Landscape Design Software

Landscape design software lets you quickly visualize what your final backyard or garden project may look like. It's an easy way to sketch out your plans to hand off to a professional contractor and make sure your vision for your outdoor space is effectively communicated.

In order to have a well-designed outdoor space, you'll need these elements in your landscape:

• Focus
• Balance
• Proportion
• Texture
• Color
• Line
• Unity

You can easily import photos to create texture or add more detail to any design. You can even import an image of an existing landscape plan if you want to draw over it in more detail or make notes to share with your team.

Think about a focal point like a seating area, outdoor kitchen, fountain, or pool. Add shade through umbrellas or pergolas. Your space should be relaxing and protected from the elements. Always leave enough room around patio furniture to avoid the look of an overcrowded space. Sometimes less is more. Finally, think about the colors and timing of any blooms, so your garden has a changing look and feel throughout the seasons.

Landscape design software lets you visualize a plan before spending money or even hiring a contractor. You can fully consider different landscape elements and design options, rearrange structures and plants and make sure your vision will fit your space.

With SmartDraw, you can change the scale of your landscape plan at any time. You can flip between standard and metric scales at will. You can also define your own scale if it is not among the standard scales offered.

To help you move away from legacy software, SmartDraw can import and edit Visio^® diagrams and stencils. See how good SmartDraw's Visio import is.

Depends on the software. Traditional CAD software has a reputation for being too complex and difficult. SmartDraw on the other hand is easy whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional. SmartDraw offers tutorials and videos to make designing even easier. Learn how to make a landscape design here.

Using layers in SmartDraw allows you to group and separate items like your irrigation system and lighting so you can show and hide details or prevent editing of specific layers as needed. Learn more.