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Replanting an almost empty border with perennials and spring bulbs, an allotment blogger gave Gemini the bed's measurements, location, aspect and her vision. After a long back-and-forth, discarding many suggestions, she had a planting plan plus a shopping list with estimated costs, nearby garden centres, planting instructions and yearly maintenance tasks.
I'm replanting a border that is [LENGTH] by [DEPTH], in [TOWN/REGION], facing [ASPECT], with [SOIL TYPE IF KNOWN]. I'd like [STYLE OR COLOURS], with interest from [SEASONS] and a budget of about [BUDGET]. Suggest a planting plan with where each plant goes, how many of each to buy, a shopping list with rough costs, simple planting instructions and a month-by-month care calendar. Ask me questions first if anything is unclear.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Measure the bed and note which way it faces and how much sun it gets.
- Give Gemini the details and keep pushing back on anything you don’t like until the plan feels right.
- Check plant heights, hardiness and prices at your local garden centre before buying.
More home & family use cases
Draft a wedding seating plan from your guest list with ChatGPT
A bride from Leeds with 72 guests and tricky family dynamics used a planner's method: list each guest's relationship, group, 'vibe' and who they must or mustn't sit beside, upload it to ChatGPT and ask for tables. It took a few reshuffles, but no child sat alone and single friends sat with people they knew.
Here is my guest list with columns for name, relationship to us, group, vibe (e.g. family-friendly or party), must sit next to and can't sit next to: [PASTE OR UPLOAD]. Our tables seat [NUMBER]. Create a seating plan that keeps groups and vibes together where possible, seats children with their parents, keeps the 'can't sit next to' pairs apart and makes the tables as even as you can. List any rules you couldn't meet.
Find the right replacement part instead of buying a new appliance
When his washing machine handle snapped and a new machine would cost £300 or more, one user had ChatGPT find the right replacement part for £20, along with instructions for fitting it.
The [PART, E.G. DOOR HANDLE] on my [APPLIANCE BRAND AND MODEL NUMBER] has broken. Help me identify the exact replacement part (with the part number if possible), what to search for, and step-by-step instructions to fit it safely. Here's a photo: [UPLOAD].
Check a lease from the landlord’s side with Claude
One renter found AI kept agreeing with their own reading of a lease, so they asked Claude to play the landlord and list every clause that could cost the tenant money. It surfaced a clause letting the landlord take any 'damage' found within 30 days from the deposit, no photos needed.
Act as the landlord who wrote this lease. You wrote it to protect yourself. Show me every clause that could cost the tenant money or limit their rights, and explain exactly how you would use each one. Then, separately, rate each clause as standard, unusual or worth negotiating. Lease: [PASTE THE LEASE TEXT].
Reference: Susan Garrett, Green Lane Allotments blog