My Garden

What My Garden does

My Garden is the free workspace that ties Garden Voila’s calculators and planners together. Work out how much soil, mulch, seed or fencing you need, send the result to one shopping list, and keep going. Add the crops you plan to grow and the page builds a schedule of sowing, transplanting and first-harvest dates from your last spring frost date. Tick things off as you go, move any date, track what you spend, and print whatever you want to carry out to the yard.

Your garden stays on your device

There is no account to create and no password to remember. Your list, crops, tasks and budget are saved in your own browser and are never sent to Garden Voila. That keeps the tool fast and private, but it also means your garden lives in one place. Clearing your browser data, opening a private window or switching to a new phone starts you from scratch, and some browsers, Safari in particular, may clear saved site data if you do not visit for a while. The Backup & restore tab exists for exactly this reason.

Build one shopping list from many calculators

Open the soil calculator, the mulch calculator, the seed quantity calculator or any of the other quantity calculators and you will see an Add to my garden list button under the result. Each calculator keeps one line on your list, so if you change a measurement and add it again the existing line is updated instead of duplicated. You can also type your own items, such as tools, gloves or a new hose.

Enter a price estimate for each line, then fill in the actual price when you buy it. The totals show what you planned, what you have spent so far, and how you are doing against the budget you set. When you are ready to shop, copy the list as text or print it.

Turn your crops into a planting schedule

Enter your last spring frost date, or find it by ZIP code with our frost date tool, then add each crop with the number of plants. For every crop the schedule shows when to start seeds indoors, when to transplant or direct sow, and when the first harvest is likely, using the same frost-based timing as the garden planners. Garlic is planted in fall, so it gets a fall planting date instead.

If you have already laid out a bed in one of the garden planners, import it and the crops and plant counts come across automatically. Everything is a planning estimate. Your seed packet, the weather forecast and your local Cooperative Extension office should have the final say, and you can change any date by hand.

Keep an eye on the budget

Gardens cost more than most people expect, mainly in soil, lumber and irrigation parts. Setting a budget on the shopping list turns the totals into a running check: it shows how much room is left, or how far over you are, as you replace estimates with real receipts. If the number surprises you, the garden cost calculator can help you compare options before you buy.

Back up and move your garden

The backup file is a single download that includes your list, crops, tasks and budget, along with your saved raised bed, vegetable garden, container, landscape and 3D garden layouts. Save it to a cloud drive and you can restore it on another device or after a browser reset. When you restore, choose Merge to add the backup to what is already here, or Replace to make this browser match the backup exactly. A quick backup at the start and end of each season is plenty for most gardeners.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account?

No. There is nothing to sign up for. My Garden works as soon as you open it.

Is My Garden really free?

Yes. All of Garden Voila's tools are free to use.

Can I use it on my phone and my computer?

Yes, but they do not sync automatically. Download a backup on one device and restore it on the other.

What happens if I clear my browser data?

Your list, crops, tasks and budget are removed along with it. Restore your latest backup file to get them back.

How accurate are the planting dates?

They are planning estimates based on your last frost date and typical timing for each crop. Microclimates, weather and variety all shift real dates, so treat them as a starting point.

Which crops does the schedule cover?

Around 50 vegetables, herbs and fruits from our plant database that have frost-based timing, from tomatoes and peppers to garlic, asparagus and strawberries.