Landscaping Cost 2026: $1,200–$6,000 Typical US Range

One basic landscaping project on a US single-family yard — the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor in one price, on a weekday, with a yard a crew can reach from the drive — often clusters around $1,200–$6,000. That is the typical landscaping cost. Landscaping prices, in that scope, are that project, not a patio and not a pool. The cost of landscaping, when the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor are in the price, is the same band. How much landscaping costs, for that same project, is the same band. Landscaping pricing, for that same project, is the same band. A small project is $300–$800. A front yard is $1,500–$5,000. A new installation is $3,000–$16,000. The wider national spread, about $300–$24,000, covers a small project at the low end and about 2,000 square feet at $12 a square foot at the high end of that basic rate. A patio is the concrete patio guide. An in-ground system for the lawn is the sprinkler system guide. A pool is the pool installation guide. These are typical planning ranges, not a survey and not a quote.

This page is one landscaping project at one yard. A bid may call it landscaping cost, landscaping prices, the cost of landscaping, how much landscaping costs, or landscaping pricing. The plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor are in the price when the number is the typical band. It is not a patio, which is the concrete patio guide. It is not an in-ground sprinkler system, which is the sprinkler system guide. It is not a pool, which is the pool installation guide. A bag of mulch the owner spreads is a smaller product. This page does not price it as the typical band.

The price of the job is the area the crew plants and the work that puts the beds and the lawn in. The project is the first cut. Whether the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor are already in the price is the second. A small project, a standard yard, a front yard, and a new installation are ways to buy one project. The project replaces a different project. It is not a second project under a price you already have.

The rows below are ways to read one job. They are not added together. The job table is one project at a yard the crew can reach. The typical band is one basic project, plants and labor in: that row in full. A small project replaces that rate from $300 to $800. A front yard replaces it from $1,500 to $5,000. A new installation replaces it from $3,000 to $16,000. Use a size row only for a line the project row does not include. A size the proposal already includes is not a second line.

Job	Typical cost
Small project	$300–$800
Standard landscaping, one project	$1,200–$6,000
Front yard	$1,500–$5,000
New installation	$3,000–$16,000

Size or added line	Typical planning range
About 200 square feet	$900–$2,400
About 500 square feet	$2,250–$6,000
About 1,000 square feet	$4,500–$12,000
About 2,000 square feet	$9,000–$24,000
Flower bed, if the project left it out	$800–$3,000
Sod, if the project left it out	$950–$4,300

The job rows replace one another. Do not add a front-yard price on top of a standard-project price for the same yard. The size row is a line the project left out, or another reading of the same yard. A size the project price already includes is not the size row on top. A flower bed the bid already folded into $1,200–$6,000 is not the flower-bed row on top.

A standard project — one basic yard, the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor in one price — is typically $1,200–$6,000. The floor of the row is the typical floor. The top of the row is the typical top. The whole row is the typical band. One thousand two hundred can be this row at its floor, a 200 square foot area inside its overlap, or a flower bed inside its overlap. Six thousand can be this row at its top, a 500 square foot area at its top, or a new installation inside its overlap. Ask which reading the bid is.

A small project — one bed or a short border, not the common yard — is typically $300–$800. The row sits under the typical band. Three hundred is the wider floor and the floor of this row, $900 under the typical floor. Eight hundred is $400 under the typical floor and $500 above the wider floor. From $300–$800 the job sits under the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Three hundred can be this row at its floor. It is not the typical band with a discount. Eight hundred can be this row at its top or a flower bed at its floor. Ask which project the bid priced. Do not add the standard-project row under a small-project price for the same yard.

A front yard is typically $1,500–$5,000. The whole row sits inside the typical band. One thousand five hundred is $300 above the typical floor and the floor of this row. Five thousand is $1,000 under the typical top and the top of this row. From $1,500–$5,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. It is another reading of the same project, not a second project. One thousand five hundred can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Five thousand can be this row at its top or a standard project inside the typical band. A standard-project price does not get the front-yard row on top.

