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build_designer_link Read-only

A link that opens our free 3D garden planner with the given plants already in the plant list, so the person can plan a layout or send the list to our designer.

plantsarray, required

1–20 plants, by slug or name, to put in the 3D garden planner's plant list.

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build_designer_link

A link that opens our free 3D garden planner with the given plants already in the plant list, so the person can plan a layout or send the list to our designer.

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Argument	Type	Description
plants*	array	1–20 plants, by slug or name, to put in the 3D garden planner's plant list.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "plants"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "plants": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 100,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 20,
      "minItems": 1,
      "description": "1–20 plants, by slug or name, to put in the 3D garden planner's plant list."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

estimate_garden_care_price

Monthly Garden Care price (AED, excluding 5% VAT) for a Dubai villa from garden area, lawn type, pool size, complexity and number of trees, with visit frequency and the breakdown.

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Argument	Type	Description
lawn*	string	Lawn type: none, natural or artificial.
pool*	string	Pool size: none, small (to 25 m² of water), medium (to 50 m²) or large (over 50 m²).
trees*	string	Number of trees and palms: "0-5", "6-15" or "16+".
areaM2*	number	Garden area in m², excluding the pool: 0–2000.
complexity*	string	How demanding the garden is: simple, moderate or complex (mature, dense or intricate planting).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "areaM2",
    "lawn",
    "pool",
    "complexity",
    "trees"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lawn": {
      "enum": [
        "none",
        "natural",
        "artificial"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Lawn type: none, natural or artificial."
    },
    "pool": {
      "enum": [
        "none",
        "small",
        "medium",
        "large"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Pool size: none, small (to 25 m² of water), medium (to 50 m²) or large (over 50 m²)."
    },
    "trees": {
      "enum": [
        "0-5",
        "6-15",
        "16+"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Number of trees and palms: \"0-5\", \"6-15\" or \"16+\"."
    },
    "areaM2": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 2000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Garden area in m², excluding the pool: 0–2000."
    },
    "complexity": {
      "enum": [
        "simple",
        "moderate",
        "complex"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How demanding the garden is: simple, moderate or complex (mature, dense or intricate planting)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_contact_link

A WhatsApp click-to-chat link with a pre-filled message (topic, plants, community and notes) for when the person wants a quote, a visit or help from our team. Nothing is sent until they press send in WhatsApp.

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Argument	Type	Description
note	string	Anything the person wants to say, in their words (up to 500 characters).
topic	string	What the message is about: garden-care, build (a garden makeover), design (a plan from the 3D garden planner), plants, kitchen-garden, what-to-plant, styles or general. Defaults to plants when plants are given, else general.
plants	array	Up to 20 plants (slugs or names) the person is interested in; they are listed in the message.
community	string	The person's Dubai community, e.g. "Arabian Ranches".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "description": "Anything the person wants to say, in their words (up to 500 characters)."
    },
    "topic": {
      "enum": [
        "garden-care",
        "build",
        "design",
        "plants",
        "kitchen-garden",
        "what-to-plant",
        "styles",
        "general"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the message is about: garden-care, build (a garden makeover), design (a plan from the 3D garden planner), plants, kitchen-garden, what-to-plant, styles or general. Defaults to plants when plants are given, else general."
    },
    "plants": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 100,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 20,
      "description": "Up to 20 plants (slugs or names) the person is interested in; they are listed in the message."
    },
    "community": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "The person's Dubai community, e.g. \"Arabian Ranches\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_dubai_climate

Dubai's monthly average high and low temperatures and rainfall (WMO 1991–2020 normals), the planting season and summer work-ban months, and the garden and pool tasks for each month.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_garden_style

The full guide to one garden style: why choose it, the mood, its anatomy, upkeep (weekly, monthly, seasonal), water, who it suits and doesn't, common beliefs vs reality, Dubai notes, variations and its plant palette.

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Argument	Type	Description
style*	string	A style slug or name: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "style"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "style": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "A style slug or name: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_guide

One guide in full, as Markdown, with its FAQ and sources.

