A little garden plan that creates lots of whimsy
Dreaming of a garden that basically plan(t)s itself? Whimsy Gardener lets you enjoy the magic of your garden without the organizational stress. Create an almanac and set your gardening goals to get personalized plant recommendations that thrive in your soil conditions, climate and hardiness zone. The plant potential toggle lets you see how well each plant will thrive based on each garden bed’s sunlight levels, soil, and neighboring plants.
Features that make your garden planning simple
Define your vision
A well-stocked pantry? Rare plants? Abundance of flowers? Plan what makes you happy.
Design your layout
Drag-and-drop garden beds into place. Add soil types and sunlight levels to see how different plants will thrive.
Pick your plants
Select from our ever-growing plant catalog or add your own custom plants.
Plan companions
Even your plants need friends! Our companion plant tool overlays on your layout to show compatibility between crops.
Create your almanacs
Set your frost dates and climate zone to get tailored planting, transplanting and harvesting windows based on the plants you pick.
Log journal entries
Every plant has a story! Keep track of your successes and learnings with updates and photos.
Get a hardcopy
Going tech-free in the garden? All plants, layouts and tasks can be exported to print in PDF or CSV format.
Stay on track
Create recurring or one-off tasks. All plants in the catalog come with suggested tasks (optional) or you can add your own!
Try it free!
Set up your first almanac and garden for free. No credit card needed. See what’s included on our pricing page.
Planning system for every garden
Drag-and-drop layouts
Whether you’re growing baby pumpkins on your apartment balcony for the first time or succession planting every type of radish you can find, build the layouts and create a plan that works for you. Whimsy Gardener enables you to drag-and-drop garden beds, pots, or in-ground plots to scale. Plus, add features like trees or buildings so you can work within the bounds of your terrain.
Plan for the seasons
Copy over your garden layouts each season or start fresh as needed. Plants can be synced between seasons, so you won’t forget where your echinacea or tulips will pop up in the spring!
Dynamic planting calendar
Stay on schedule with the planning calendar that auto-updates sowing, transplant and harvest windows based on your frost dates. Set custom start dates for your plants and auto-add recommended tasks.
Garden planning for day-dreamers
Create your first almanac and garden layout for free.