A new installation is typically $3,000–$16,000. The overlap with the typical band is $3,000–$6,000. Three thousand is $1,800 above the typical floor and the floor of this row. Six thousand is the typical top and inside this row. Sixteen thousand is $10,000 past the typical top and $8,000 under the wider top. From $3,000–$6,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. From $6,000–$16,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Three thousand can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Sixteen thousand can be this row at its top. A front-yard price does not get this row on top. A straightforward basic yard can still be the typical band when the bid is that project, not this row with a second name.

Landscaping cost

Landscaping cost is this page when the crew is at the yard and the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor are in the price. Landscaping costs, for that project, are the same price. A bid that says landscaping cost and a bid that says the cost of landscaping are the same dollars when the yard, the area, and the labor match. The typical band, $1,200–$6,000, is one standard project. It is not a second project stacked on a yard you already have.

The project is often the same visit or a short run of days. The planting is inside the project price. It is not a second bill on a number that was already the yard. A per-square-foot rate of $4.50–$12 is a way to read the same project. On 500 square feet, $4.50 is $2,250, inside the typical band. On 500 square feet, $12 is $6,000, the typical top. The rate and the lump sum are two readings of one project. They are not added.

An hourly rate of $50–$100 is another reading of the same project. Twelve hours at $100 is $1,200, the typical floor. Twenty-four hours at $50 is $1,200, the same floor. Sixty hours at $100 is $6,000, the typical top. One hundred twenty hours at $50 is $6,000, the same top. The hourly rate and the lump sum are two readings of one project. They are not added. A bid that already names $1,200–$6,000 does not get the hours on top.

About 200 square feet is often $900–$2,400, and that rate is another reading of a smaller area. Two hundred times $4.50 is $900. Two hundred times $12 is $2,400. The overlap with the typical band is $1,200–$2,400. Nine hundred is $300 under the typical floor and $600 above the wider floor. Two thousand four hundred is inside the typical band and $3,600 under the typical top. From $900–$1,200 the job sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread, except at $1,200. From $1,200–$2,400 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. Nine hundred can be this row at its floor. It is not the typical band with a discount. Two thousand four hundred can be this row at its top or a standard project inside the typical band. A small-project price does not get the 200 square foot row on top.

Landscaping prices

Landscaping prices are the project price, not the price of a shovel on a shelf. For one standard project, that cost is $1,200–$6,000. A bid that prices the crew and a bid that prices a bag of mulch the owner spreads are not the same number. Keep the plants and the labor in the number when a crew is who plants the yard.

About 500 square feet is $2,250–$6,000. The whole row sits inside the typical band. Five hundred times $4.50 is $2,250. Five hundred times $12 is $6,000. Two thousand two hundred fifty is $1,050 above the typical floor and the floor of this row. Six thousand is the typical top and the top of this row. From $2,250–$6,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. It is another reading of the same project, not a second project. Two thousand two hundred fifty can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Six thousand can be this row at its top or the typical top. A standard-project price does not get the 500 square foot row on top.

A flower bed the same project left out is $800–$3,000. The overlap with the typical band is $1,200–$3,000. Eight hundred is $400 under the typical floor and $500 above the wider floor. Three thousand is inside the typical band and $3,000 under the typical top. From $800–$1,200 the bed sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread, except at $1,200. From $1,200–$3,000 the bed is inside the typical band. It is an added line, not the standard project. One thousand two hundred plus $800 is $2,000, inside the typical band, only when the $1,200 left the bed out. One thousand two hundred plus $3,000 is $4,200, inside the typical band, only when the $1,200 left the bed out. Six thousand plus $800 is $6,800, which is $800 past the typical top, inside the 1,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $17,200 under the wider top. Six thousand plus $3,000 is $9,000, which is $3,000 past the typical top, the floor of the 2,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $15,000 under the wider top. A bid that already names the beds does not get this row on top.

