Pollinator Garden Cost Calculator

Planning a pollinator garden means balancing ambition against your actual budget. This calculator gives you a realistic estimate of what it costs to establish a healthy habitat — plants, hardscape features like basking rocks and puddling stations, shrubs or small trees for shelter, soil amendments, and the basic tools you'll need. Adjust the sliders and checkboxes below to see your total update in real time.

The numbers reflect average U.S. retail pricing for garden-center plants and materials. You can cut costs significantly by starting plants from seed, sharing divisions with neighbors, or sourcing from native plant sales. For deeper planning, see our pollinator garden guide and our list of native pollinator plants suited to your region.