Planting

Excavate tree pit by hand; fork over bottom of pit; plant tree with roots well spread out; backfill with excavated material, incorporating treeplanting compost at 1m³ per 3m³ of soil, one tree stake and two ties; tree pits square in sizes shown Light standard bare root tree in pit; PC £9.45

600× 600mm deep each 38.00 900× 900mm deep each 50.00

Standard tree bare root tree in pit; PC £12.60 600× 600mm deep each 42.50 900× 600mm deep each 54.00

Standard root balled tree in pit; PC £24.00 600× 600mm deep each 55.00 900× 600mm deep each 72.00

Selected standard bare root tree in pit; PC £20.48 900× 900mm deep each 71.00 1.00m×1.00m×600mm deep each 99.00

Selected standard root ball tree in pit; PC £37.00 900× 600mm deep each 87.00 1.00m×1.00m×600mm deep each 115.00

Heavy standard bare root tree in pit; PC £44.10 900× 900mm deep each 100.00 1.00m×1.00m×600mm deep each 110.00

Heavy standard root ball tree in pit; PC £63.00 900× 600mm deep each 120.00 1.00m×1.00m×600mm deep each 145.00

Extra heavy standard bare root tree in pit; PC £58.80 1.00× 1.00m deep each 145.00

Extra heavy standard root ball tree in pit; PC £80.50 1.00× 1.00m deep each 170.00 1.50m×750mm deep each 200.00

SHRUB PLANTING

Treat recently filled ground with systemic weedkiller; cultivate ground and clear arisings; add mushroom composts and fertilizers Cultivation by rotavator; all other works by hand

compost 50mm; general purpose fertilizer 35 g/m2 m2 4.20 compost 100mm; general purpose fertilizer 35 g/m2 m2 7.10 compost 100mm; Enmag 35g/m2 m2 7.15

All works by hand compacted ground; compost 50mm; general purpose fertilizer 35 g/m2 m2 5.05 ground previously planted but cleared of vegetable matter; compost 50mm; general purpose fertilizer 35 g/m2 m2 4.90 ground previously planted but cleared of vegetable matter; compost 50mm; general purpose fertilizer 35 g/m2 m2 4.75

Excluding site overheads and profit

SHRUB PLANTING – cont

Excavate planting holes on 300× 300×300mm deep to area previously prepared; plant shrubs PC £3.00 each in groups of 3 to 5 inclusive of transport from holding area setting out and final mulching 50mm thick By hand

300mm centres (11.11 plants per m2) m2 66.00 400mm centres (6.26 plants per m2) m2 41.00 500mm centres (4 plants per m2) m2 26.00 750mm centres (1.78 plants per m2) m2 12.70

Cultivate and grade shrub bed; bring top 300mm of topsoil to a fine tilth, incorporating mushroom compost at 50mm and Enmag slow release fertilizer; rake and bring to given levels; remove all stones and debris over 50mm; dig planting holes average 300×300×300mm deep; supply and plant specified shrubs in quantities as shown below; backfill with excavated material as above; water to field capacity and mulch 50mm bark chips 20-40mm size; water and weed regularly for 12months; shrubs 2 litre PC £2.80; ground covers 9 cm PC £1.50 Shrubs at centres shown below

300mm centres m2 63.00 400mm centres m2 41.00 500mm centres m2 28.00 600mm centres m2 21.50 750mm centres m2 16.70 900mm centres m2 14.00

Groundcover 30%/shrubs 70% at the distances shown below 200/300mm m2 67.00 300/400mm m2 57.00 300/500mm m2 33.50

Groundcover 50%/shrubs 50% at the distances shown below 200/300mm m2 77.00 300/400mm m2 42.00 300/500mm m2 37.00 400/500mm m2 28.00

Cultivate ground by machine and rake to level; plant bulbs as shown; bulbs PC £25.00/100

15 bulbs per m² m2 6.80 25 bulbs per m² m2 11.20 50 bulbs per m² m2 22.00

Excluding site overheads and profit

BEDDING

Spray surface with glyphosate; lift and dispose of turf when herbicide action is complete; cultivate new area for bedding plants to 400mm deep; spread compost 100mm deep and chemical fertilizer Enmag and rake to fine tilth to receive new bedding plants; remove all arisings to skip Existing turf area

disposal to skip 100m2 860.00 disposal to compost area on site; distance 25m 100m2 520.00

Plant bedding to existing planting area; bedding planting PC £0.25 each Clear existing bedding; cultivate soil to 230mm deep; incorporate compost 75mm and rake to fine tilth; collect bedding from nursery and plant at 100mm ccs; irrigate on completion; maintain weekly for 12 weeks

mass planted; 100mm centres m2 32.50 to patterns; 100mm centres m2 35.00 mass planted; 150mm centres m2 18.70 to patterns; 150mm centres m2 21.50 mass planted; 200mm centres m2 12.80 to patterns; 200mm centres m2 15.20

Extra for watering by hand held hose pipe Flow rate 25 litres/minute

10 litres/m2 100m2 15.30 15 litres/m2 100m2 23.00 20 litres/m2 100m2 30.00 25 litres/m2 100m2 38.00

Flow rate 40 litres/minute 10 litres/m2 100m2 9.60 15 litres/m2 100m2 14.40 20 litres/m2 100m2 18.90 25 litres/m2 100m2 24.00