Pine Straw Calculator
How many bales do you need? Enter your bed square footage, adjust for plant coverage, and get a range that accounts for real bale variance. Includes the pH myth — busted.
Mulch Calculator
Cubic yards from measured bed area — with plant coverage adjustment, depth selector, bag equivalent, and the termite myth settled once and for all.
Lawn Mowing Bid Calculator
Start at the spec sheet, apply real-world deductions for property size, terrain, and obstacles, and arrive at what you actually produce — then build a defensible price from that number. Mowing portion only.
Man-Hour Rate Calculator
Your real loaded labor cost per productive hour — wage burden, overhead allocation, and utilization — built into a required billing rate. The number the business actually runs on.
Rock & Gravel Calculator
Cubic yards from measured bed area — with plant coverage adjustment, depth selector, rock type for ton conversion, and bag equivalent. Pea gravel to lava rock.
Trimming & Edging Calculator
Linear feet of edging + square feet of trim-out, priced separately. Includes the perimeter vs. area lesson, equipment liability comparison, and how finishing work fits into a complete stop bid.
Hedge Trimming Calculator
Hedge rows priced by linear foot with height surcharges, specimen plants by dimensions. Add as many runs and plant groups as the property has — the bid builds as you go.