Read Your Land
Soil Report
Read what your soil says about growing potential.
Soil Types
Glacial till to adobe clay — what your ground is made of, and how to work with it.
Hardiness Zones
How USDA zones translate to what survives winter on your land.
Sun Hours
How sunlight maps across your parcel and which plants it supports.
Frost Dates
First and last frost for your exact coordinates, from NOAA normals.
Drainage & Water
How your soil moves water — and what that means for roots.
Growing Methods
Plan Your Garden
What Can I Grow?
How we match every plant to your exact soil, sun, and climate.
Plants for Your Conditions
What grows well in shade, clay, sand, drought, wet ground, or a tricky pH — real plant lists by condition.
Garden Builder
Place beds on your property and see what scores where.
Pollinator Garden
Build the bloom calendar that keeps bees and butterflies fed.
Permaculture
Food-forest and perennial systems, matched to your site.
Pet-Safe Plants
Non-toxic plants safe for dogs and cats.
Protect Your Garden
Plant Diseases
Spot powdery mildew, blight, black spot, and the impostors — and the habits that prevent them.
Garden Pests
Identify the beetles, worms, aphids, and slugs — and outsmart them the IPM way.
Deer & Wildlife
Deer, rabbits, groundhogs, voles, squirrels, and birds — and the exclusion-first fixes that actually work.
Weather Protection
Frost, wind, hail, heat, and salt — the covers, cold frames, shade cloth, and windbreaks that shield your garden.
Find the Right Tool
Best Free Plant Finder
A working tour of the free tools — USDA, Calflora, Native Plant Trust, Cooperative Extensions, and us.
What Plants Will Grow on My Land?
The multi-factor question, answered from public federal data.
Is My Property Contaminated?
How to read the federal contamination record for your address before you plant food.