diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yaml b/docker-compose.dev.yaml
index 12d5cc6..6073316 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yaml
@@ -11,5 +11,19 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - famapp-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
+  minio:
+    image: minio/minio:latest
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: famapp
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: changeme
+    ports:
+      - "9000:9000"
+      - "9001:9001"
+    volumes:
+      - famapp-minio-data:/data
+
 volumes:
   famapp-db-data:
+  famapp-minio-data:
diff --git a/src/app/api/uploads/route.ts b/src/app/api/uploads/route.ts
index 7dac32f..af70b57 100644
--- a/src/app/api/uploads/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/uploads/route.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import { getCurrentSession } from "@/lib/session";
 import { ensureBucket, minioClient, MINIO_BUCKET } from "@/lib/minio";
 
 export const runtime = "nodejs";
+export const maxDuration = 60;
 
-const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+export const config = {
+  api: { bodyParser: { sizeLimit: "100mb" } },
+};
+
+const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 100 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   let session: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getCurrentSession>>;
@@ -49,8 +54,15 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
       "Content-Type": file.type,
     });
   } catch (err) {
+    const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
     console.error("Upload failed", err);
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Upload service unavailable" }, { status: 503 });
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        error: "Upload service unavailable",
+        detail: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" ? msg : undefined,
+      },
+      { status: 503 },
+    );
   }
 
   return NextResponse.json({ url: `/api/uploads/${key}` });
diff --git a/src/app/garden/containers/new/page.tsx b/src/app/garden/containers/new/page.tsx
index c5ecfe3..996a2ca 100644
--- a/src/app/garden/containers/new/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/garden/containers/new/page.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,23 @@ export default function NewContainerPage() {
 
   return (
     <div className="page-content max-w-lg">
-      <h1 className="page-title">New container</h1>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-1">
+        <a href="/garden" className="btn btn-ghost btn-icon" aria-label="Back to garden">
+          <svg
+            width="16"
+            height="16"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            fill="none"
+            stroke="currentColor"
+            strokeWidth="2"
+            strokeLinecap="round"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+          >
+            <polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6" />
+          </svg>
+        </a>
+        <h1 className="page-title">New container</h1>
+      </div>
       <form action={handleCreate} className="flex flex-col gap-4 mt-4">
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
           <label htmlFor="name" className="text-sm font-medium">
diff --git a/src/app/garden/plants/new/page.tsx b/src/app/garden/plants/new/page.tsx
index 5739a86..401a04c 100644
--- a/src/app/garden/plants/new/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/garden/plants/new/page.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,23 @@ export default async function NewPlantPage({
 
   return (
     <div className="page-content max-w-xl">
-      <h1 className="page-title">Add Plant</h1>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-1">
+        <a href="/garden" className="btn btn-ghost btn-icon" aria-label="Back to garden">
+          <svg
+            width="16"
+            height="16"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            fill="none"
+            stroke="currentColor"
+            strokeWidth="2"
+            strokeLinecap="round"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+          >
+            <polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6" />
+          </svg>
+        </a>
+        <h1 className="page-title">Add Plant</h1>
+      </div>
       <PlantForm containers={containers} defaultContainerId={params.containerId ?? null} />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 556afdf..b536e30 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -1295,3 +1295,54 @@
   color: var(--ink-mute);
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
+
+/* ── Form controls ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.input,
+select {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 7px 10px;
+  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
+  border: 1px solid var(--hair-2);
+  background: var(--card);
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font: inherit;
+  font-size: 13.5px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 27, 22, 0.05);
+  transition:
+    border-color 0.12s,
+    box-shadow 0.12s;
+  appearance: none;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  outline: none;
+}
+.input:focus,
+select:focus {
+  border-color: var(--ink-soft);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 2px rgba(31, 27, 22, 0.05),
+    0 0 0 2px rgba(31, 27, 22, 0.08);
+}
+.input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--ink-faint);
+}
+select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%238a7e6e' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: right 10px center;
+  padding-right: 30px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.dark .input,
+.dark select {
+  background: var(--paper-2);
+  border-color: var(--hair-2);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+}
+.dark .input:focus,
+.dark select:focus {
+  border-color: var(--ink-soft);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),
+    0 0 0 2px rgba(244, 239, 229, 0.08);
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/garden/components/species-search.tsx b/src/modules/garden/components/species-search.tsx
index 8a81d4f..965ae39 100644
--- a/src/modules/garden/components/species-search.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/garden/components/species-search.tsx
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ export function SpeciesSearch({ onSelect, initialValue = "" }: Props) {
       </div>
 
       {isOpen && results.length > 0 && (
-        <ul className="absolute z-50 w-full mt-1 bg-[var(--surface-1)] border border-[var(--ink-faint)] rounded-md shadow-lg max-h-52 overflow-auto">
+        <ul className="absolute z-50 w-full mt-1 bg-[var(--card)] border border-[var(--hair-2)] rounded-md shadow-lg max-h-52 overflow-auto">
           {results.map((s) => (
             <li key={s.id}>
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => handleSelect(s)}
-                className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[var(--surface-2)] text-sm"
+                className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[var(--paper-2)] text-sm text-[var(--ink)]"
               >
                 <span className="font-medium">{s.common_name}</span>
                 {s.scientific_name && (