🌿 Small Yard Landscaping Calculator
Calculate cubic yards, bags needed, and total weight for your landscaping project
| Depth | Sq Ft Covered | Sq Meters | Linear Ft (4 ft wide bed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 inch | 324 sq ft | 30.1 m² | 81 ft |
| 2 inches | 162 sq ft | 15.1 m² | 40.5 ft |
| 3 inches | 108 sq ft | 10.0 m² | 27 ft |
| 4 inches | 81 sq ft | 7.5 m² | 20.25 ft |
| 6 inches | 54 sq ft | 5.0 m² | 13.5 ft |
| Bag Size | Volume per Bag | Bags per Cu Yd | Coverage @ 3 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cu ft bag | 0.074 cu yd | 13.5 bags | 8 sq ft |
| 3 cu ft bag | 0.111 cu yd | 9 bags | 12 sq ft |
| Bulk (1 scoop) | ~0.5 cu yd | — | 54 sq ft |
| Bulk (mini load) | 1 cu yd | — | 108 sq ft |
| Project | Area | Cu Yards | Bags (3 cu ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small flower bed | 100 sq ft | 0.93 yd³ | ~9 bags |
| Tree ring (6 ft dia) | 28 sq ft | 0.26 yd³ | ~3 bags |
| Medium garden | 200 sq ft | 1.85 yd³ | ~17 bags |
| Playground area | 225 sq ft | 2.08 yd³ | ~19 bags |
| Front yard strip | 300 sq ft | 2.78 yd³ | ~25 bags |
| Small backyard | 500 sq ft | 4.63 yd³ | ~42 bags |
| Full small yard | 1000 sq ft | 9.26 yd³ | ~84 bags |
What you will spend for landscaping depends heavily on the amount of work. The typical estimate that many folks hear, is around 8500 dollars, but it only helps guide you. If you do simple yard work, it could stay under 2000 dollars, especially if you carry the heavy objects, but fancy plans commonly pass 40 000 dollars.
Homeowners for new house usually spend between 3000 and 15 950 dollars, when one considers the size of the yard and what tasks need to get done.
How Much Does Landscaping Cost?
Most of the landscaping cost between 4,50 and 12 dollars per square foot at the basic level. For complex plans it can rise to 40 dollars per square foot or even more. From my experience, the most commonly cited average is around 12 dollars per square foot.
Think spaces of 700 to 800 square feet with standard work, here one expects that range. For a small 900-square foot back yard, that is simply empty and dirty, it usually estimtaes 15 to 19 dollars per square foot, according to typical prices of contractors.
The work truly eats the biggest part of money. A personal team commonly needs 50 to 100 dollars per hour, or 25 to 50 dollars each person. In some places, like Salt Lake City, it comes to 65 dollars per person-hour, not counting travel.
Basic help stands around 85 to 90 dollars per hour before adding materials. With insured team, expect 45 to 75 dollars per hour. Shady deals could drop it to 25 to 35 dollars, but their risk problems.
Landscaping companies quickly burn money because of machines, insurance and everything else that comes with that.
So, here is what truly goes into the soil. Flowers usually cost 5 to 25 dollars each unit, bushes 25 to 50 dollars, and trees range from 120 to 500 dollars according to size and kind. For patios and walkways it ranges from 10 to 60 dollars per square foot, depending on the materials.
Only sprinkler systems can swallow up to 6000 dollars, and if one includes digging and leveling, the whole easily passes 6110 dollars.
Prices grow quickly for big projects. Full renewal of front and back yard can reach 75 000 to 150 000 dollars. One case with walkway, pond and drain ended at around 7000 dollars, without touching the patio.
A quote for paved walkway was 10 000 dollars, and even simple front yard with plants, ground and stones estimated 6000 dollars.
Design advice adds its own cost. A quick meeting could be 300 to 800 dollars, while detailed design cost 1500 to 5000 dollars. Planning ranges from 500 dollars for basic outline to more than 10 000 dollars for full plan.
Traditional advice says that one should book 10 percent of the home price for landscaping. In cities it is much more expensive than in countryside, and grass work is less costly than hard arrangement. Search quotes forvalue, and the middle bid commonly results the best.
In the end, you get what you pay for.
