45 Activities
Building a Yard: Drafting and Budgeting
Introduction
The following pages are a ‘choose your own adventure’ to build a yard. The yard can have gardens, patios and other added features.
Here is how you calculate space:
Your yard will be made up of four parts:
- Total Space = (How much space would you like your garden to have? Measure in cubic yards or cubic feet.)
- No Grass Space/Garden Space = (How much space in your yard would you like to be used as a garden? How many gardens would you like? Add each garden space together)
- Patio Space = (How big would you like your patio to be?)
- Added Features: (What would you like to add to your yard example: rocks, flowers, shrubs- these items do not affect the space calculation, as they will be placed on top of the grass, patio or gardens.)
Space-Takers
- 46-inch Recycled Wood and Metal Rectangle Planter, $149.00, 2 ft × 2 ft
- Large Polyethylene Landscape Rock, 42”W × 17”D × 13”H, $159.00
- Grass Sod, 500 sq ft, $495.00
- Aucuba Japonica Shrub, 17.98- 1 ft X 5 ft
- Planter in Slate, $87.98 – 2.5 ft X 2.5 ft
- Tierra Verde, 28-inch, $3250
- 4’ freestanding slide 4, $877.00
Added Features
- Garden Arch Arbor for Decorative Climbing Plants $384.00
- Mixed Flower Seed Collection (10-Pack), $22.98
- Cedar, $39.98 ea
- 2 Gallon Elijah Blue Fescue Grass (Festuca), $18.98
- Viagrow 70/30, Coco Perlite, 50 Liter
Patio
- Monterey 12 ft. × 16 ft. Oval Gazebo, $6,299.00
- Patio Round 12 Inch Gray, $6.84
- Genesis Slab, 16×16 Rockland Black, $9.68
Budget Sheet
| Space | Dollar Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Space | |
| No Grass Space/Garden Space | |
| Patio Space | |
| Grass Needed (Total space, minus Garden space, minus Patio space) | |
| Added Features |
Soil = Volume of bed × Number of beds
Soil = Length × Width × Depth × Number of beds
Divide the answer by 27 to get the number of cubic yards, 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet
Liters to Cubic Feet formula ft³ = L * 0.035315
| Amount of Soil Needed | Dollar Amount |
|---|---|
Budget sheet continued
Total dollar amount = _____________________________________
Tax 15% = _____________________________________
If you spend 2500.00 you get a 20% discount
If you spend 4250.00 you get a 30% discount
Discount = _____ % = _____________________________________
Calculate & create your yard using Yard Width To Yard Length PDF. Print and Design!
