What's Growing in My Yard

How it helps

Use it for a focused task

A visual decision-tree walkthrough that guides users through observable plant characteristics to an identification result with practical notes on edibility, toxicity, invasiveness, and preparation. Start by selecting the leaf shape you see.

Then answer a few more questions about flowers, growth habit, and season. The tool will narrow down the likely species and show you what to do next.

People walk past useful or dangerous plants every day without knowing what they are. This helps you figure out what is already growing around you, so you can eat the good stuff, remove the bad stuff, and stop guessing.

Good next steps

Make the result easier to act on

• Start with the examples or presets if you are unsure what to enter for What's Growing in My Yard.
• Try one realistic scenario first, then adjust the numbers or notes to compare another path.
• Use save or share from the project footer when you want to return to the same helper later.
• Open a related project below when the result points to a timing, budget, writing, planning, or comparison task.