Plant Spacing Calculator
How many plants to fill a bed at a given spacing.
Enter your bed size and plant spacing to find how many plants or ground-cover you need to fill the area.
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Plants per area
At a given on-center spacing, each plant occupies spacing² of area (in feet). Divide bed area by that to get the count. Staggered/triangular spacing packs in about 15% more.
FAQ
On-center spacing?
It’s the distance from the center of one plant to the center of the next — the standard way nurseries list spacing.
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