Cost of landscaping

The cost of landscaping is the installed project on one yard, not a flat of plants with the labor left out. When the job is one standard project, that cost is $1,200–$6,000. A price near $300 should say a small project at the floor of the wider spread, not a standard yard with the plants in. A price near $1,200 should say whether the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the area are all in. One thousand two hundred can be this band at its floor. It can also be a 200 square foot area inside its overlap or a flower bed inside its overlap. Those can be the same dollars and the same job, read two ways. They are not two bills.

A front yard is often $1,500–$5,000. One thousand five hundred is $300 above the typical floor. Five thousand is $1,000 under the typical top. The whole row sits inside the typical band. From $1,500–$5,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. One thousand five hundred can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Five thousand can be this row at its top or a standard project inside the typical band. A small-project price does not get the front-yard row on top.

About 1,000 square feet is often $4,500–$12,000. One thousand times $4.50 is $4,500. One thousand times $12 is $12,000. The overlap with the typical band is $4,500–$6,000. Four thousand five hundred is $3,300 above the typical floor and the floor of this row. Six thousand is the typical top and inside this row. Twelve thousand is $6,000 past the typical top and $12,000 under the wider top. From $4,500–$6,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. From $6,000–$12,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Four thousand five hundred can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Twelve thousand can be this row at its top. A 500 square foot price does not get this row on top.

Sod the same project left out is $950–$4,300. The overlap with the typical band is $1,200–$4,300. Nine hundred fifty is $250 under the typical floor and $650 above the wider floor. Four thousand three hundred is inside the typical band and $1,700 under the typical top. From $950–$1,200 the sod sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread, except at $1,200. From $1,200–$4,300 the sod is inside the typical band. It is an added line, not the standard project. One thousand two hundred plus $950 is $2,150, inside the typical band, only when the $1,200 left the sod out. One thousand two hundred plus $4,300 is $5,500, inside the typical band, only when the $1,200 left the sod out. Six thousand plus $950 is $6,950, which is $950 past the typical top, inside the 1,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $17,050 under the wider top. Six thousand plus $4,300 is $10,300, which is $4,300 past the typical top, inside the 1,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $13,700 under the wider top. A bid that already names the lawn does not get this row on top.

How much does landscaping cost

How much landscaping costs is the project on one yard. One standard project, plants and labor in, is $1,200–$6,000. A bid that says how much landscaping costs and a bid that says landscaping cost are the same dollars when the yard, the area, and the labor match. A price near $300 should say a small project, not the common yard. A price near $6,000 should say whether the number is this band at its top, a 500 square foot area at its top, or a new installation inside its overlap.

A small project is typically $300–$800. Three hundred is the wider floor and the floor of this row. Eight hundred is $400 under the typical floor and the top of this row. From $300–$800 the job sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread. Three hundred can be this row at its floor. Eight hundred can be this row at its top or a flower bed at its floor. A standard-project price does not get this row on top.

A new installation is typically $3,000–$16,000. The overlap with the typical band is $3,000–$6,000. Three thousand is $1,800 above the typical floor. Sixteen thousand is $10,000 past the typical top and $8,000 under the wider top. From $3,000–$6,000 the job is inside the typical band and inside this row. From $6,000–$16,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Three thousand can be this row at its floor or a standard project inside the typical band. Sixteen thousand can be this row at its top. A front-yard price does not get this row on top.

About 2,000 square feet is typically $9,000–$24,000. Two thousand times $4.50 is $9,000. Two thousand times $12 is $24,000. The row sits above the typical band. Nine thousand is $3,000 past the typical top and the floor of this row. Twenty-four thousand is the top of this page’s wider spread, $18,000 past the typical top, and the top of this row. From $9,000–$24,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Nine thousand can be this row at its floor or a new installation inside its row, which also holds $9,000. Twenty-four thousand can be this row at its top. A 1,000 square foot price does not get this row on top.

