The regenerative land operating system
Design the right regenerative system for your land. And know how to run it.
Most people who want a food forest never start, or start wrong and quit. Not because they're lazy, but because nobody told them what fits their actual land, time and budget, and in what order. Understory does.
Takes about two minutes. No account needed. Your answers stay in your browser.
Picture what your land could become
Real gardens, orchards and food forests grown by real people. This is the kind of calm, productive abundance Understory helps you plan and run.
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From map to maintenance
Not a plant database. Not a planner. Not a chatbot. One continuous thread, from the first question about your site to the work you do this week.
Understand the land
A postcode and a few questions become a living picture of your site.
Find what fits
We score real systems against your land, time, budget and skill.
Design & cost it
Turn a recommendation into a plan, with honest cost and labour.
Run it
Phased steps and week-by-week tasks, so it stays manageable.
Honest, not idealistic
It weighs cost, labour and the seasons, and will tell you to start smaller. The plan you can actually keep up beats the perfect one you abandon.
Reasoning you can see
Every recommendation shows why, where it's strong, where it isn't, and how confident we are. No black box, no AI magic.
Built for your conditions
Temperate, edible, regenerative systems for gardens up to a few acres. Designed for the UK and climates like it.