Colorful food forest beds with fruit trees and flowering shrubs wrapping around a Florida home

Food forest design & installation · Naples & Southwest Florida

Naples food forests & edible landscapes

Naples is the warmest part of our Gulf Coast service area. We design and install food forests for Naples and Fort Myers homes, built for heat, heavy rain and the tropical fruit that loves it here.

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Southwest Florida conditions

Built for Naples heat and summer rain

Naples summers bring heat, humidity and heavy afternoon rain. Many lots are compact, many neighborhoods have landscape guidelines, and coastal yards take salt and wind. A food forest here has to handle all of it and still look good from the street.

We raise planting where water sits, build soil before we plant, plant salt-tolerant native and edible windbreaks on the exposed edge, and layer the planting so even a small yard holds canopy, fruit, herbs and groundcover.

Curving path between layered food forest beds and young fruit trees — Layered beds and young fruit trees along a curving path.

What grows here

The most tropical fruit on our Gulf Coast

Frost is rare in Naples, which opens up tropical fruit that struggles farther north: mango, avocado, banana, papaya, jackfruit, lychee, starfruit, mamey sapote and black sapote, alongside citrus, guava and Barbados cherry.

Around them we plant Florida natives that belong here, plus native and edible windbreaks so even the edges produce.

Papaya trunk stacked with green and ripening fruit — Papaya: fast fruit while the canopy grows.

Nearby work

Between Sarasota and Miami

Our nearest documented projects are our Sarasota case study, a four-acre property designed around seasonal flooding, and our Miami installs, delivered by our Miami team (see projects). Naples sits between them, and our designs draw on both: water management from Sarasota and fully tropical planting from South Florida.

Crew member spreading wood chip mulch from a wheelbarrow on a food forest install — Deep mulch goes down first.

Curb appeal

Neighborhood-ready edible landscapes

Naples neighborhoods care about how a yard looks from the street, and an edible landscape can meet that bar. We design with clean bed edges, defined paths, layered color from natives and flowering support plants, and fruit trees placed as deliberate focal points, so the yard reads as a finished landscape that happens to feed you.

We design with your community's landscape guidelines in mind and walk you through the plan before anything goes in the ground.

Around the house

Shade, privacy and herbs by the pool

Some of the most-used planting on a Naples property sits right around the house and pool. On our Sarasota project, the second phase wrapped the house and pool area in food forest: planting on the south side to add shade and cut direct heat, layers that increase privacy around the pool, and herbs and aromatic support plants close to where the family lives.

We bring the same thinking to Naples homes, adapting around septic systems, utilities and hardscape so the planting fits how you actually use the space.

Timing & next steps

Plant more of the year

Naples and Fort Myers sit at the southern end of our Gulf Coast range, where frost is rare, so tropical fruit can go in through more of the year than in Tampa Bay or Sarasota. We still time planting around cold snaps and protect young trees when they come.

Next steps: a Free Discovery Call; then an on-site consultation ($550 in Fort Myers, $750 in Naples) credited toward qualifying projects; then a full 30+ page design packet. Design + Build starts at $14,000; small spaces can start with a Phase-1 Eden Zone from $4,997. See packages and pricing.

Naples questions

Common questions

Do you serve Naples and Fort Myers?

Yes. Fort Myers is in our $550 Tampa Bay & Fort Myers consultation zone, and Naples is in our $750 zone. Both include a 60–90 minute on-site walkthrough, a PDF recap and a proposal.

When can I plant in Naples?

Frost is rare in Naples, so tropical fruit can go in through more of the year than farther north. We still time planting around cold snaps to protect young trees.

How much does a food forest cost in Naples?

Full Design + Build projects start at $14,000, and larger food forests run $25,000 and up. A Naples site consultation is $750, credited toward qualifying projects.

Can a food forest fit a small Naples lot?

Yes. Small spaces can start with a Phase-1 Eden Zone from $4,997 for up to 250 sq ft, and grow into a full food forest later.

Do you use pesticides in Naples gardens?

No synthetic pesticide sprays. We use organic sprays like compost tea, plus companion planting, biochar and worm castings, so the fruit you pick is fruit you want to eat.

What should I plant first in Naples?

Papaya, banana and mulberry can produce in the first year, and figs, pomegranate, Barbados cherry and strawberry tree often do too. Mango and avocado generally take a few years; a bigger tree at planting fruits sooner. If you're starting on your own, begin with three plants: a quick win, a family favorite and one adventure.

Do you offer care after installation?

Yes. Stewardship memberships start at $247 a month for up to ¼ acre, or you can care for it yourself with the watering plan and plant guide from your design packet.

Bring tropical fruit home to Naples

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