Most beginners lose plants to wrong spacing and bad combinations. This plan already handles both.

4x4 Summer Shade Garden

4 × 4 ft Square Foot Grid 62 plants · 7 varieties 6 views

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What this plan does

Square foot spacing calculated for a 4×4 ft bed — no overcrowding, no guessing

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Bed Layout

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North

West

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1	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4
2	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Begonia ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4	🌺 Impatiens ×4
3	Mint	Lemon Balm	🫚 Ginger	Mint
4	💙 Lobelia ×9	💙 Lobelia ×9	🌺 Nasturtium ×4	🌺 Nasturtium ×4

East

South

Numbers indicate feet

Plants in This Bed

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Begonia

16 plants

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Impatiens

16 plants

Mint

2 plants

Lemon Balm

1 plant

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Ginger

1 plant

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Lobelia

18 plants

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Nasturtium

8 plants

Why this works

Each plant earns its place in this bed

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Begonia — Begonias are versatile flowering plants with glossy leaves and flowers in red, pink, white, or orange.

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Impatiens — Impatiens are shade-loving annuals with jewel-tone flowers.

Mint — Mint is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.

Lemon Balm — Lemon Balm is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.

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Ginger — Ginger is a tropical rhizome with spicy, aromatic roots used in cooking and tea.

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Lobelia — Cascades of intense blue; superb in baskets and edging.

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Nasturtium — Nasturtiums are fast-growing, edible flowers with round leaves and bright blooms in shades of red, orange, and yellow.

In Edenvatika, square foot spacing is automatic and the planner highlights good companions and warns you about bad ones as you build — so you get it right before anything goes in the ground.

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