Soil, Mulch & Lawn Guides

Guides for healthy gardens and lawns: choosing topsoil, filling raised beds, mulching beds and trees, leveling with sand, laying sod, seeding a new lawn and installing artificial turf. Learn when to do each job, how deep to spread each material and how to prepare the ground first. Every guide links to the calculator you need to work out cubic yards, bags, pallets or pounds of seed.

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Soil, Mulch & Lawn calculators

Topsoil calculatorTopsoil and fill dirt in cubic yards, tons and bags for lawns, beds and low spots.Mulch calculatorCubic yards and bags of mulch for beds and trees, at the depth you choose.Sand calculatorSand in tons, cubic yards and bags for pavers, sandboxes, concrete and fill.Raised bed soil calculatorSoil, compost and mix for one or more raised garden beds of any size.Sod calculatorPieces, rolls and pallets of sod for your lawn, with extra for cutting.Grass seed calculatorPounds of seed for a new lawn or overseeding, by grass type.Artificial turf calculatorTurf rolls, infill and base gravel for an artificial grass lawn.