Welcome to my garden almanac

I love pottering in the garden, but I never quite remember what should go in the ground and when — especially living between Provençal seasons and the ones I grew up with in Vietnam. So I built this little tool to help us both. Tell me your climate and the season, and I’ll share what I’d be planting — flowers, herbs, vegetables — and what’s ready to harvest right now. Try a few combinations and see how the garden changes through the year. I hope it brings a little joy to your own garden too. 🌿

How this seasonal garden almanac works

I built this little tool because I was tired of guessing — flipping through old notes, half in French gardening logic and half in what I remember from my mother’s garden in Vietnam. So this is my honest answer to what to plant now in France, broken down by season and by climate, because a garden in the Mediterranean south behaves nothing like one tucked into the mountains.

Whether you’re gardening in Provence, further north in a cooler, more temperate region, or somewhere higher up where the seasons arrive later and leave sooner, this seasonal planting guide for France adjusts to match. Just tell me your climate and the season you’re in, and I’ll share what I’d personally be planting — flowers to bring color, herbs to keep the kitchen stocked, and vegetables worth the wait — plus a note on what’s likely ready to harvest right now.

Think of it as a living French garden planting calendar — not a rigid chart pinned to exact dates, but a gentle guide for what to plant by season, the way gardeners have always really worked: watching the weather, not just the calendar.

If you’re gardening somewhere warm and dry, this doubles as a simple Mediterranean garden planting guide — the kind of climate where lavender thrives but where summer heat means watering wisely and choosing the right moment to sow.

A few questions I get asked often:

What should I plant in Provence in spring? Try the tool with “Mediterranean / South” and “Spring” selected — you’ll see my picks for flowers, herbs, and vegetables suited to that early warmth.

Does this work if I don’t live in France? Mostly yes — the climate categories (Mediterranean, temperate, mountain) map to similar growing conditions elsewhere too, though the exact varieties I mention lean French.

Try a few combinations, and let your garden follow the seasons with you. 🌿