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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.

Your bedsAll-Season Cutting BedShade Border2/1 beds
All-Season Cutting Bed
Planned so something is in flower from the first snowdrops through the last dahlias.
In this bed · 9 planted
Companions for your bed, shown first
D
Daffodil Pairs
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Pt shade Med Avg
N
Narcissus Pairs
Narcissus tazetta
Pt shade Med Avg
BH
Bleeding Heart Pairs
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Shade Moist Rich
A
Azalea Pairs
Rhododendron spp.
Shade Moist Acid
R
Rhododendron Pairs
Rhododendron catawbiense
Shade Moist Acid
LI
Love-in-a-Mist Pairs
Nigella damascena
Sun Med Lean
B
Basil Pairs
Ocimum basilicum
Sun Med Rich
Z
Zinnia Pairs
Zinnia elegans
Sun Med Avg
C
Calendula Pairs
Calendula officinalis
Pt shade Med Avg
S
Sunflower Pairs
Helianthus annuus
Sun Med Avg
P
Pincushion Pairs
Scabiosa columbaria
Sun Med Lean
C
Coneflower Pairs
Echinacea purpurea
Sun Med Lean
GI
Giant Ironweed Pairs
Vernonia gigantea
Pt shade Med Avg
LH
Limelight Hydrangea Pairs
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Pt shade Moist Rich
S
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Shade Low Rich
H
Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis
Shade Med Rich
T
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Sun Med Avg
F
Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Sun Med Avg
FM
Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Pt shade Med Avg
C
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Pt shade Med Avg
F
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Pt shade Moist Rich
P
Peony
Paeonia lactiflora
Sun Moist Rich
L
Lupin
Lupinus polyphyllus
Pt shade Med Avg
BI
Bearded Iris
Iris germanica
Sun Med Avg
SP
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Sun Moist Rich
MR
Meadow Rue
Thalictrum rochebrunianum
Shade Moist Rich
D
Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
Sun Moist Rich
C
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Sun Med Lean
C
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Sun Low Lean
T
Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sun Low Lean
GT
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Sun Low Lean
BB
Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Pt shade Moist Rich
GP
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Sun Moist Rich
R
Rose
Rosa spp.
Sun Moist Rich
D
Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
Sun Moist Rich
Bed harmonyMixed needs
50
FIGHTINGMIXEDTHRIVING
Light needsSome spread
Water needsSome spread
Soil needsSome spread
SpacingClashing
Bloom coverageIn bloom all season
100%

Something in flower right across the range.

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
WK -10│ LAST FROSTWK +26
Snowdrop wants part shade (2–5h); this bed gets 6h.
Hellebore wants shade (2–5h); this bed gets 6h.
Tickseed and Rose are 27″ apart but want ~32″ — give them more room.
Rose and Dahlia are 28″ apart but want ~35″ — give them more room.
Chamomile and Rose are 18″ apart but want ~28″ — give them more room.
Bed width
2.00 yd · 6.00 ft
Bed length
1.50 yd · 4.50 ft
Sunlight · 6 h/day
Drag to move · click to remove · 1 cell = 9 in (¼ yd)
1.50 yd · 4.50 ft
S×9
H
T
FM
C
C
T
D
2.00 yd · 6.00 ft
27.00 ft² · 9 planted
Soil & compost

Worked out from your 6 × 4.5 ft bed — 27.00 ft² (3.00 yd²).

Fill depth
8 in
3.00yd²Bed 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

Mix normalised to 100% (you set 100%). Each component scales to the total fill.

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

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