Why Trowel exists
Marcos Lee runs Wirral Garden & Property out of Port Sunlight. After years of managing routes on scraps of paper, documenting jobs with blurry WhatsApp photos, and losing an hour a week to writing Facebook posts — he built the tool he wished existed. Trowel is the result.
What it does
Enter your jobs and Trowel sorts them by postcode — nearest-neighbour routing so you're never doubling back across the peninsula. No Google Maps subscription required.
Shoot photos before and after every job. Trowel pairs them automatically, identifies the work type, detects invasive species, and stores a professional record of every visit.
After every job, Trowel drafts a ready-to-post Facebook, Google, and Nextdoor update from your before/after photos. Review it in 10 seconds, hit approve, done.
Trowel's AI flags Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, and other notifiable species automatically — with a professional treatment report you can hand to clients on the spot.
Quotes, bookings, and payments in one place. Pipeline view shows what's quoted, booked, done, and chasing — so nothing falls through the cracks.
Installs as a PWA on your iPhone. Works one-handed. Big buttons, high contrast, works in sunlight. Designed for a muddy thumb, not a desk.
The photo pipeline
Trowel pairs your before and after photos by GPS location and time. Claude AI then identifies what work was done, spots any invasive weeds, and writes a ready-to-post social update. The whole pipeline runs in the background — you just take the photos.
Simple pricing
Trowel is in active development. Early users get free access and help shape what gets built next.
The people behind it
Trowel is built and maintained by Marcos Lee, sole trader, Port Sunlight CH62. If you've got feedback, a bug report, or just want to say it's working — message him directly.
Beta is free while we build. Takes two minutes to set up — no card needed.
Join the beta at usetrowel.com →