Multi-region prototype — supports ZIP 77429 (Houston / Gulf Coast) and 80906 (Colorado Springs / Front Range). Enter a supported ZIP to get a region-specific native plant palette; the micro-site condition menu updates automatically per region.
Prototype: Use this to test the garden-design workflow and recommendation clarity. It is not a certified landscape plan, plant sale list, or pest-control guarantee.
Garden inputs
Rain garden: a shallow planted low spot that briefly catches runoff. Swale: a shallow planted channel that slows or moves runoff. Neither should be a permanent pond.
This changes the layout diagram, plant placement language, and whether a back fence/support edge is assumed.
This changes the top-down diagram and prompt language. Planting layout type still controls whether the bed is freestanding, along a fence, near the house, patio-based, curb-side, or a rain pocket.
Used only for the Materials tab. Keep mulch pulled back from crowns, stems, trunks, and the base of small shrubs.
Xeric and Front Range native beds typically use 3/8"–1/2" crushed rock or pea gravel at 2–3 inches. Gravel improves water infiltration and keeps soil lean, which native xeric plants prefer. Organic wood mulch is better for higher-water or woodland-edge beds. Always keep all mulch off plant crowns.
This changes how strongly fruit, berries, seed heads, and shared wildlife resources are suppressed.
This does not snake-proof a yard. It shifts the design away from dense low cover and toward visibility, open bases, and optional spiky/aromatic edge candidates.
Colorado Front Range only. Black bears are drawn to high-calorie fruits and berries. "Reduce" down-ranks berry/fruit attractants near the home — it does not repel bears. "Attract" favors bear-food plants but shows a prominent safety warning.
Pick one or more. Maximum biodiversity can be used alone or as a baseline with specific wildlife goals.
Style controls the visual intent and management level. Planting layout type controls the physical shape: flower bed, fence line, foundation bed, curb strip, patio cluster, or rain pocket.
Sample test scenarios
Use these to give testers consistent starting points.
No design generated yet
Click Generate design. After generation, the app scrolls to the full-width results area. Use the prominent tabs to review the plan summary, plant palette, layout map, score guidance, warnings, region notes, and visual prompts.