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Argument	Type	Description
slug*	string	The guide's slug, e.g. "watering-garden-dubai-summer" (find slugs with search_guides).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The guide's slug, e.g. \"watering-garden-dubai-summer\" (find slugs with search_guides)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_indoor_plant_guide

The starting point for anything about houseplants and indoor plants in Dubai: choosing by light (low, medium, bright indirect, direct sun), by room and for pets; what air conditioning, tinted glass and dry air change; where to buy and what it costs; how care changes through the year; common problems; and our indoor styles, with every plant linked. Ask for one section (light, rooms, pets, dubai, year, buying, problems, styles, faq) or all of it, and add a month for what to buy and do that month. Then shortlist with search_plants (light, petSafe, room, size) and read one plant with get_plant.

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Argument	Type	Description
month	any	Also return what to buy and do indoors in this month: 1–12 or a name such as "october". Leave it out for the guide alone.
section	string	Which part of the guide: light (by light level), rooms, pets (pet-safe plants), dubai (air conditioning, glass, dry air), year (care through the year), buying (where to buy), problems, styles (the indoor styles) or faq. all (default) returns everything.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "month": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 12,
          "minimum": 1
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20,
          "minLength": 1
        }
      ],
      "description": "Also return what to buy and do indoors in this month: 1–12 or a name such as \"october\". Leave it out for the guide alone."
    },
    "section": {
      "enum": [
        "light",
        "rooms",
        "pets",
        "dubai",
        "year",
        "buying",
        "problems",
        "styles",
        "faq",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Which part of the guide: light (by light level), rooms, pets (pet-safe plants), dubai (air conditioning, glass, dry air), year (care through the year), buying (where to buy), problems, styles (the indoor styles) or faq. all (default) returns everything."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_indoor_style

The full guide to one indoor plant style for Dubai homes: mood and palette, key plants with their light and pet safety, pots and materials, a starter set with an AED budget, how to get the look step by step, Dubai notes, pros and cons and FAQ. Take a slug from get_indoor_plant_guide (section styles); a wrong slug returns the valid ones and the closest.

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Argument	Type	Description
slug*	string	An indoor style slug or name from get_indoor_plant_guide (section styles), e.g. "japandi-calm".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "An indoor style slug or name from get_indoor_plant_guide (section styles), e.g. \"japandi-calm\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_kitchen_garden_guide

How to grow vegetables, herbs and fruit at home in Dubai: the sowing and harvest calendar, raised beds vs pots vs a fruit-tree corner, a step-by-step bed build, what to do in summer, common mistakes and FAQ.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_plant

Everything about one plant in Dubai: ratings, size, sun and water, seasonal calendar, watering in summer and winter, soil, feeding, pruning, pests, common mistakes, varieties, design use, FAQ, photos with credits and sources. Houseplants also get an "Indoors in Dubai" profile: light, tolerance of dry air and air conditioning, pet safety, size, suitable rooms and how easy the plant is to find. Accepts a slug or any name the plant goes by (common, trade, botanical including older names, Arabic, or a local name in its own script or Latin letters); the result lists them all under "Also known as".

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Argument	Type	Description
plant*	string	The plant: its slug ("ghaf") or any name it goes by: common, trade, botanical (including older names such as "Sansevieria trifasciata"), Arabic, or a local name in its own script or Latin letters ("Gulmohar", "गुलमोहर"). Typos are tolerated.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "plant"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "plant": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The plant: its slug (\"ghaf\") or any name it goes by: common, trade, botanical (including older names such as \"Sansevieria trifasciata\"), Arabic, or a local name in its own script or Latin letters (\"Gulmohar\", \"गुलमोहर\"). Typos are tolerated."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_planting_calendar

Sow, plant, flower, harvest, prune and feed months for a set of plants (by slug, category or group), as a 12-month grid. Use it to compare timings across several plants.

