Excellent drainage is essential; avoid low or persistently wet sites.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs
- Timing
- Warm-season establishment
Palm Beach Garden Builder • Private by default
Build your garden. One mission at a time.
Type the address, see the yard from above, and grow a food-forest plan through four clear missions. Your address and plan stay in your browser.
Interactive garden builder
Your yard. Your mission. Grow something real.
Follow the trail from aerial view to finished plan. Each mission unlocks the next useful decision without hiding the real-world safety checks.
Private by defaultThe Way does not receive your address, property image, or plan. County address and aerial requests go directly from this browser to Palm Beach County GIS.
Mission 1 • Find your yard
Search. Zoom. Lock it in.
Use the County’s official 2026 aerial imagery: enter the address, zoom until the growing space fills the frame, then start your design. No screenshot or upload is required.
Preparing the County aerial map…
Waiting for an address
Enter a Palm Beach County street address to begin.
Privacy: Your typed address goes directly to Palm Beach County GIS only after you press Search. The Way does not receive it. If you save the plan, the chosen map area remains on this device and can be removed with the saved project.
Your property becomes the canvas
Search the property address above and choose “Use this aerial view.” Uploading an image is optional.
Search an address above, frame the yard, and use the aerial view to begin.
Mission 3 • Check the spot
Give the best spot a reality check.
Drop a pin on a possible growing area and answer what you actually observe. The site coach compares the basics—it is not a guarantee of plant success.
No locations to compare yet.
Load an aerial view, choose “Add candidate location,” and click a possible growing area.
Bonus mission • Choose plants
Build in layers, with room to mature.
Recommendations adapt to the best-ranked candidate location when observations are available.
Needs water and wind protection but should not sit in stagnant water.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs / 4–6 hrs
- Timing
- Warm, frost-free period
Works as a managed fruiting shrub or small specimen.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs / 4–6 hrs
- Timing
- Warm-season establishment
Give the mature canopy generous room and keep roots away from structures.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs
- Timing
- Warm-season establishment
Plan for fruit drop and place away from paving or vehicles.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs / 4–6 hrs
- Timing
- Cooler-month planting
Short-lived and sensitive to poor drainage; useful for early canopy production.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs
- Timing
- Warm, frost-free period
Requires a strong trellis and routine pruning.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs / 4–6 hrs
- Timing
- Warm-season planting
Native habitat value; confirm edible-use guidance before consuming any part.
- Sun
- 6+ hrs / 4–6 hrs / 2–4 hrs
- Timing
- Rainy-season establishment
Mature-spacing reviewNo close plant pairs detected
Add recommended plants to compare their approximate mature spacing. Scale and canopy form still require field verification.
0Canopy
0Small tree
0Shrub
0Herb
0Groundcover
0Vine
My food forest plan
Mission 4 • Review your plan
Turn the sketch into a responsible next step.
Project notes: None
Planning schedule
Place recommended plants on the property canvas to build the schedule.
Save & continue laterNot saved on this device
Private device tools
Keep the plan or move it to another device.
Nothing uploads to The Way
Device saves and downloaded backups can contain the selected map area or an uploaded image. Keep them private. The separate homeowner summary excludes the image itself.
Sun
Observe across seasons. One aerial image captures only one moment.
Water
Watch drainage after rain and keep permanent plantings away from flood-prone areas.
Soil
Use a soil test and infiltration test; imagery cannot identify soil chemistry.
Safety
Confirm property boundaries, HOA rules, setbacks, and utilities before digging.
Interactive upgrade • Garden quest
Turn a beautiful idea into a responsible first planting.
READINESSOBSERVE FIRST
0/6 field checks complete
Choose a first garden personality
What should this living space do first?
This choice guides attention; it does not override site conditions, mature spacing, or qualified advice.
Need a person, soil-test path, library computer, or community-growing connection?
Carry the plan into the map-first community navigator. The Way connects; the official organization controls its services.