Plantory

Creating Your First Garden

Set up your garden profile with location and a planning canvas.

Opening the Create Dialog

Creating a new garden starts from your dashboard.

1

Click 'Create Garden'

Find the “Create Garden” button on your dashboard and click it to open the creation dialog.

2

Fill in garden details

The dialog will guide you through entering essential information about your garden.

Dashboard with Create Garden button highlighted
Click Create Garden to start

Using Garden Templates

Templates are the fastest way to start planning, especially if you’re new to the app.

Available templates include pre-configured zones, starter plants, and even sample visualizations. Selecting a template creates a fully ready garden you can immediately customize.

Template gallery showing available garden templates
Choose a template to start with a pre-designed layout

Best for beginners

If this is your first garden, start with a template. You can always modify zones, add or remove plants, and adjust the layout later.

Understanding the Form Fields

Each field helps Plantory provide better recommendations for your garden.

Create garden form showing all input fields
The create garden form with all fields

Garden Name

Give your garden a memorable name like "Backyard Vegetable Garden" or "Front Yard Flowers". This helps you identify it in your dashboard.

Description (Optional)

Add notes about your garden’s goals or constraints (for example: “mostly vegetables” or “shady in the afternoon”).

Location / Address

Enter your garden's location. This is one of the most important fields because it determines your climate zone and growing conditions.

You can enter:

  • A standard address (recommended)
  • GPS coordinates (for example: 49.926, 14.621)

Why location matters

Your location allows Plantory to fetch accurate climate data including hardiness zone, average temperatures, frost dates, and rainfall patterns. This data powers intelligent plant recommendations.

Cadastral Map / Background Image (Optional)

Upload an aerial view, cadastral map, or survey plan to use as the planning canvas background. This makes it much easier to draw accurate zones and calibrate scale later.

Adding a Background Image

Upload an aerial view or plan of your garden to use as the canvas background. This makes it much easier to draw accurate zones.

Upload dialog for garden background image
Upload an aerial photo or garden plan

Best image sources

For the most accurate planning, use a satellite image from Google Maps, a cadastral map from your local authority, or a drone photo of your property.

Recommended Image Sources

  • Satellite imagery (Google Maps, Bing Maps)
  • Cadastral maps from local authorities
  • Drone photography of your property
  • Hand-drawn sketch or garden plan

After Creating Your Garden

Once created, you'll be taken to your garden's detail page. Here you can configure settings, start planning, and view climate information.

New garden detail page with tabs and empty state
Your new garden is ready for planning

From here, you’ll typically:

  • Open Plan to draw zones, place plants, and run AI recommendations
  • Use Settings to update your address and soil type later if needed