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Companion Bed Designer

Drag plants in, set your bed’s size and sun. We’ll score how well they grow together and how much of the year it stays in bloom.

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All-Season Cutting Bed
Planned so something is in flower from the first snowdrops through the last dahlias.
0 planted
Soil amounts

No plants yet — add some from the finder below.


Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus
Narcissus tazetta
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Azalea
Rhododendron spp.
Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Peony
Paeonia lactiflora
Lupin
Lupinus polyphyllus
Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Meadow Rue
Thalictrum rochebrunianum
Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella damascena
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Marigold
Tagetes patula
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Pincushion
Scabiosa columbaria
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Rose
Rosa spp.
Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
Giant Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Limelight Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Squash
Cucurbita pepo
Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Borage
Borago officinalis
Jalapeño
Capsicum annuum
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Fig
Ficus carica
Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata

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Bed width
6.00 ft
Bed length
4.50 ft
Units
Sunlight · 6 h/day
Bed shape
Drag to move · click a plant for details · 1 cell = 9 in (¾ ft)
4.50 ft
6.00 ft
Soil & compost
Fill depth
8 in
27.00ft²Bed area
0.67yd³Soil volume
18.0ft³= total fill
12bags@ 1.5 ft³ each
Blend ratio
Topsoil60%0.40 yd³ · 8 bags
Compost30%0.20 yd³ · 4 bags
Grit / perlite10%0.07 yd³ · 2 bags

Each component scales to the total fill.

Blend for a fresh raised bed. Order ~10% extra to settle.

Built for your zone, not just any garden

Enter your zip and the planner pulls your hardiness zone automatically — every companion match and bloom estimate accounts for your local frost dates, and the native-plants filter only surfaces species that actually belong in your region. It’s the same zone data that drives Batten Blooms’ weekly digest, applied to bed design.

Best on a bigger screen

The Bed Designer is a drag-and-drop tool built for desktop. Open it on a laptop or larger screen to plan your bed — then use Send me list to email the shopping list to yourself.