@meganL Yeah I did say my dream was a permaculture forest, but (a) I was explicit that serving the wildlife was top priority, food for myself was second, and (b) I talked at great length about my ideas for native edibles, including ordering seeds for native edibles from the Experimental Farm Network. Like, good luck stopping me once I start info dumping. It felt like they must have tuned me out at some point.
Thank you for mentioning researching plant needs/synergies! Any sources you'd suggest?
@skyfaller I wish I knew. Last time i was trying to do something like this was 2004 and if I could program, I'd have made a program for it and gone into business.
Perhaps a color-coded set of info cards (physical, so you can easily shuffle) for each plant choice would help you figure out the best matches. [a color for sun amt; water needs, soil type, pH, etc]
I had similar problems with the landscaper not listening and I ended up having to modify stuff myself as well.