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$$$ Rain Garden Costs $$$
Madeline Flahive DiNardo, MBA
Agricultural Agent
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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Rain Garden Costs Case Studies
Dorsett Arabian Farm
Hedgebrook Farm
Gloucester County Fairgrounds
Union County Vocational Technical School
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Rain Garden Costs
Rutgers Soil Test $15 for a standard fertility test
$75 for a texture analysis test
WHITE mark-out paint $5.14
Good Quality Tall Fescue Grass Seed 50 lb. bag $73.00
Organic Blood Meal Fertilizer $5.47
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Dorsett Arabian Farm
Rain Garden captures run-off from horse paddocks.
Size- 300 square feet, 6 inches deep
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Dorsett Arabian Farm
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 Bobcat Rental
$200.00 $200.00
Fuel $50.00 $50.00
Delivery $80.00 $80.00
Rental Insurance Protection
$20.00 $20.00
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Dorsett Arabian FarmNative Plants
Number Item Unit Price Total
15 1 gallon container shrubs
$4.75
12 Quart Perennials
$1.85
25 2” plugs $0.63-$0.67
52 Native Plants
$110.45
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Dorsett Arabian Farm
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 Soil Test $15.00 $15.00
2 Yards Mulch
$28.00 $56.00
2.5 Tons #3
1 ½ “ stone$25.60 $64.00
1 Delivery $25.00 $25.00
1 Fuel 5%
Surcharge
$1.25 $1.25
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Dorsett Arabian Farm
Number Item Unit Price Total
4 Packs Landscape Pins
$1.00 $7.96
1.5 Tons ¾” crushed stone
$28.10 $42.15
2 Rolls Weed Block Fabric
$12.14 $24.28
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Dorsett Arabian Farm
Total Rain Garden Plant & Supply Cost $696.00
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Dorsett Arabian FarmLabor
2 Master Gardeners - 3 hours
2 Soil Conservation District Employees - 3 hours
4 Rutgers Employees – 5 hours
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Hedgebrook Farm
This rain garden captures run-off from the roof-top of a house on the property.
105 square foot rain garden, 6 inches deep
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Hedgebrook Farm
The farmer let us use the farm tractor and backhoe for the excavation.
We picked up the native plants at the nursery.
The house did not have gutters.
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Hedgebrook Farm
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 6” ½ round galvenized gutter, labor & materials
$580.00 $580.00
1.5 Yards mulch
$25.00 $37.50
2 Tons concrete sand
$37.00 $39.00
1 Delivery fee $39.50 $39.50
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Hedgebrook FarmNumber Item Unit Price Total
1 75’ soaker hose
$12.98 $12.98
1 Roll (3’X75’) landscape fabric
$9.92 $9.92
1 pack (25) landscape fabric pins
$3.97 $3.97
1 3lb. bag organic fertilizer
$5.47 $5.47
7 bags of pond stone
$4.18 $29.26
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Hedgebrook FarmNative Plants
Number Item Unit Price Total
7 2 gallon container shrubs
$4.95
15 Quart Perennials
$2.05
9 Gallon Perennials
$4.25
31 Native Plants $103.65
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Hedgebrook Farm
Total Rain Garden Plant & Supply Cost $861.25
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Hedgebrook FarmLabor
Day 1 Excavation
4 people for 6 hours
1 graduate student for 2 hours
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Hedgebrook Farm
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Hedgebrook Farm
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Hedgebrook FarmLabor
Day 2: Planting
9 volunteers for 2 hours
2 Extension people for 3 hours
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Gloucester County Fairgrounds
This rain gardens captures run-off from the refreshment stand building.
The garden size is 360 square feet.
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Gloucester County FairgroundsNumber Item Unit Price Total
2 Yards hardwood mulch
$25.50 $51.00
1 Delivery fee for mulch
$65.00 $65.00
4.65 Tons concrete sand
$15.50 $72.08
1.55 Tons screened topsoil
$18.00 $18.00
1 Delivery fee $65.00 $65.00
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Gloucester County Fairgrounds
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 50’ soaker hose
$13.95 $13.95
1 50’ hose $14.95 $14.95
1 Native Plant shipping fee
$175.00 $175.00
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Gloucester County FairgroundsNumber Item Unit Price Total
15 1 gallon container shrubs
$4.75
10 Gallon Perennials
$4.25
5 Quart Perennials
$1.85 - $2.05
50 2” plugs $0.63-$0.67
80 Native Plants $160.75
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Gloucester County FairgroundsLabor
Day 1 Excavation
Fairgrounds Manager for 4 hours
3 Extension employees for 6 hours
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Gloucester County FairgroundsLabor
Day 2: Planting Demonstration
30 Landscape Professionals – 3 hours
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Gloucester County Fairgrounds Total Rain Garden Plant & Supply Cost
$635.73
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Union County Vocational Technical School
This rain garden captures run-off from a parking lot.
The garden size is 360 square feet.
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 Soil Test for mechanical analysis
$45.00 $45.00
5 Bags 2” river stone
$3.50 $17.50
6 Yards Topsoil $31.00 $186.00
3 Yards Hardwood mulch
$30.00 $90.00
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Number Item Unit Price Total
8 Bags 1.3 -3” riverstone
$3.50 $28.00
1 Can of Mark-out Paint (white)
$5.14 $5.14
2 10’ sections 4” PVC pipe
$12.03 $24.06
1 PVC pipe elbow
$2.27 $2.27
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Number Item Unit Price Total
1 Cement Handipack
$5.96 $5.96
2 Grate Screens $4.96 $9.92
9 Tons bank run sand
$33.00 $299.97
1 50’ soaker hose
$14.95 $14.95
1 100’ light duty hose
$25.95 $25.95
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Number Item Unit Price Total
15 1 gallon container shrubs
$4.75
10 Gallon Perennials
$4.25
5 Quart Perennials
$1.85 - $2.05
50 2” plugs $0.63-$0.67
80 Native Plants
$160.75
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Total Rain Garden Plant and Supply Costs$915.47
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Labor for Day 1:
Excavation
1 County Backhoe operator 6 hours
2 Extension Employees 6 hours
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Day 2: Planting and Demonstration
30 Landscape Professionals for 4 hours
2 Extension Employees for 5 hours
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Union County Vocational Technical School
Day 3: Install overflow drainage pipes
Two extension employees 6 hours
Five FFA students 2 hours
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Rain Garden Costs
Standard supplies that will be used for each installation
Delivery fees
Labor
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Rain Garden Costs
Plant Materials
Soil Amendments
Make it easy for your customer to maintain the garden ! Soaker hoses for first year or two.
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Rain Garden Costs
Can you think of any other costs?
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Rain Garden Costs
Good Luck with Your Rain Gardens !