Weed or Useful Plant? - The Native Garden Decoder

🌱 The Native Garden Decoder

Weed or Useful Plant? Calm, Clear Guidance for Native Plant Gardens

You just had a native plant garden installed and now you’re staring at new growth wondering:

• Is this supposed to be here?
• Am I about to pull something important?
• Why does this look so different from a “normal” garden?

The Native Garden Decoder is a gentle AI-powered tool designed to help you understand what’s growing in your garden—without overwhelm, guilt, or endless Googling.

🌿 What This Tool Does

Upload a photo of a plant you’re unsure about and the Decoder will tell you:

• Whether it’s a native volunteer, a beneficial plant, or a true invasive
• Why it showed up in your garden
• Whether you should keep it, watch it, or remove it
• How to remove it gently and safely if removal is actually needed
• When doing nothing is the best choice

All guidance is season-aware, ecology-first, and homeowner-friendly.

🐝 Why This Is Different

This tool isn’t trying to turn you into a gardening expert.

It’s here to:

• Reduce second-guessing
• Prevent accidental harm to wildlife
• Help your garden establish naturally

🌎 Designed for Native Gardens Across the U.S.

• Region-aware guidance (via zipcode)
• Adapted for new and establishing gardens
• No chemical-first solutions
• No shaming, ever

💚 Perfect For You If:

• You’ve recently installed a native plant garden
• You’re unsure what’s a weed and what’s valuable
• You want to support wildlife without second guessing
• You prefer calm reassurance over complicated rules

✨ What You Get

• Unlimited access to The Native Garden Decoder
• Photo-based plant guidance
• Clear, gentle recommendations you can trust
• No subscription. No pressure. No noise.

🌱 A Quiet Truth

Most native gardens succeed when we step back and let them grow.

This tool helps you know when to act—and when to leave things alone.