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Plan your bed

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.
0 planted
Soil amounts

No plants yet — add some from the finder below.


S
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Shade Low Rich
H
Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis
Shade Med Rich
D
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Pt shade Med Avg
N
Narcissus
Narcissus tazetta
Pt shade Med Avg
T
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Sun Med Avg
F
Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Sun Med Avg
FM
Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
Pt shade Med Avg
BH
Bleeding Heart
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Shade Moist Rich
A
Azalea
Rhododendron spp.
Pt shade Moist Acid
R
Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
Pt shade Moist Acid
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
LI
Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella damascena
Sun Med Lean
B
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Sun Med Rich
Z
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Sun Med Avg
C
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Sun Low Lean
C
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Pt shade Med Avg
M
Marigold
Tagetes patula
Sun Med Avg
S
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Sun Med Avg
T
Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sun Low Lean
P
Pincushion
Scabiosa columbaria
Sun Med 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
C
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Sun Med Lean
R
Rose
Rosa spp.
Sun Moist Rich
D
Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
Sun Moist Rich
GI
Giant Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Pt shade Med Avg
LH
Limelight Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Pt shade Moist Rich
S
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Pt shade Moist Rich
B
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Sun Moist Rich
S
Squash
Cucurbita pepo
Sun Moist Rich
S
Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
Sun Med Rich
T
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Sun Moist Rich
N
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Sun Med Lean
B
Borage
Borago officinalis
Sun Med Lean
J
Jalapeño
Capsicum annuum
Sun Moist Rich
K
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Pt shade Moist Rich
P
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Pt shade Med Rich
C
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Pt shade Moist Avg
FD
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Pt shade Med Acid
F
Fig
Ficus carica
Sun Med Avg
CT
Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata
Pt shade Moist Acid

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Bed width
2.00 yd
Bed length
1.50 yd
Units
Sunlight · 6 h/day
Bed shape
Drag to move · click a plant for details · 1 cell = 9 in (¼ yd)
1.50 yd
2.00 yd
Soil & compost
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

Each component scales to the total fill.

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

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.

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.