PLANTING GUIDE FOR GROUND COVER, PERENNIALS, ETC.
Units required, based on spacing and square footage of planting area.
Sq footage of Bed	Spacing on Center
	4 IN	6 IN	8 IN	12 IN	18 IN	24 IN	36 IN
50	450	200	100	50	22	12	5
100	900	425	225	100	45	25	11
150	1350	650	350	150	67	37	16
200	1800	875	450	200	90	50	22
250	2250	1100	550	250	112	62	28
300	2700	1325	675	300	135	75	33
400	3600	1775	900	400	180	100	44
500	4500	2225	1100	500	225	125	55
600	5400	2675	1350	600	270	150	66
700	6300	3125	1550	700	315	175	77
800	7200	3575	1800	800	360	200	88
900	8100	4000	2000	900	405	225	99
1000	9000	4500	2250	1000	450	250	100

COVERAGE TABLE FOR STONE, MULCH & BULK PRODUCTS
DEPTH IN INCHES
Sq footage of Bed	CUBIC YARDS BULK ----------------------------- 3 CUBIC FOOT BAGS
	1IN	2 IN	4 IN		1 IN	2 IN	4 IN
50	0.2	0.3	0.6		1.4	2.8	5.6
100	0.3	0.6	1.2		2.8	5.6	11
150	0.5	0.9	1.9		4.2	8.3	17
200	0.6	1.2	2.5		5.6	11	22
250	0.8	1.5	3.1		6.9	14	28
500	1.5	3.1	6.2		14	28	56
1000	3.1	6.2	12		28	56	111
1500	4.6	9.3	18		42	83	167
2000	6.2	12	25		56	111	222
2500	7.7	15	31		69	139	278
5000	15	31	62		139	278	556
10000	31	62	123		278	556	1111

AVERAGE BALL WEIGHTS FOR B&B
	ESTIMATED WEIGHT
DIAMETER	POUNDS	KILOGRAMS
10 INCHES	30	14
12 INCHES	45	20
14 INCHES	70	32
16 INCHES	100	45
18 INCHES	150	68
20 INCHES	200	90
22 INCHES	260	120
24 INCHES	300	135
26 INCHES	450	205
28 INCHES	600	275
30 INCHES	700	320
36 INCHES	1,150	520

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HEIGHT-TO-CALIPER RELATIONSHIPS FOR MOST STANDARD SHADE TREES
CALIPER	AVG. HEIGHT	MAX. HEIGHT
1/2 INCH	5 TO 6 FT	8 FT
3/4 INCH	6 TO 8 FT	10 FT
1 1/4 INCHES	8 TO 10 FT	11 FT
1 1/2 INCHES	8 TO 10 FT	12 FT
1 3/4 INCHES	10 TO 12 FT	14 FT
2 INCHES	12 TO 14 FT	16 FT
2 1/2 INCHES	12 TO 14 FT	16 FT
3 INCHES	14 TO 16 FT	18 FT
3 1/2 INCHES	14 TO 16 FT	18 FT
4 INCHES	16 TO 18 FT	22 FT
5 INCHES	18 FT OR MORE	26 FT

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FORMULAE FOR CALCULATING AREA OR SQUARE FOOTAGE
SHAPE	FORMULA
CIRCLE	Diameter x Diameter x 0.7854
TRIANGLE	1/2 length of base x height
RECTANGLE	Height x Width
SQUARE	Height x Width
ELLIPSE (OVAL)	Length x Width x 0.7854

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
FLUID MEASURE (VOLUME)
3 teaspoons (tsp)	=	1 Tablespoon (Tbs)
2 tablespoons (Tbs)	=	1 fluid ounce (oz)
8 fluid ounces	=	1 cup (c)
2 cups	=	1 pint (pt)
2 pints	=	1 quart (qt)
4 quarts (qt)	=	1 gallon (gal)
DRY MEASURE
2 pints (pt)	=	1 quart (qt)
8 quarts (qt)	=	1 peck (pk)
4 pecks (pk)	=	1 bushel (bu)
CUBIC MEASURE
1,728 cubic inches (in3)	=	1 cubic foot (ft3)
46,656 cubic inches (in3)	=	1 cubic yard (yd3)
27 cubic feet (ft3)	=	1 cubic yard (yd3)
AREA MEASURE
144 square inches	=	1 square foot (ft2)
9 square feet (ft2)	=	1 square yard (yd2)
4,840 square yards	=	1 acre (ac)
43,560 square feet (sq2)	=	1 acre (ac)
640 acres (ac)	=	1 square mile (mi2)
LENGTH MEASURE
12 inches (in)	=	1 foot (ft)
36 inches (in)	=	1 yard (yd)
3 feet (ft)	=	1 yard (yd)
5,280 feet (ft)	=	1 mile (mi)
1,760 yards (yds)	=	1 mile (mi)

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CONVERSIONS
IF YOU KNOW	MULTIPLY BY	TO GET
Inches	2.54	Centimeters
Feet	30.48	Centimeters
Feet	0.3048	Meters
Yards	0.9144	Meters
Miles	1.609	Kilometers
Centimeters	0.3937	Inches
Centimeters	0.01	Meters
Centimeters	10	Millimeters
Meters	1.0936	Yards
Meters	3.2808	Feet
Meters	39.37	Inches
Kilometers	0.6214	Miles
Square Feet	0.0929	Square Meters
Square Yards	0.8361	Square Meters
Acres	43,560	Square Feet
Acres	0.4047	Hectares
Square Meters	10.764	Square Feet
Square Meters	1.196	Square Yards
Hectares	2.4711	Acres
Cubic Feet	0.02832	Cubic Meters
Cubic Feet	0.03704	Cubic Yards
Cubic Feet	29.922	Quarts
Cubic Feet	7.48052	Gallons
Cubic Feet	28.32	Liters
Cubic Yards	27	Cubic Feet
Cubic Yards	0.7646	Cubic Meters
Fluid Ounces	29.57	Milliliters
Fluid Ounces	29.57	Cubic Centimeters
Quarts	0.94625	Liters
Gallons	3.785	Liters
Gallons of Water	8.3453	Pounds of Water
Cubic Meters	61,023	Cubic Inches
Cubic Meters	35.316	Cubic Feet
Cubic Meters	1.308	Cubic Yards
Cubic Centimeters	0.03382	Fluid Ounces
Liters	0.2642	Gallons
Liters	1.0568	Quarts
Milliliters	0.03382	Fluid Ounces
Ounces	28.353	Grams
Pounds	0.4535	Kilograms
Grams	0.03527	Ounces
Kilograms	2.205	Pounds

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