Garden material plannerPlan your garden.
Plan your garden.
Buy just enough.
Measure your beds, borders and pots. Turn the quantities into one shopping list before you head to the garden centre.
Choose a calculator → Open my planWhat are you filling?
All calculators →One trip. Several garden areas.
Combine matching materials before rounding up to whole bags. Bring the list with you or print a copy.
Build a shopping list →From the field notes
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How much soil does a 4 × 8 ft bed need?
Use the inside dimensions. An eight-foot board does not guarantee eight feet of growing space once the corners are assembled. A tape measurement taken across the soil gives a better starting point.
↗Measure an L-shaped border without counting a corner twice
A border that turns a corner often gets measured as two full strips. The shared corner then appears twice in the order. A rough sketch makes this easy to catch.
↗When does a bulk delivery cost less than bags?
A bulk price per cubic yard can look low until the delivery charge arrives. Compare the total bill for enough of the same material to finish the garden.