Keep the features that matter
Draw your garden boundary and add existing trees, a shed, seating or other areas you need to work around.
For gardens and personal projects
Plan a small food forest that fits your garden
Use AgroForest Designer to turn a small food forest idea into a planting plan for your own garden. Draw the space you have, choose fruit trees, shrubs and lower layers, then check room to grow, reach and harvest before buying plants.
- No payment details required
- Begin with a free project
Why it helps
Make room for the garden you want to use
In a small garden, a tree canopy, a berry patch and a path all compete for space. Start with the features you want to keep and a manageable plant palette. A mapped plan helps you compare choices before committing to a layout or plant order.
Choose a manageable plant palette
Explore recorded plant sizes, light, soil and hardiness preferences. Save candidates in a recipe and check the choices against your garden.
Try a first planting layout
Place a few plants manually or generate an editable proposal inside the area you intend to plant.
Leave space to reach and maintain
Draw paths and compare them with plant footprints so you can review access for harvesting, pruning and everyday garden use.
Compare light and harvest periods
Review indicative shade as plants grow and use recorded harvest months to see how your selection varies through the seasons.
Start small and keep refining
Begin with the Free plan. Save your design, revisit plant choices and add detail as you learn more about the site.
From start to result
Build your first garden food forest plan
Begin with the actual garden, a few priorities and the site information you already have. You can develop the design before you decide what to buy.
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Draw the space you can plant
Locate your garden, draw its boundary and mark existing features. Record what you know about soil, moisture and light.
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Choose plants for your priorities
Build a recipe around the food you want to grow and the maintenance you can manage. Check mature dimensions, cultivars and local growing requirements.
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Arrange planting and access
Place the larger plants first, then explore shrubs and lower layers. Compare spacing and leave practical paths; use the generator if you want a starting proposal.
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Review before you buy
Check the inventory, recorded harvest periods and indicative shade. Adjust the plan using observations from your garden, then save a version to work from.
Product views
From your garden boundary to a seasonal planting plan
Product captures from a demonstration project show the same mapping, planting and harvest tools available for your own garden design.
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Site boundary and base map
Set the project area against real-world imagery before developing the planting plan.
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Planting plan in site context
Review plant positions, mature spread and layout directly on the aerial image.
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Seasonal harvest overview
Compare harvest periods across selected species and spot gaps in the year.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can I design a food forest in a small garden?
You can use the planner at garden scale to explore trees, shrubs and lower planting layers. Which layers fit depends on the available space, plant dimensions, rootstock, light and maintenance. Map the actual area and check those choices locally before planting.
Do I need to know every plant before I start?
No. Start by mapping the garden and researching a small selection in the public plant database. Save candidates in a recipe and revise it as you learn. The planting generator needs a linked recipe; it does not choose from the entire database automatically.
Can I include existing trees, buildings and paths?
Yes. Record plants and draw the site features you want to work around, then design new planting and access on the same map. Check the positions against your garden because aerial imagery and mapped dimensions may not be exact.
Will the plan predict how much food my garden produces?
The harvest calendar compares recorded harvest periods, helping you see seasonal patterns in your selection. It is not a site-specific yield forecast. Actual harvests depend on plant age, cultivar, weather and management.
Can I start my garden plan for free?
Yes. Create an account without payment details and use the Free plan's core design tools within its account limits. Upgrade if you need additional capacity or professional outputs such as technical drawings and 3D views.
Help with your first food forest design
Explore product views and the practical steps for choosing plants and setting up your garden project.
Your design starts here
Create your first design for free
Start without payment details. Add capacity or professional features later, when your project needs them.