Plan a vegetable garden
Start from the Garden template, then move the raised beds to the sunniest part of the yard. A few common guidelines:
- Keep beds narrow enough to reach the middle from either side, often about 3 to 4 feet wide.
- Leave paths between beds wide enough to kneel and work, and wider where you need a wheelbarrow, often about 3 feet.
- Most vegetables need plenty of sun, usually 6 or more hours a day, so check the sun and shade view first.
- Put the garden near a water source and close enough to the house that you’ll actually visit it.
A landscape design tool for your whole yard
Plan the front yard and backyard around your home’s outline. Add trees, small trees, shrubs, flower beds, planters, a garden path and a bench, and choose surfaces like grass, mulch, gravel, pavers or decking. Everything is to scale, so you can see how big a tree will feel next to the house, or whether a path is wide enough to walk side by side.
Plan for sun and shade
Set the direction your home faces, then move through the seasons and hours of the day. You’ll see where the house, fence and trees cast shade, so you can put sun-loving plants in the bright spots and shade-loving plants where the light is softer.
Small garden ideas
- Use raised beds and planters to grow more in less space.
- Grow up: climbing plants on the fence or a trellis save ground space.
- Edge a patio with flower beds, so the garden and seating feel connected.
- Add one bench where you can enjoy the garden, and check that it doesn’t block the path.
How SpaceTease helps
- A ready-made Garden template
- Raised beds, flower beds, shrubs, trees, planters and paths at real sizes
- Sun and shade by season and hour
- Grass, mulch, gravel, pavers and decking as surfaces
Questions
Can I plan a vegetable garden?
Yes. Add raised beds at your sizes, arrange them with paths between, and use the sun and shade view to find the sunniest spot.
Is SpaceTease a full landscape design tool?
It’s a simple, measured landscape design tool for homeowners: trees, shrubs, beds, paths and surfaces to scale around your home. It doesn’t replace a professional landscape architect for grading or drainage.
Can I plan the front yard too?
Yes. Plan the front yard, backyard, patio and garden around your home’s real outline, all in one plan.
