Garden Bed and Patio Planning

Tools for the planting beds and the seating area: how many plants fit a bed at the spacing you choose, what a square foot garden holds, which patio umbrella suits a table, what a pergola adds up to, and what a whole-yard project costs at your own prices.

Tools in this group

• Above Ground Pool Sizes — Enter the pool shape, its size and how deep the water will be to get gallons, liters and surface area, with one maker's published capacities for comparison.
• Flag Sizes — Enter your flagpole height to see the flag length that suits it and what the seller guides advise, or pick a flag size to see the pole height it suits.
• Hot Tub Dimensions — Enter how many people the hot tub must seat and the space you have to see listed models with their size, water, weight and whether they fit.
• Landscaping Cost Calculator — Enter the size of the lawn, beds, patio and edging, then type the prices you were quoted. The page works out the mulch and soil you need and adds everything into a project total.
• Patio umbrella size chart and calculator — Enter your table size and overhang to get the smallest canopy that covers it, the nearest listed umbrella size and its shade area.
• Pergola cost calculator — Enter the size, post spacing and rafter spacing for the quantities, then type your own prices for the total.
• Plant spacing calculator — Enter your bed size and pick a plant or type your own spacing. You get how many plants fit, on a square or staggered grid.
• Square foot gardening chart and planner — Pick your plants and give each some squares. You get the plants in your plan, the squares used and the squares left.
• Trampoline Sizes — Pick a trampoline size and the clear space you will leave to see the ground it needs, then type your yard size to check that it fits.