Project · Niche web app

The Hardiness Zone

Warbler Neck, but for people who talk to their plants.

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The Hardiness Zone homepage
The story

Why this exists

After building Warbler Neck I figured the same formula applied to gardening. There's a whole community of people who take their zone maps seriously, argue about perennials, and name their compost bins. The Hardiness Zone is for them.

What I built

The pieces that matter

A content and community platform for the gardening world with the same editorial personality as Warbler Neck — entertaining first, educational second. Databases, games, and content that treats the hobby as the obsession it actually is.

  • ✦Plant databases with search and filter
  • ✦Gardening games and interactive content
  • ✦Editorial voice that treats gardeners like adults who are also having fun
  • ✦Built to grow an audience in a niche community
A look inside
Deadhead interactive game page
Deadhead game
Plant database page
Plant database
The Hardiness Zone site overview
Site overview
What I used to build it
Your turn

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