Mulch Calculator
Find out exactly how much mulch you need — no guesswork, no wasted trips.
Find out exactly how much mulch you need — no guesswork, no wasted trips.
Mulch is sold and installed by the cubic yard. To find your number, multiply the length of your bed by its width to get square feet, choose how thick you want the layer, and let the calculator do the rest. It uses area times depth in feet, divided by 27.
Three inches is the standard depth for most flower beds. Go thicker for weed control, or thinner for a quick refresh. As a guide, one cubic yard covers about 108 square feet at 3 inches deep, 162 square feet at 2 inches, and 324 square feet at 1 inch.
Not sure how to measure a curved bed? Break it into rectangles, measure each, and add them together. When you would rather not do the math, we visit your property, measure it in person, and give you an exact price. That quote is free.
We install all the major types. Your quote includes a recommendation for your landscape.
“Excellent work- thorough, detailed, and great customer service. We had them mulch multiple homes. I would hire them again.”
“Had mulch installed for our landscaping. I didn’t do a lot of pricing comparisons with other landscaping contractors so I hope our price was fairly priced. They sure did a nice job and cleaned up after themselves.”
“Mulch company is great! It was a very easy process and my mulch beds look great! I will be using them again. Highly recommend to anyone in the Chanhassen area.”
“Mulch Company helped with weeding and mulching garden beds around our home - they did an awesome and were very easy to work with. I highly recommend them!”
“Best mulch service in Chanhassen! From initial meeting to final walkthrough the crew was very respectful and thorough. Passing along info to my friends. Hats off to the Mulch Company!”
“Great folks. Fast est and service Will is again next year”
“I know Eli one of the owners, and these guys are incredible. Their dedication to making sure each job is done right and reasonably priced is something that is hard to find.”
“This company is new, but the owners are well known to us and highly respected in their first business. They should be your first choice in the area.”
“Eli and crew did a fantastic job in our yard. They were able to get to our house earlier than expected, and the job was done quickly and yard left clean.”
“Removed a bunch of old rock and replaced with Mulch and looks great.”
“These guys mulched my whole yard in one day! We live in between Eden Prairie and Chanhassen. Owen and Eli were great to talk to on the phone in a super timely and professional matter! We will use these guys every spring!”
“Super quick and professional. The whole process was very simple from beginning to end. Will definitely be using them in the future!”
“great team - efficient service - easy to work with”
Enter the area in square feet and how thick you want the layer (1 to 4 inches), and it shows how many cubic yards of mulch you need. It uses area times depth in feet, divided by 27, and rounds up so you are not short.
Multiply the length of your bed or yard by its width. For odd shapes, break the area into rectangles, measure each, and add them together. Walking it off works too: one big step is roughly 3 feet.
One cubic yard covers about 324 square feet at 1 inch deep, 162 square feet at 2 inches, 108 square feet at 3 inches, and 81 square feet at 4 inches.
Yes. It is free, and you do not need an account or to enter your email.
Yes. We install mulch across 22 Twin Cities cities. Call (952) 314-4797 or request a free quote online. We visit your property and quote it in person, then confirm your install week, and our crew handles the rest.
It is a close estimate. We confirm exact amounts when we visit your property and quote it in person.
Yes. We have three free calculators on this site: a mulch calculator, a sod calculator, and a rock and stone calculator. Enter your area and the depth you want and each one shows the amount you need.
We serve 22 Twin Cities cities, including Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Richfield, Savage, Shakopee, Shorewood, Victoria, Waconia and Wayzata.