Six thousand plus $3,000 for a flower bed the project left out is $9,000, which is $3,000 past the typical top, the floor of the 2,000 square foot row, and $15,000 under the wider top. That $9,000 can be a standard project at the typical top plus a flower bed at its top, a 2,000 square foot area at its floor, or a new installation inside its row. Ask which reading the bid is.

Landscaping pricing

Landscaping pricing is the project a crew performs, not a rental on a receipt. One standard project, plants, beds, mulch, and labor in, is $1,200–$6,000. A bid that says landscaping pricing and a bid that says landscaping cost are the same dollars when the yard, the area, and the labor match. A price near $300 should say a small project, not the common yard. A price near $24,000 should say whether the number is about 2,000 square feet at the top of the wider spread.

Lawn grading the project left out is $1,025–$3,300. The overlap with the typical band is $1,200–$3,300. One thousand twenty-five is $175 under the typical floor and $725 above the wider floor. Three thousand three hundred is inside the typical band and $2,700 under the typical top. From $1,025–$1,200 the grading sits under the typical band and inside the wider spread, except at $1,200. From $1,200–$3,300 the grading is inside the typical band. It is an added line, not the standard project. One thousand two hundred plus $1,025 is $2,225, inside the typical band, only when the $1,200 left the grading out. One thousand two hundred plus $3,300 is $4,500, inside the typical band and the floor of the 1,000 square foot row, only when the $1,200 left the grading out. Six thousand plus $1,025 is $7,025, which is $1,025 past the typical top, inside the 1,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $16,975 under the wider top. Six thousand plus $3,300 is $9,300, which is $3,300 past the typical top, inside the 2,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $14,700 under the wider top. A bid that already names the grade does not get this row on top.

About 2,000 square feet is $9,000–$24,000. That reading replaces the standard project when the job is that area. Nine thousand is $3,000 past the typical top and the floor of this row. Twenty-four thousand is the wider top, the top of this row, and $18,000 past the typical top. From $9,000–$24,000 the job has left the typical band and stays inside the wider spread. Nine thousand can be this row at its floor or a new installation inside its row. Twenty-four thousand can be this row at its top. A standard-project price does not get the 2,000 square foot row on top.

Two standard projects at the typical top are two jobs. Six thousand plus $6,000 is $12,000, which is $6,000 past the typical top, the top of the 1,000 square foot row, inside the new-installation row, and $12,000 under the wider top. That $12,000 can be two projects or about 1,000 square feet at $12 a square foot. It is not one small project. A number above $24,000 should name a second project, sod or grading the bid left out, a patio, a sprinkler system, or a pool. Ask which reading the bid is.

What the range includes

The typical band assumes one standard project. The plants are in. The beds are in. The mulch is in. The labor is in. The yard is reachable from the drive. The day is a weekday. The standard-project row, $1,200–$6,000, is the band. A small project is under the band, from $300 to $800. A front yard is in the band from $1,500 to $5,000. About 200 square feet is in the band only from $1,200 to $2,400. About 500 square feet is in the band from $2,250 to $6,000. About 1,000 square feet is in the band only from $4,500 to $6,000. A new installation is in the band only from $3,000 to $6,000. About 2,000 square feet is above the band. A patio, a sprinkler system, and a pool are not in the band.

How long the work takes depends on the area and the grade, and the bid’s schedule is the one that counts. A basic project is often the same visit or a short run of days. The time is a way to read that project. It is not a second clock on a price that was already the yard. The next season’s mulch is not in this price.

The floor of the wider spread, $300, is a small project at its low end. It is not a standard yard someone discounted. The top, $24,000, is about 2,000 square feet at $12 a square foot. It is not the standard-project row plus every add-on. Six thousand plus $3,000 for a flower bed is $9,000, not $24,000. Six thousand plus $6,000 for a second project at the typical top is $12,000, not $24,000. A number above $24,000 should name a second project or a job past this page. Ask which one.

