--- title: "Free Garden crossword with answer key" description: "A free printable garden crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve flowers, seeds, trowels and other garden things, then print two pages." source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/garden" --- 1. [Home](https://www.oncebooks.com/) 2. [Crossword](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) 3. Garden Free printable # Garden crossword A garden is a little world of soil, seeds and growing things. This crossword gathers the tools and features children spot outdoors. A gentle way to get children interested in growing their own. PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)FLOWER: Colourful bloom on a plant SEED: You plant it and a flower grows SOIL: The earth that plants grow in SHOVEL: Tool for digging RAKE: Tool with prongs for gathering leaves HOSE: Long tube for watering plants FENCE: Wooden barrier around a garden GRASS: Green plant that covers a lawn HEDGE: A row of bushes used as a wall TROWEL: Small hand spade for planting COMPOST: Rotted scraps that feed the soil WATER: What you give thirsty plants PETAL: One coloured leaf of a flower ROOT: Part of the plant that grows underground Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 3 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: GRASS, SEED, SOIL. Try a larger grid or an easier grade. Theme ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa **Customise colours** Block squares Cell borders Frame Cell fill Letters & numbers Page background Style StandardClean Clean drops the title band and footer, leaving the grid. Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing. ## Want the whole book? This makes one puzzle. Sign up to build a full crossword book for Amazon KDP: describe a theme and the studio drafts an answer bank into hundreds of puzzles, as print-ready PDFs. We carry your title into the studio. 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Hide the preview - Garden Crossword Medium Across 4 What you give thirsty plants 5 Long tube for watering plants 6 Wooden barrier around a garden 7 Rotted scraps that feed the soil 8 Small hand spade for planting 10 One coloured leaf of a flower Down 1 Tool with prongs for gathering leaves 2 A row of bushes used as a wall 3 Tool for digging 6 Colourful bloom on a plant 9 Part of the plant that grows underground 1 Puzzle - Garden Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 4 What you give thirsty plants 5 Long tube for watering plants 6 Wooden barrier around a garden 7 Rotted scraps that feed the soil 8 Small hand spade for planting 10 One coloured leaf of a flower Down 1 Tool with prongs for gathering leaves 2 A row of bushes used as a wall 3 Tool for digging 6 Colourful bloom on a plant 9 Part of the plant that grows underground 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this garden crossword The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page. 1. Colourful bloom on a plant (6 letters) 2. You plant it and a flower grows (4 letters) 3. The earth that plants grow in (4 letters) 4. Tool for digging (6 letters) 5. Tool with prongs for gathering leaves (4 letters) 6. Long tube for watering plants (4 letters) 7. Wooden barrier around a garden (5 letters) 8. Green plant that covers a lawn (5 letters) 9. A row of bushes used as a wall (5 letters) 10. Small hand spade for planting (6 letters) 11. Rotted scraps that feed the soil (7 letters) 12. What you give thirsty plants (5 letters) 13. One coloured leaf of a flower (5 letters) 14. Part of the plant that grows underground (4 letters) ## Making a whole garden book? This page makes one garden puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes. ## More crossword themes - [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/animals) - [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/ocean-animals) - [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/space) - [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/dinosaurs) - [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/birds) - [Food](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food) [See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) ## Questions **Is this garden crossword free to print?** Yes. Generate the garden puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use. **Can I change the garden clues?** Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser. **Can I make a garden crossword book to sell on KDP?** Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.