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Mulch Calculator
— Cubic yards, bags and tons of bark, hardwood or compost mulch for any bed depth.
Topsoil & Garden Soil Calculator
— Screened topsoil, compost blends and raised-bed mix with compaction allowance.
Gravel & Crushed Stone Calculator
— Tons and yards of gravel, base rock, pea gravel or river rock by material density.
Sand & Bedding Course Calculator
— Coarse sand, paver bedding sand and leveling course volumes with bag conversion.
Sod Calculator
— Square feet, rolls and pallets of sod plus starter fertilizer and install cost.
Grass Seed Calculator
— Seeding and overseeding rates by species, with straw or hydro-mulch coverage.
Plant Spacing & Quantity Calculator
— Plant counts for beds and groundcover by on-center spacing and layout pattern.
Paver Patio & Walkway Calculator
— Paver counts, base gravel, bedding sand, jointing sand and edge restraint in one takeoff.
Concrete Slab & Footing Calculator
— Cubic yards, 60/80 lb bag counts, rebar and wire mesh for slabs, pads and footings.
Retaining Wall Block Calculator
— Block and cap counts, leveling pad, drainage stone, geogrid and backfill volume.
Edging, Fabric & Perimeter Calculator
— Linear feet of edging, landscape fabric rolls and staples for bed perimeters.
Irrigation Zone & Runtime Calculator
— Heads per zone from available flow, plus weekly runtime from precipitation rate.
Drainage & Runoff Calculator
— Runoff volume, French drain stone and dry-well sizing for a design storm.
Labor Hours & Crew Cost Calculator
— Convert production rates into crew hours, burdened labor cost and calendar days.
Project Cost & Bid Builder
— Roll materials, labor, equipment and disposal into an overhead-recovered, profitable bid.
Maintenance Contract Pricing Calculator
— Price recurring mow-and-maintain routes by drive time, crew cost and season length.
Landscape Unit Converter
— Move between square feet, acres, cubic yards, tons and bag counts instantly.
Tree Spacing & Quantity Calculator
— Calculate how many trees to plant per acre or per bed by mature canopy spread, with spacing for privacy screen, windbreak, orchard and shade tree layouts.
Shrub & Hedge Spacing Calculator
— Estimate shrub counts for hedges, foundation plantings and mass beds by mature width, with linear-foot hedge length and staggered mass-planting quantities.
Flower Bed & Annuals Calculator
— Size a flower bed and calculate annuals, perennials and flats needed by spacing, plus mulch top-dress and soil amendment volume for the bed.
Landscape Lighting Calculator
— Estimate low-voltage landscape lighting fixtures, transformer wattage, wire run length and voltage drop for path, accent and wash lighting.
Water Feature & Pond Pump Calculator
— Size a pond or fountain water feature: water volume in gallons, pump flow rate (GPH), liner area and evaporation refill for any pond or basin.
Deck & Patio Size Calculator
— Estimate deck boards, joists, footings, fasteners and cost for a wood or composite deck by area, span and board width.
Fence Material & Cost Calculator
— Calculate fence posts, panels or pickets, rails, concrete and gates by linear footage, height and style — wood, vinyl, chain-link or metal.
Compost & Amendment Calculator
— Calculate compost, manure and soil amendment volume in cubic yards and bags for top-dressing lawns, amending beds and filling raised beds.
Seasonal Maintenance Cost Calculator
— Estimate annual landscape maintenance cost by season — spring cleanup, mowing, pruning, fall leaf removal and winterization — with per-visit and yearly totals.
Landscape Renovation Cost Calculator
— Estimate a full yard renovation cost — demolition, grading, irrigation, hardscape, planting, sod and lighting — with a line-item budget by scope.
Artificial Turf Calculator
— Calculate artificial turf square footage, base aggregate, infill, seaming tape and installed cost for a synthetic lawn by area and pile height.
Pond Liner & Underlayment Calculator
— Calculate EPDM or PVC pond liner dimensions and underlayment area for any pond or stream, including overlap, shelf and depth allowance.
Estimating guides
Landscape Takeoff Fundamentals: From Site Measurement to Material Order
— A repeatable seven-step takeoff process that turns a walked site into an accurate material and labor list — the same sequence estimators use on six-figure design-build jobs.
Mulch and Soil Volume: Depths, Densities and Delivery Math
— How much a cubic yard really covers, which mulch depth belongs where, how bulk density changes your ton price, and when bagged material beats bulk.
Paver Patio Estimating: Base Depth, Cut Waste and Installed Cost
— A complete hardscape takeoff — excavation, base aggregate, bedding course, jointing sand, edge restraint — plus the cost structure behind a square-foot price.
Sod, Seed and Lawn Renovation: Quantities, Timing and Cost
— Pallet math, soil preparation depths, species-by-species seeding rates, and an honest cost comparison between sod, seed and hydroseeding.
Gravel, Base Rock and Aggregate: Sizes, Uses and Ton Conversions
— Decode aggregate numbering, pick the right stone for base, drainage or decorative use, and convert cubic yards to the tons your quarry actually invoices.
Pricing Landscape Work: Overhead Recovery, Markup and Margin
— The arithmetic that separates busy contractors from profitable ones — burdened labor rates, overhead recovery percentages, markup versus margin, and bid presentation.