homeowner tools
Useful answers before your garden project begins.
Measure your space, estimate materials, explore bloom timing, and learn what fits your conditions. Then continue into gardenUP’s complete garden designs when you are ready.
Measure
Start with the real size
Calculate
Buy the right amount
Choose
Match plants to the space
Build
Follow a clear plan
advanced garden planning
Useful tools powered by the gardenUP plant catalog.
Explore plants and seasonal timing without replacing the complete garden designs, exact layouts, and shopping guidance available through gardenUP.
right plant, right place
Right Plant Finder
Match plants to your light, moisture, maintenance, and garden goals.
Open free toolcolor through the seasons
Bloom Calendar
See seasonal color coverage and identify gaps in your garden.
Open free toolsupporting project utilities
Quick calculations when you already know the plan
These smaller tools support a project; they are not the main gardenUP experience.
Garden Bed Measurement
Find the square footage of rectangular, circular, or custom-shaped planting beds.
Open utilitySoil & Mulch Calculator
Choose a popular mulch or soil product and package, or enter the exact specifications from your own bag.
Open utilityGrass Seed Calculator
Calculate bags using a selected grass-seed product’s published new-lawn or overseeding coverage.
Open utilityFertilizer Calculator
Choose a verified fertilizer package or calculate from the exact coverage printed on your own label.
Open utilityPotting Soil Calculator
Estimate how many product bags are needed for round containers using their inside dimensions.
Open utilityGarden Supply Calculator
Choose mulch, soil, compost, stone, seed, sod, fertilizer, fabric, edging, or potting mix and calculate exactly what to buy.
Open utilityPlant Spacing Calculator
Calculate plant quantities and preview a practical overhead spacing layout.
Open utilityGarden Budget Calculator
Create a realistic project estimate for plants, materials, edging, and delivery.
Open utilityready for the creative part?
Turn your measurements into a garden you can picture.
