Title: Create an estimate for the landscape plan.
Course: Landscaping I (18054-I) > Section: Designing the Landscape

Creation should include

- differentiating between estimates and bids
- executing a cost analysis of a landscape plan
- calculating quantities of materials needed for a landscape job
- estimating labor requirements
- adjusting prices to allow for overhead cost of materials and profit.

Teacher Resource: Nursery/Landscape CDEs, FFA

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between an estimate and a bid?
- How does overhead differ from the cost of merchandise?
- How is profit determined? Why is it important?
- What is the importance of estimating the cost of materials and labor?