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Argument	Type	Description
group	string	All plants of one group (shows the first 60).
slugs	array	Up to 30 plants, by slug or name. Omit slugs, category and group for the kitchen-garden vegetables and herbs.
category	string	All plants of one category (shows the first 60).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "group": {
      "enum": [
        "vegetables-herbs",
        "flowers",
        "trees-palms",
        "shrubs-climbers",
        "lawn-grasses",
        "indoor",
        "water"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "All plants of one group (shows the first 60)."
    },
    "slugs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 100,
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 30,
      "minItems": 1,
      "description": "Up to 30 plants, by slug or name. Omit slugs, category and group for the kitchen-garden vegetables and herbs."
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "tree",
        "palm",
        "shrub",
        "climber",
        "groundcover",
        "flower",
        "grass",
        "succulent",
        "herb",
        "edible",
        "indoor",
        "fruit-tree",
        "vegetable",
        "ornamental-grass",
        "aquatic"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "All plants of one category (shows the first 60)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_garden_styles

The garden styles we design in Dubai (tropical, manicured, luxury, desert modern) with mood, upkeep effort, water use, build cost per m² and key plants.

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No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_guides

Find our practical guides (planting calendar, summer watering, lawn grasses, indoor plants, costs, approvals and more) by keyword, topic or month. Topics (pillar): planting, indoor, costs-water, approvals, outdoor-living, maintenance.

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Argument	Type	Description
month	any	Only guides for this time of year (1–12 or a name).
query	string	Words to look for in guide titles, summaries and tags, e.g. "summer watering", "lawn", "approvals".
pillar	string	Topic: planting, indoor (houseplants), costs-water, approvals, outdoor-living or maintenance.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "month": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 12,
          "minimum": 1
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20,
          "minLength": 1
        }
      ],
      "description": "Only guides for this time of year (1–12 or a name)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "Words to look for in guide titles, summaries and tags, e.g. \"summer watering\", \"lawn\", \"approvals\"."
    },
    "pillar": {
      "enum": [
        "planting",
        "costs-water",
        "approvals",
        "outdoor-living",
        "maintenance",
        "indoor"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Topic: planting, indoor (houseplants), costs-water, approvals, outdoor-living or maintenance."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_plants

Search and filter the library of plants rated for Dubai's heat, salt, drought and shade: by name (English, botanical, Arabic or a local name such as Hindi or Tagalog), category, sun, water need, minimum tolerance ratings, use, garden style or planting month. For houseplants and questions like "low light, pet friendly plants for a Dubai apartment", filter by light (low, medium, bright-indirect, direct-sun), petSafe, room and size: those four filters return only plants with an indoor profile (light, tolerance of dry air and air conditioning, pet safety, size, rooms). Returns short profiles with links; call get_plant for the full one.

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Argument	Type	Description
sun	string	The plant's light need, exact match: full-sun, sun-part-shade, part-shade or shade.
use	string	What the plant is for: shade-tree, specimen, hedge, screen, windbreak, groundcover, lawn, container, climber, pool-side, fragrance, edible, bedding, indoor or native-habitat.
room	string	Houseplants that suit this room: living-room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, home-office, majlis, hallway or balcony. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
size	string	The houseplant's usual indoor size: tabletop (on a table or shelf), medium (a medium pot on a sideboard or the floor) or floor (floor-standing). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile.
group	string	Only this group: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor or water.

what_to_plant

What to sow and plant in Dubai in a given month or season, plus what is flowering, fruiting or ready to harvest, the month's verdict, tips, watch-outs and the climate. Defaults to the current month in Dubai. Also returns that month's indoor-plants block (what to buy, pot up and care for indoors) unless you filter to another group. Start here for any 'what should I plant now / in October / in summer' question.

