Planning Center · Lutz & Tampa Bay
Landscape Tools & Calculators
Measure materials, compare options and preview ideas before you start your landscape project. Every tool is free, works on your phone and helps you walk into an estimate knowing what you want.
Mulch & Rock Calculator
Enter each bed to get bags, cubic yards, tons, store trips and a realistic DIY time estimate.
Calculate materials →Rock vs. Mulch Cost Comparison
See the 5, 10 or 15-year cost of each material and the year rock pays for itself.
Compare costs →Privacy Hedge Preview
Place viburnum, clusia or podocarpus beside a fence, change size and spacing, and watch it grow.
Preview a hedge →
Still choosing plants or materials?
Explore the Landscape Showroom and save the options you like.
Guides that go with these tools
- How to Measure for Mulch and RockMeasure any bed and convert to bags and yards.
- Mulch vs. Rock: Cost, Heat and UpkeepChoose the right finish for each bed.
- Privacy Hedge Plant SpacingSpacing, plant counts and fence distance.
- Pine Bark vs. Cypress MulchMini and large pine bark compared with cypress.
- Types of Sod in FloridaSt. Augustine, zoysia, Bahia and Bermuda compared.
- Landscape Renovation Cost in TampaWhat drives the price of a renovation.
How to use these tools to plan a project
- Start in the Showroom to shortlist the plants and materials you like.
- Preview your hedge if privacy is part of the plan, and note the size and spacing you prefer.
- Measure your beds with the mulch and rock calculator.
- Compare rock and mulch costs for the areas you are unsure about.
- Bring it all to your estimate. Each tool lets you copy or save your choices so the proposal starts from your plan.
Rather talk it through?
Share what you found with the tools, and RLC will turn it into a clear, itemized plan for your yard.
Looking for answers instead of numbers? Browse all Guides & Advice.