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Powerful Design Software Plan and design the perfect outdoor living space! Landscaping and Deck Designer makes it easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or any outdoor project. Just point-and-click to add pre-arranged landscaping beds and any of over 4,000 library items to your design. Choose from an array of terrain feature and design tools. It’s quick and it’s easy!
When you need inspiration and ideas for your design, just turn to the Design Inspiration Gallery for help. Look through a collection of beautiful photographs to spark your creativity. Or get expert advice, tips and techniques from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens magazines. We’ve gathered all the information and inspiration you need!
Landscaping and Deck Designer makes it easy! Use valuable resources like Plant Chooser, Design Planning Center and over 2,000 plants, trees and shrubs to place and arrange in your outdoor living space.
Design it and Enjoy it! Use over 3,000 integrated tools:
- Automatic Building ToolsCreate automatic framing for decks
- Automatically generate roofs, dimensions, foundations, stairs, railings and new floors
- Automatically create a full 3D overview of your landscaping plans
- Library ContentOver 4,000 items in the built-library including furniture, fixtures, lighting and more
- Over 2,000 realistic plants
- Brand names such as Benjamin Moore paints, Cultured Stone and more
- Additional plants can be found in the Bonus Plant Library
- DimensionsOne-Click automatic dimensions
- Dynamic Dimensions - displays dimensions as walls or decks are drawn
LandscapingPre-Designed garden beds
- Over 2,000 realistic plants
- Import photos of your own plants
- Plant Encyclopedia - for detailed plant descriptions
- Plant Chooser to quickly locate and learn about plants
- Plant Hardiness Zone maps
- Advanced plant searching by sun, shade, watering, deer resistance and more
- Grow your plants 0-20 years!
- Terrain ToolsAutomatic Terrain Perimeters - customize to define your specific plot
- Add elevation points and elevation lines for custom contours
- Create Terraces with retaining walls
- One-Click hill and valley tools
- Sprinkler DesignSprinkler Design tools help you lay out sprinkler systems
- Show sprinkler coverage areas
- Adjust sprinkler coverage area
- Choose from a library of sprinkler heads
- Project Cost EstimatingAccurate materials calculations for concrete, lumber, plants and more
- Automatic cost estimations and materials list
- Assign costs for materials: descriptions, quantities, unit costs and more
And much more...
Minimum System Requirements:
- Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
- 400 MHz processor or greater
- 900 MB of available disk space
- 64 MB of RAM or greater
- CD-ROM drive
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