None of the bands include a flower bed on a project the bid already priced, except where that bed is a line the project left out. The flower-bed line is $800–$3,000. Eight hundred is $500 above the wider floor. A completed project price does not get this row. Six thousand plus $3,000 is $9,000 only when the $6,000 left the bed out.

None of the bands include sod on a project the bid already priced, except where that sod is a line the project left out. The sod line is $950–$4,300. Nine hundred fifty is $650 above the wider floor. A project that already names the lawn does not get $950–$4,300 on top.

None of the bands include lawn grading on a project the bid already priced, except where that grading is a line the project left out. The grading line is $1,025–$3,300. One thousand twenty-five is $725 above the wider floor. A project that already names the grade does not get $1,025–$3,300 on top.

None of the bands include a new installation the project left out, except as its own row, typically $3,000–$16,000. Three thousand is $1,800 above the typical floor. Sixteen thousand is $8,000 under the wider top. A standard project does not get the new-installation row. A project that already is the new installation does not get $1,200–$6,000 on top.

None of the bands include about 2,000 square feet the project left out, except as its own row, typically $9,000–$24,000. Nine thousand is $3,000 past the typical top. Twenty-four thousand is the wider top. A 1,000 square foot price does not get the 2,000 square foot row.

None of the bands include a patio, which is the concrete patio guide, often $1,500–$7,000 for a plain broom-finish patio from a 10×10 through a straightforward 16×20, inside a wider spread of about $1,000–$18,000. One thousand five hundred is the floor of that typical band. One thousand two hundred plus $1,500 is $2,700, inside that guide’s typical band and inside this page’s typical band. Six thousand plus $1,500 is $7,500, which is $500 past that guide’s typical top, inside that guide’s wider spread, and $1,500 past this page’s typical top. One thousand two hundred plus $7,000 is $8,200, which is $1,200 past that guide’s typical top and $9,800 under that guide’s wider top. Six thousand plus $7,000 is $13,000, which is $6,000 past that guide’s typical top, $5,000 under that guide’s wider top, and $7,000 past this page’s typical top. That sum is a landscape plus a patio only when each bid left the other out. A patio price that already includes the beds does not get this page on top.

None of the bands include an in-ground sprinkler system, which is the sprinkler system guide, often $2,500–$8,000 for a suburban lawn of about a quarter acre, inside a wider spread of about $800–$22,000. Two thousand five hundred is the floor of that typical band. One thousand two hundred plus $2,500 is $3,700, inside that guide’s typical band and inside this page’s typical band. Six thousand plus $2,500 is $8,500, which is $500 past that guide’s typical top, inside that guide’s wider spread, and $2,500 past this page’s typical top. One thousand two hundred plus $8,000 is $9,200, which is $1,200 past that guide’s typical top and $12,800 under that guide’s wider top. Six thousand plus $8,000 is $14,000, which is $6,000 past that guide’s typical top, $8,000 under that guide’s wider top, and $8,000 past this page’s typical top. That sum is a landscape plus a sprinkler system only when each bid left the other out. A sprinkler price that already includes the beds does not get this page on top.

None of the bands include a pool, which is the pool installation guide, often $45,000–$85,000 for a standard inground pool, inside a wider spread of about $1,000–$200,000. Forty-five thousand is the floor of that typical band. Forty-five thousand plus $1,200 is $46,200, inside that guide’s typical band. Forty-five thousand plus $6,000 is $51,000, inside that guide’s typical band. Eighty-five thousand plus $1,200 is $86,200, which is $1,200 past that guide’s typical top and inside that guide’s wider spread. Eighty-five thousand plus $6,000 is $91,000, which is $6,000 past that guide’s typical top and inside that guide’s wider spread. That sum is a landscape plus a pool only when each bid left the other out. A pool price that already includes the planting does not get this page on top.

