trees on your land, homeowners can plant trees on their properties for either free or at discounted prices through state and county programs.

The best deal is through Tree Montgomery, which provides free shade trees for residences across the county. They will even plant the trees, the large majority of which are native to our area. The catch is that there is a waiting list for trees, currently at least a year. However, it is easy to apply to get on the waiting list.

Marylanders Plant Trees provides a $25 off coupon on native trees at several area nurseries, including Stadler, Grey Goose, Potomac Garden Center, Country Nursery, and Sun Nurseries (Howard County).

Reforest Montgomery provides a $50 off coupon towards the purchase of a native tree at participating nurseries within the county: Stadler, Grey Goose, Potomac Garden Center, Country Nursery, Seasons Nursery, and Johnson’s Florist and Garden Center.

These two coupons can be combined to get $75 off the purchase price of a tree.

If you are interested but feel a little overwhelmed in choosing trees, please know that the Forestry and Beautification Committee is ready to help. Contact Georgette Cole at [email protected], Audrey Maskery at [email protected], Jay Everhart at [email protected], or Deb Mehlferber at [email protected] to get started.