RootPlans • End User Guide

How to Use RootPlans

Generate a personalized garden plan tailored to your zone, goals, and style — then save, download, and revisit it any time.

Creating Your Account

RootPlans is free to start — no credit card needed. Visit rootplans.com, tap Get Started Free, and create your account with your name, email, and a password. Once signed in, your plans are saved automatically and accessible from any device.

Free Plan

  • 1 active garden plan per month
  • Basic garden suggestions
  • Core plant library
  • Low-Maintenance Beauty theme
  • Save and view your plan

🌱 Premium Plan

  • Up to 10 garden plans per month
  • All garden themes (incl. 🔒 Ailment Support, 🔒 Pollinator Paradise)
  • 🔒 Pest & disease diagnosis
  • 🔒 Holistic healing notes
  • Full plant library + Unique & Rare varieties
  • Up to 10 plants per plan

Building Your Plan — 4 Steps

1

Find Your USDA Zone

Enter your 5-digit ZIP code and tap Detect Zone. RootPlans will automatically identify your USDA hardiness zone and location. This ensures every plant recommended will thrive in your climate.

2

Select Your Garden Theme

Choose the type of garden you want to create:

  • Low-Maintenance Beauty — Attractive, easy-to-care-for plants (Free)
  • Ailment Support 🔒 — Edible plants chosen to support specific health focuses (Premium)
  • Pollinator Paradise 🔒 — Plants that attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects (Premium)
3

Set Your Preferences

Customize your plan with optional settings:

  • Number of plants — Choose up to 5 (Free) or up to 10 (Premium)
  • Only native plants — Limits recommendations to plants native to your zone
  • Holistic healing powers 🔒 — Adds traditional-use notes for each plant (Premium)
  • Unique & Rare varieties 🔒 — Discover unusual, hard-to-find plants (Premium)

If you selected Ailment Support, you can also add specific health focuses such as liver health, inflammation, sleep support, and more. Tap a suggestion to select it — it will turn blue when active. Tap again to remove it.

4

Generate Your Plan

Tap Generate Plan. Your personalized garden plan will appear on screen, fully formatted with plant recommendations, a layout guide, seasonal care tips, and more. It is automatically saved to your account.

RootPlans • End User Guide

Reading, Saving & Premium Features

Everything you need to know about your garden plan, your saved library, and getting the most out of Premium.

What's Inside Your Plan

Every plan is structured into clear sections for easy reading:

🌿 Garden Concept

An overview of your garden's design direction and what makes it unique to your zone and goals.

🌱 Recommended Plants

A curated list of plants with common and botanical names, and optional traditional-use notes.

📐 Simple Layout

A beginner-friendly arrangement guide showing how to position plants for best results.

📅 Seasonal Care Plan

What to do in spring, summer, fall, and winter to keep your garden thriving year-round.

🍃 Harvest / Use Ideas

Practical suggestions for harvesting and using what your garden produces.

💡 Beginner Tips & Safety Note

Easy-to-follow advice for new gardeners, plus a reminder that plant notes are not medical advice.

Your Plan Library

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Saved Plans

Every plan you generate is automatically saved to your account. Open the My Garden panel to view, reload, or revisit any plan you've created. Free accounts keep 1 active plan; Premium keeps up to 10 per month.

Download as PDF

Tap Download PDF after your plan generates. RootPlans fetches photos of each recommended plant, builds a polished document, then opens your device's print dialog. Choose Save as PDF to save it.

Copy to Clipboard

Tap Copy to copy the full plan text and paste it into an email, notes app, or any document.

Premium Features

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Pest & Disease Diagnosis

Describe symptoms your plants are showing and get a diagnosis with treatment options and prevention tips.

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Holistic Healing Notes

Enable Holistic healing powers to add traditional-use notes to each plant in your plan. These are informational only and not medical advice.

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Ailment Support Theme

Choose plants specifically selected to support health focuses like liver support, inflammation, sleep, digestion, and more.

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Pollinator Paradise Theme

Design a garden that attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects to support your local ecosystem.

Tips for Best Results

Be specific with your preferences. The more options you fill in — zone, theme, health focuses, native-only — the more tailored your plan will be.

Try different themes. Hit Reset to start fresh and generate a new plan. Each plan is unique.

Holistic notes are traditional, not medical. All plant descriptions use cautious, traditional-use language and are not intended as medical advice. Always consult a healthcare provider for health concerns.