The band is the landscape price. A coupon on the project is not subtracted. Read the form before you take a number off the bid. A credit you have not received is not inside the planning range. This page does not price a coupon, and it does not name a percentage of the cost that comes back at resale.

Warranties are part of the contract, and this page is not a reading of one company’s form. A project, when the company offers a return for a plant the crew missed, is about that plant. Read it. The return visit is not a dollar line in the planning range.

A standard homeowners policy is built around sudden and accidental damage. A yard you want refreshed is the kind of maintenance those policies commonly leave with the owner. A storm that puts a covered structure under water, when the form responds to it, is a different question from a landscape you are buying. Read the form before you treat the policy as the budget. The $1,200–$6,000 band is not an insurance estimate.

A permit the city requires is a line on that bid. This page does not price a city’s fee on top of a complete landscaping price. Beds and mulch are not a permitted wall in the ordinary case. A project that already names a fee does not get that fee on top.

As a cross-check, not a bid: one standard project, plants and labor in, is $1,200–$6,000, the typical band. A small project is $300–$800. A front yard is $1,500–$5,000. A new installation is $3,000–$16,000. About 2,000 square feet is $9,000–$24,000. If a bid and that reading are far apart, the bid is a different area, left-out sod, a second project, a patio, a sprinkler system, or a pool.

What moves the price

Driver	How it changes the bid
The project	One standard project, plants and labor in, is $1,200–$6,000, the typical band. A small project is $300–$800, under the typical band. A front yard is $1,500–$5,000, inside the typical band. A new installation is $3,000–$16,000, and the typical band includes that row only from $3,000 to $6,000. The project picks the row. It is not a second bill.
The area	About 200 square feet is $900–$2,400, and the typical band includes that row only from $1,200 to $2,400. About 500 square feet is $2,250–$6,000, inside the typical band. About 1,000 square feet is $4,500–$12,000. About 2,000 square feet is $9,000–$24,000. A standard-project price does not get the 2,000 square foot row.
The hours	An hourly rate of $50–$100 is a reading of the same project. Twelve hours at $100 is $1,200. Sixty hours at $100 is $6,000. The hours are not a second bill.
The rate	A per-square-foot rate of $4.50–$12 is a reading of the same project. On 500 square feet, $4.50 is $2,250. On 500 square feet, $12 is $6,000. The rate is not a second bill.
The bed	A flower bed the bid leaves out is $800–$3,000. Eight hundred is $400 under the typical floor. A completed price of $1,200–$6,000 already holds beds the bid named. Six thousand plus $3,000 is $9,000 only when the $6,000 left the bed out.
The sod	Sod the bid leaves out is $950–$4,300. Nine hundred fifty is $250 under the typical floor. A completed price of $1,200–$6,000 already holds a lawn the bid named. Six thousand plus $4,300 is $10,300 only when the $6,000 left the sod out.
The grade	Lawn grading the bid leaves out is $1,025–$3,300. One thousand twenty-five is $175 under the typical floor. A completed price of $1,200–$6,000 already holds grade the bid named. Six thousand plus $3,300 is $9,300 only when the $6,000 left the grading out.
The size	A new installation is $3,000–$16,000 and replaces the standard project. Sixteen thousand is $8,000 under the wider top. About 2,000 square feet is $9,000–$24,000 and can reach the wider top. A standard-project price does not get the size row on top.
The second project	Two projects at the typical top are $12,000, which is $12,000 under the wider top. That reading is two projects. It is not one small project.
The other job	A plain concrete patio is $1,500–$7,000 on the concrete patio guide. An in-ground sprinkler system is $2,500–$8,000 on the sprinkler system guide. A standard inground pool is $45,000–$85,000 on the pool installation guide. A patio the bid is pouring, a system the bid is burying, or a pool the bid is digging does not get this page on top when that price already includes the planting.

