Our Mission

Andrea's Garden exists to make gardening accessible, data-driven, and successful for everyone — whether you're planting your first tomato or managing a backyard food forest. We believe that knowing what to plant, when to plant it, and how to care for it shouldn't require years of experience or expensive consultations.

What We Offer

We've built free tools that take the guesswork out of gardening:

  • Smart Planting Planner — Enter your ZIP code and instantly see what to plant now, what's coming up next, and what to avoid in your USDA zone. Includes companion planting suggestions, spacing guides, and a visual month-by-month planting calendar.
  • AI Garden Advisor — Get deep, personalized recommendations powered by Claude AI. Detailed plant profiles, care instructions, pest identification for your area, soil amendment suggestions, and a ready-to-shop supply list.
  • Crop Growing Guides — Comprehensive growing guides for 20+ popular vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Zone-specific planting schedules, companion charts, variety recommendations, and harvest timelines.
  • Garden Journal Blog — In-depth articles on gardening techniques, seasonal tips, pest control, soil health, and more — written to help you grow a better garden.

How Our Tools Work

Our Smart Planting Planner uses a rule-based engine built on USDA hardiness zone data, regional frost date databases, and established horticultural science. When you enter your ZIP code, we determine your zone and cross-reference it with our crop database of 40+ plants to generate accurate, timely recommendations.

Our AI Garden Advisor takes this further by using Claude, an advanced AI model by Anthropic, to generate detailed, personalized growing advice that accounts for your specific soil type, sunlight, garden size, and goals.

How We Make Money

Andrea's Garden is free to use. We earn revenue through affiliate partnerships — when you click a product link (like "Find Seeds on Amazon") and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These partnerships never influence our planting recommendations, which are generated independently by our data engine and AI tools. For full details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.

Our Values

  • Accuracy first — Our recommendations are based on real USDA data and proven horticultural science, not guesswork
  • Transparency — We clearly disclose affiliate relationships and never let them influence our advice
  • Accessibility — Our core tools are free and always will be
  • Sustainability — We promote organic and natural gardening methods whenever possible

Get in Touch

Have questions, suggestions, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Visit our Contact page to get in touch.