Landscaping Calculators & Guides

Convert garden bed square footage and layer depth into cubic yards, bag counts (2 cu ft vs 3 cu ft), and sod square yard orders.

Calculators

  • Mulch Calculator — Calculate bulk mulch cubic yards and 2 cu ft / 3 cu ft bags for garden beds, trees, and playgrounds.
  • Topsoil Calculator — Calculate screened loam topsoil, garden compost blend cubic yards, and tons for lawn leveling and raised beds.
  • Sod Calculator — Calculate turfgrass sod rolls/slabs (10 sq ft rolls) and pallets (450–500 sq ft) for instant green lawns.
  • Gravel Calculator — Calculate pea gravel, #57 crushed stone, decomposed granite, river rock cubic yards and tons for driveways and paths.
  • Retaining Wall Calculator — Calculate segmental concrete retaining wall blocks, cap stones, base gravel tons, backfill drainage gravel, and geogrid.
  • Plant Spacing Calculator — Calculate groundcover plants, perennials, and shrubs needed for grid or triangular (equilateral offset) bed layouts.
  • Irrigation Water Calculator — Calculate weekly sprinkler gallons, run-time minutes, and water bill cost based on lawn square footage and evapotranspiration (ET).
  • Landscape Fabric Calculator — Calculate non-woven geotextile weed barrier rolls (3-ft, 4-ft, or 6-ft wide) and 6-inch steel anchoring staples.

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