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Turf rates, pavers, irrigation audits, drainage slopes, retaining walls, and site work calculations.
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Landscaping field calculators for sizing, quantities, and loads.
Bulk material calculatorEstimate the cubic yards, cubic feet, bags, and tons of mulch, gravel, topsoil, or sand for a bed or area from length, width, and depth.Deck board calculatorFind the deck boards for a deck: boards = deck area divided by the coverage of one board, plus waste.Drip run time calculatorFind a drip zone's precipitation rate and run time: rate = GPH x 1.604 / area, and run time = target depth divided by the rate.Fence post calculatorFind the posts, sections, and rails for a fence run: sections = length divided by post spacing.Precipitation rate calculatorFind how fast a zone applies water: PR (in/hr) = 96.25 x total gpm / zone area, and the run time to hit a target depth.Paver count calculatorFind how many pavers or bricks an area needs: area divided by the coverage of one unit, plus a waste allowance for cuts and breakage.
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Readiness checks before you start the work.
Track surfacing readinessA 2 minute check on whether your running track has the flat, sealed base, the right system thickness, and the geometry and certification it needs, before it ponds and fails.Dock & marina readinessA 2 minute check on whether your dock or marina handles electric shock drowning, the water environment, and the permits, before someone is hurt or the build is stopped.Deck construction readinessA 2 minute check on whether your deck has the ledger, footings, span, and guardrail to carry people safely, before a collapse or a fall.Exterior cleaning checkA 2 minute check on whether your pressure and soft washing matches the method to the surface, protects people and plants, and keeps the wash water out of the storm drain.
All Landscaping readiness checks Choose between options
Side-by-side decision guides with a decision table.
Cool-season vs Warm-season turfCool-season turf vs Warm-season turfDrip vs SprayDrip irrigation vs Spray irrigationHydroseeding vs SodHydroseeding vs SodSRW vs poured concreteSegmental block SRW wall vs Poured concrete retaining wall
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Start with the landscaping pillars, then go deep.
Native and pollinator plantingMatch the plants to the ecoregion and the site, kill the existing weeds before you plant, and design season-long bloom with host plants so it reads as intentional, not neglected.Xeriscape and drought-tolerant designMatch the plants and the irrigation to a dry climate, group them by water need, improve the soil, hold the turf to what gets used, and water it deep and seldom once it roots in.Turfgrass selectionLet the climate pick the camp, match the grass to sun, traffic, and water, then seed or sod it in the right season with a blend, not a single cultivar.Retaining wall types and selectionGravity, segmental, geogrid-reinforced, cantilever, gabion, and timber walls, how they fail, and the height where the choice stops being yours and goes to an engineer.Landscape design and plant selectionRead the site first, then match every plant to its sun, soil, water, and the space it will fill at mature size, and let the design principles arrange what survives.Sprinkler system designStart at the water supply, group the plants into hydrozones, match precipitation rate on every zone, space heads head-to-head, then size the pipe and the valves to what the supply can actually give you.
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Capture the landscaping job in the field, build the proof, and send a clean record.