The Best App to Organize Your Garden Plants
Your garden, organized. Keep a living record of every plant in your yard — what it is, where you planted it, and how it’s growing.
GardenKeeper lets you organize plants by property and zone, so whether you have a single backyard bed or manage multiple gardens, everything has its place. Add photos, jot down notes, and build a personal catalog of your plants over time.
How it works: Properties are your gardens — your home, a community plot, a friend’s yard you help tend. Zones are the sections within them — the vegetable bed, the shade garden, the front porch containers. Plants live inside zones, each with its own photos, planting date, and notes.
Snap a photo when you plant something new. Add another when it blooms. Write a note about what worked and what didn’t. Over time, GardenKeeper becomes a journal of your garden’s life.
What you get for free:
- 1 property with 3 zones and up to 3 plants per zone
- 5 plant identification scans to try the ID feature
- Full photo and note-taking capabilities
- Automatic iCloud sync across your devices
Upgrade to Pro ($19.99) for:
- Unlimited properties, zones, and plants
- 50 bonus plant ID scans
- Export your garden data as PDF or CSV
Additional scan credits are available if you love the plant ID feature — 100 scans for $9.99.
Your data syncs automatically via iCloud, so your garden is always with you whether you’re at the nursery, in the yard, or on the couch planning your next season.
GardenKeeper is built for gardeners who want a simple, beautiful way to remember what they planted and watch their garden grow.
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