The budget for Landscape Development is a figure that can be understood in several ways. It is effective to take a long term view of your project and to spread the total budget over its useful life.

Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer or you’re looking for a complete turn-key solution, our variety of services can suit your needs.

The following is an example of the type of budget analysis we perform for you during our Concept Drawing and Budget Planning service:


1. Concrete Retaining Wall
   a. Wall – 288 sq. ft @ $28 per sq. ft.
$ 8,064
 
2. Stone Waterfall and Pond (or Pondless Waterfall)
    a. Stone arrangement 25 tons @ $320 per ton
$ 8,000
    b. Equipment and labor
$ 5,450
    c. Waterfall and Pond materials (20 ft x 20 ft)
$12,500
$25,950
 3. Grading
$ 1,500
 
4. Cedar Deck
    a. Install deck--210 sq. ft. @ $18.00 per sq. ft.
$5,880
    b. Install railing--12 linear ft. @ $25.00 per sq. ft.
$300
$6,180
   
5. Grill Island
$ 850
 
6. Planting
    a. 3 gal. shrubs – 13 @ $35 each
$ 450
    b. 1 gal. shrubs--25 @ $15.00 each
 $ 375
    c. Groundcover – 588 sq. ft @ $1.25 per sq. ft
$ 735
    d. Mulch – 5 cu yds. @ $50 per cu yd.
$ 250
 
$ 1,810
   
7. Lighting
$1,000
   
8. Irrigation
$3,000
TOTAL
$48,354


PETER BOCHENEK & ASSOCIATES
Landscape Architecture    Environmental Sculpture
P.O. Box 16471     Chapel Hill     NC    27516
Phone: (toll-free)    877-855-0119   919-968-4200     
email: info@pbassoc.com
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