Specialist costs: Landscaping | Features

Comparative prices for hard surface paving
Paving type	£/m2
York stone type slabs	120
Beach cobble stone (embedded in concrete)	80
Concrete block paviours	40
Precast concrete slabs	35
Grasscrete (light duty)	30
Breedon gravel	30
Tarmacadam	25
Bark chippings	15
All figures include nominal 100 mm excavation and sub base and assume reasonable quantities.

Comparative prices for planting areas
Plant type	Purchase cost £	Planting arrangement
Whips	1 (each)	At 1.5 m centres
Bulbs	10 (per 100)	At 50 per m2
Shrubs	3 (each)	At 450 mm centres
Groundcover	1.50 (each)	At 300 mm centres
Prices include the preparation of planting beds, raking, applying fertilizer, removing all stones and plant maintenance plus the replacement of failed plants for 12 months.