A Garden is a project. It holds Seeds (tasks), Sections (columns or lanes), and a Phase that tells everyone where the work is in its lifecycle. This is the full flow.

Step 1: Plant the Garden

From the Gardens page, hit Plant a Garden. Give it a clear, specific name. "Spring Planting 2026" beats "Garden". A description of one or two sentences is plenty.

Step 2: Pick a Phase

Phases are: Inception (still figuring out the scope), Planting (setting up structure and Seeds), Growth (active work), Harvest (wrapping up, reflecting). Pick honestly. Most new Gardens start in Inception.

Step 3: Add Sections

Open the Garden, click + Section. Sections are how you organise Seeds. Common patterns: To Do / Doing / Done, or Soil Prep / Sowing / Transplanting / Harvest, or by week. There's no rule. Do what makes sense for the work.

Step 4: Plant Seeds

Click + Seed inside any Section. Each Seed needs a title, a priority (High/Medium/Low), and ideally an Assignee (Caretaker). Give it a due date if it has one. Don't over-plan — Seeds can be added as the project unfolds.

Step 5: Assign Caretakers

Open a Seed, click the assignee chip, pick a member. Multiple Caretakers are fine. Caretakers see the Seed on their Dashboard and get notified when something changes.

A few tips from experience

Start smaller than you think. A Garden with 5 Seeds that get done beats one with 30 Seeds that don't.
Move to the Growth phase only when you actually start the work. Don't lie to your Garden.
When the Garden is done, mark it Harvest. The Vitality Score will quiet down and the Garden moves out of the active view.