Two Free Garden Widgets for Your Website
A live planting calendar for your region, and an New Zealand bee identifier. One line of code each.
Drop a Planting Season widget on your blog, community garden page, school site, council sustainability page or nursery website. Both are free, self-contained, mobile-friendly, and carry a small credit link back to Planting Season. Keep that link visible and you can use them anywhere.
1. "What to Plant Now" calendar
Shows visitors what they can sow right now in their region. It updates automatically each month and links through to individual plant guides. Pick a region below to preview it and grab the matching embed code.
Live preview
Embed code
Copy this and paste it into your HTML wherever you want the calendar to appear.
Responsive version
For responsive sites, this version fills its container up to 420px.
2. "Which bee is it?" identifier
An New Zealand bee identifier: ten of the bees and imposters people actually see in the garden, with how to tell them apart. Great for pollinator, landcare and school pages. Tap a bee in the preview to try it.
Live preview
Embed code
<iframe src="https://www.plantingseason.co.nz/bees/identify/widget.html" width="420" height="430" style="border:none;border-radius:12px" title="Which bee is in my garden?"></iframe>
Responsive version
<iframe src="https://www.plantingseason.co.nz/bees/identify/widget.html" width="100%" height="430" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:420px" title="Which bee is in my garden?"></iframe>
How they work
Auto-updates monthly
The calendar detects the current month and shows the right plants for that time of year in the region you choose. No maintenance on your end.
Region-aware
Built from our database of 199 plants with sowing months tuned for eight New Zealand climate zones, from Kerikeri to Invercargill.
Links to full guides
Each plant chip links to a detailed growing guide; each bee links back to the full identification guide.
Lightweight
Self-contained HTML and JavaScript. No third-party trackers. Loads fast and works on every device.
Where to use them
These suit gardening blogs, community and verge garden websites, school garden pages, council sustainability and biodiversity pages, landcare and pollinator groups, and nursery sites. They give your visitors useful, seasonal, local content without you building it yourself.
Want the full experience?
The widgets show a taste of what's in Planting Season. The app lets people track every plant in their garden with personalised reminders for their region.
Try the Planting Season App →Frequently asked questions
How do I embed a Planting Season widget?
Choose your region (for the calendar), copy the single iframe embed code, and paste it into your HTML. Each widget is self-contained with no external dependencies.
Can I show my own region's planting calendar?
Yes. Pick your region from the dropdown and the preview and embed code update to that region. The widget then shows what to sow there this month.
Are the widgets free to use?
Yes, completely free on any website, blog or community page. We just ask that you keep the Planting Season credit link visible.
Do they update automatically?
The calendar detects the current month and shows the right plants for that time of year. No maintenance needed on your end.