Real Plants for a Goth Garden: Near-Black Flowers and Dark Foliage That Actually Work
No flower is truly black, but you can build a goth garden with near-black blooms, dark foliage, and the right design tricks. Here’s what actually works.
8 min read
Gardening
Choose plants that fit your light and climate, then plant and care for them without guesswork.
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Raised Bed Soil Calculator
Enter your bed dimensions to get total fill volume and a mix breakdown. Raised beds swallow far more soil than people expect, a single 4 × 8 ft bed at 12 inches deep takes nearly 32 cubic feet.
OpenPlant Spacing Calculator
Find out how many plants a bed needs at your chosen spacing, and how many fewer you need if you offset the rows. Triangular spacing fits about 15% more plants into the same ground.
OpenCompost Calculator
Compost gets applied far thinner than mulch or soil, and the right depth depends entirely on the job. Enter your area and pick the application to get volume, bags, and cost.
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Shade Garden Winners: Shrubs, Perennials, and Groundcovers That Work
Shade gardening is all about matching the right plant to the right spot. Here’s how to pick shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers that actually thrive in your yard’s shade.
6 min read