To encourage homeowners to plant trees on their properties Baltimore County has initiated the Growing Home campaign, which provides information and education about tree planting, plus $10 off a tree purchased at selected nurseries in Baltimore County and Baltimore City.
The discount, which runs through December 2008, applies to a wide variety of both native and non-native trees with a retail value of at least $25. However, species that are considered invasive are not included. Download tree coupon.
Of course, trees add beauty to your yard, but there are other benefits as well. According to the Growing Home campaign, benefits of trees for homeowners and their communities include:
- When a yard and its neighborhood are beautified with trees, property values can increase by 15 percent or more.
- Trees save energy in the summer. Shade from trees reduces cooling costs. Strategically located trees can reduce air-conditioning costs by 15 to 30 percent.
- Trees save energy in the winter by acting as windbreaks. An effective windbreak can lower heating bills up to 30 percent.
- Animals need trees to provide food and habitat.
- Trees clean the air and help prevent climate change. Trees return pure oxygen to the air and help offset greenhouse gases.
- By absorbing many harmful pollutants, such as pesticides and fertilizers, trees clean the water. They also slow storm water runoff.
- Trees protect and enrich the soil by holding it in place with their root system and adding nutrients each fall with their leaves.
- The reason for planting - Is it to provide shade, seasonal color, wildlife habitat, windbreak or privacy?
- Size and location - Would a large, medium, or small tree fit best in scale with the house and existing landscaping? Are there overhead or below ground wires or utilities where the tree will grow?
- Growing conditions – Sun, soil type and drainage of the proposed site should all be considered. Also will the tree have to be tolerant of urban conditions?
Participating nurseries and garden centers:
American Natives Nursery, Inc.
4812 E. Joppa Road, Perry Hall
410-529-0552
Chapel Hills Nursery
4350 Chapel Road, Perry Hall
410-256-5335
Farmington Nurseries
4115 Norrisville Road - White Hall
410-557-9705
Garland's Garden Center & Florist
1109 Ingleside Avenue - Baltimore
410-747-5151
Gene's Evergreens
317 Mountain Road - Fallston
410-879-4580
Glyndon Gardens
205 Hanover Road - Reisterstown
410-833-2791
Green Fields Nursery
5424 Falls Road - Baltimore
410-323-3444
Green Thumb Nursery & Garden Center
619 Lucabaugh Mill Road - Westminister
410-876-2828
Herring Run Watershed Association Nursery
6131 Hillen Road - Baltimore
410-254-1577
Kingsdene Nurseries
16435 York Road - Monkton
410-343-1150
Kollar Nursery
5200 West Heaps Road - Pylesville
410-836-0500
Lovely Manors Nursery
14227 Jarrettsville Pike - Phoenix
410-667-1390
Lowe's Home Improvement Centers
5900 Baltimore National Pike - Catonsville
410-869-3140
19 Texas Station Court - Timonium
410-683-8500
5300 Campbell Blvd. - White Marsh
410-931-2233
6650 Ritchie Highway - Glen Burnie
410-863-4535
414 Constant Friendship Blvd. - Abingdon
443-456-7080
Neu-Valley Nurseries, Inc.
7275 Montgomery Road - Elkridge
410-796-4195
Outdoor Expressions
19701 Old York Road - White Hall
410-343-0575
Pinehurst Nursery
4809 Long Green Road - Long Green
410-592-5030
Poor Boy's Garden Centers
7721 Old Harford Road - Baltimore
410-668-7599
2 German Hill Road - Baltimore
410-288-1602
Silver Pond Farm Nursery
9700 Old Court Road - Windsor Mill
410-922-5700
Simonds Nursery, Inc.
1141 Berrysman Lane - Reisterstown
410-833-5077
Tom Casson Nursery
318 Earls Road - Chase
410-335-2644
Valley View Farms
11035 York Road - Cockeysville
410-527-0700
Watson's Garden Center
1620 York Road - Lutherville
410-321-7300
White House Nursery
17422 Falls Road - Upperco
410-374-4242
Williamson's Nursery
8895 Frederick Road - Ellicott City
410-465-5125
Wirtz & Daughters Garden Center
12140 Pulaski Highway - Joppa
410-679-6700