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Argument	Type	Description
group	string	Only this kind of plant: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor (houseplants: the good months to buy and pot up) or water. Omit it to get everything plus the month's indoor block; any group other than indoor leaves the indoor block out.
limit	integer	Most plants to list per section, 1–50 (default 20). Long lists are sampled across groups; filter by group to see more.
month	any	Month to plan for: 1–12 or a name like "october". Omit for the current month in Dubai. Not with season.
season	string	A whole season instead of one month: winter (Dec–Feb), spring (Mar–May), summer (Jun–Sep) or autumn (Oct–Nov). Not with month.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "group": {
      "enum": [
        "vegetables-herbs",
        "flowers",
        "trees-palms",
        "shrubs-climbers",
        "lawn-grasses",
        "indoor",
        "water"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only this kind of plant: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor (houseplants: the good months to buy and pot up) or water. Omit it to get everything plus the month's indoor block; any group other than indoor leaves the indoor block out."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Most plants to list per section, 1–50 (default 20). Long lists are sampled across groups; filter by group to see more."
    },
    "month": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 12,
          "minimum": 1
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20,
          "minLength": 1
        }
      ],
      "description": "Month to plan for: 1–12 or a name like \"october\". Omit for the current month in Dubai. Not with season."
    },
    "season": {
      "enum": [
        "winter",
        "spring",
        "summer",
        "autumn"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A whole season instead of one month: winter (Dec–Feb), spring (Mar–May), summer (Jun–Sep) or autumn (Oct–Nov). Not with month."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "sun": {
      "enum": [
        "full-sun",
        "sun-part-shade",
        "part-shade",
        "shade"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The plant's light need, exact match: full-sun, sun-part-shade, part-shade or shade."
    },
    "use": {
      "enum": [
        "shade-tree",
        "specimen",
        "hedge",
        "screen",
        "windbreak",
        "groundcover",
        "lawn",
        "container",
        "climber",
        "pool-side",
        "fragrance",
        "edible",
        "bedding",
        "indoor",
        "native-habitat"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the plant is for: shade-tree, specimen, hedge, screen, windbreak, groundcover, lawn, container, climber, pool-side, fragrance, edible, bedding, indoor or native-habitat."
    },
    "room": {
      "enum": [
        "living-room",
        "bedroom",
        "bathroom",
        "kitchen",
        "home-office",
        "majlis",
        "hallway",
        "balcony"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Houseplants that suit this room: living-room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, home-office, majlis, hallway or balcony. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile."
    },
    "size": {
      "enum": [
        "tabletop",
        "medium",
        "floor"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The houseplant's usual indoor size: tabletop (on a table or shelf), medium (a medium pot on a sideboard or the floor) or floor (floor-standing). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile."
    },
    "group": {
      "enum": [
        "vegetables-herbs",
        "flowers",
        "trees-palms",
        "shrubs-climbers",
        "lawn-grasses",
        "indoor",
        "water"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only this group: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor or water."
    },
    "light": {
      "enum": [
        "low",
        "medium",
        "bright-indirect",
        "direct-sun"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Houseplants that grow well in this indoor light: low (a dim room or corner), medium (a bright room, no direct sun), bright-indirect (by a window, out of direct sun) or direct-sun (a sunny window). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Results per page, 1–50 (default 20)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "Words to look for in names (English, botanical, Arabic, and local names such as Hindi or Tagalog, in their own script or Latin letters) and descriptions, e.g. \"date palm\", \"غاف\", \"gulmohar\", \"salt tolerant hedge\"."
    },
    "style": {
      "enum": [
        "tropical",
        "manicured",
        "luxury",
        "desert-modern"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Garden style it suits: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern."
    },
    "water": {
      "enum": [
        "very-low",
        "low",
        "moderate",
        "high"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Highest water need you accept: \"low\" keeps very-low and low."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 0,
      "maximum": 1000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "How many results to skip, for paging; use the nextOffset from the previous page."
    },
    "origin": {
      "enum": [
        "native",
        "adapted",
        "exotic"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "native (UAE), adapted or exotic."
    },
    "minEase": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Minimum ease of care, 1–5 (5 = easiest)."
    },
    "minHeat": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Minimum heat tolerance in Dubai, 1–5 (5 = best)."
    },
    "minSalt": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Minimum salt tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best)."
    },
    "petSafe": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "true keeps only houseplants that are non-toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA list); false means pets do not matter. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "tree",
          "palm",
          "shrub",
          "climber",
          "groundcover",
          "flower",
          "grass",
          "succulent",
          "herb",
          "edible",
          "indoor",
          "fruit-tree",
          "vegetable",
          "ornamental-grass",
          "aquatic"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 15,
      "description": "Only these plant categories (any of them): tree, palm, shrub, climber, groundcover, flower, grass, succulent, herb, edible, indoor, fruit-tree, vegetable, ornamental-grass, aquatic."
    },
    "minShade": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Minimum shade tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best); use for shady spots."
    },
    "minDrought": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Minimum drought tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best)."
    },
    "plantingMonth": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 12,
          "minimum": 1
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 20,
          "minLength": 1
        }
      ],
      "description": "Only plants with a sowing or planting window in this month (1–12 or a name). For houseplants this is the good months to buy and pot up."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}