Plan a garden bed or ground cover planting by turning your spacing into an exact plant count. Enter the bed length and width in feet and the on center spacing between plants in inches, then choose a grid or a tighter triangular staggered layout. The calculator converts the spacing to feet, works out how many plants fit along each direction, and returns the total for the bed. A staggered triangular pattern packs plants closer for fuller coverage and uses about fifteen percent more plants than a straight grid, which the tool accounts for. Tighter spacing fills in faster but costs more up front, while wider spacing saves money and lets plants grow into the gaps. Use it for perennials, annuals, vegetables or ground cover plugs. Everything is calculated instantly in your browser, so your planting plan stays private with nothing sent to a server.
It uses the bed area and the spacing between plants to find how many plants fit, based on the area each plant occupies.
Closer spacing fits more plants but uses more of them, while wider spacing needs fewer plants to cover the same bed.
Yes. It works for garden beds and ground cover where you want even coverage at a set spacing.
Plan a garden bed or ground cover planting by turning your spacing into an exact plant count. Enter the bed length and width in feet and the on center spacing between plants in inches, then choose a grid or a tighter triangular staggered layout.
Yes. Plants Per Square Foot Calculator is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.
Yes. Plants Per Square Foot Calculator runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to download or install.
Yes. Plants Per Square Foot Calculator runs entirely on your device in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.