So we built a free tool that makes it easier. Design your syntropic lines, calculate plant quantities, and download a planting plan — in minutes, not days.
Try the Line Designer — it's freeNo account. No sign-up. Just open it and start.
Drag plants from a curated species database directly onto your line. Organise by stratum — emergent, high, medium, low — and see the composition take shape visually.
Enter your line length and preferred plant spacing. The tool calculates exactly how many of each species you'll need — no spreadsheet required.
Export a clean PDF planting schedule with species quantities and layout. Share it with suppliers to get quotes, or bring it into the field on planting day.
I'm setting up a syntropic farm in Portugal, and I kept running into the same wall — there was no simple, visual way to design a planting line. The knowledge existed, but the tools didn't. So I built one.
If it saves you an afternoon of spreadsheet wrangling, or helps you walk into a nursery with a real plan, then it's done its job. And if you have feedback, I genuinely want to hear it.
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Free to use. No account needed. Takes two minutes to get started.
Open the Line Designer