The yard is the first cut, and it is not a rate you add to itself. A small project at $800, a flower bed at $800, and a 200 square foot area under its overlap can share the idea of a short border. Eight hundred is the top of the small-project row and the floor of the flower-bed row. It is under the typical band. Ask which project is in the price.

The area is the second cut. A standard project at $2,250, a 500 square foot area at its floor, and a front yard inside $1,500–$5,000 can share those dollars. One is inside the typical band. One is inside the 500 square foot row. The higher number is not a typical project that someone misread as a second yard.

The same standard project in a lower-cost area and in a high-labor city can sit at opposite ends of $1,200–$6,000 without either bid being wrong. Ask whether the price is the area, the grade, or both, and ask whether a flower bed, sod, or a second project is in. Concrete patio, sprinkler system installation, and pool installation are the projects that meet this yard and are not the yard. Price them on their own pages. Two bids that disagree about the area, the grade, and whether the sod is included are not the same job.

DIY or hire

Hire the yard. A grade that pitches toward the house, a lawn that has to be laid before it dries out, and a bed full of the wrong soil are where a small miss becomes a redo. The plants, the labor, and the haul are the job. A Saturday with a shovel is where those three get missed.

A bag of mulch, or one pot the owner can carry, is a different product. That number is not on this page, and it is not the installed yard. On the one pro project, one standard landscaping project is $1,200–$6,000. That is the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor together.

A mow from the curb is also a different product. That number is the cut, not a crew building beds. Do not treat the mow as the project. If the beds, the grade, and the lawn still have to be done, you are pricing a crew’s job without the crew. The person on the yard should say what happens if a plant fails. Spreading one bag is the owner’s part. A receipt for mulch is not this installed rate.

Repair or replace

Refresh the beds when the grade is sound and the yard is staying. That job is the typical band, $6,000 at the top and $1,200 at the floor, when the method is that project. A quote near $300 should say a small project, not a crew on a common yard. A quote near $1,200 should say whether the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the area are all in. A quote near $6,000 can be a standard project at its top, a 500 square foot area at its top, or a new installation inside its overlap. Ask which reading the bid is.

Price a small project on $300–$800. Price a front yard on $1,500–$5,000. Price a new installation on $3,000–$16,000, and do not read that new installation as the standard band with a different name. Do not read a patio as the landscape band with a different name.

Send a slab you are pouring, with the beds already out of the question, to the concrete patio guide, typically $1,500–$7,000. Send an in-ground system for the lawn, with the planting already in, to the sprinkler system guide, typically $2,500–$8,000. Send a pool, with the yard already planned around it, to the pool installation guide, typically $45,000–$85,000. If the same season includes any of those, they are separate scopes. Do not fold them into the landscape price.

How long a planted bed lasts is not a number on this page. A one-yard project is not a warranty that the plants will stay. A new installation is not a warranty that the yard will never need mulch again. The bid’s scope is the work you bought.

How to use this number

Ask two or three landscapers for a written price that names the square feet, whether the job is a front yard or a new installation, whether the price is a lump sum, whether the plants, the beds, the mulch, and the labor are included, whether sod and grading are already inside the price, and what happens if a plant fails. Compare one standard project, plants and labor in, with $1,200–$6,000. Compare a small project with $300–$800, a front yard with $1,500–$5,000, a new installation with $3,000–$16,000, and about 2,000 square feet with $9,000–$24,000. Keep the yard and the labor inside those rows. Put a left-out flower bed at $800–$3,000, sod at $950–$4,300, and lawn grading at $1,025–$3,300, on their own lines.

A very low bid on one installed project is a reason to ask whether the plants and the labor are included, not a reason to celebrate. A quote near $300 should say a small project, not a crew on a common yard. A quote near $1,200 should say whether the mulch is in. A high bid should point at a large area, sod, grading, a tight access, or the labor market. Two or three local bids on the same area, the same grade, and the same sod are the number that matters. How this site sets the band is explained on the methodology page.