Landscaping Design Software

5 Simple steps to design your own landscape.

1. Take pictures of your garden with a digital camera. You might scan an image as well.
2. Import Picture: The  Online Landscape Design software makes this really easy , just click on the ” LOAD IMAGE ”    icon .
3. Locate the  Hardiness Zone in your state. This allows the software to show only the plants
   appropriate for your area. You can also sort the plants by light type.
   Here’s the Hardiness Map you’ll find in Landscape Vision .
4. Now Start Designing: It’s really easy!
   Landscaping Design doesn’t have to be complicated. Landscape Vision will take you outside.
   In case you get stuck, go to our Help section and send an email to:support@landscapeyourvisions.com.
5. Next print out the Shopping List generated by the software .
   The list shows the plant information found in the bio. Now you know what you’re looking for
   when you go shopping . The list also contains all  Outdoor Living products you’ve placed in the final design and
   shows a link to the web site where to purchase the products .

Two easy ways to shop for Outdoor Living Products.

1. Right click on a product image in your design
2. From the products URL captured in your shopping list

Add Your Own Images Into The Landscape Vision Software.
Import Feature: You can import all images you like and see it on your design.
Drawing Tool: Landscape Vision 6.0 landscape design comes pre-loaded with Free Form Hardscapes;
Draw lawns, garden beds, walkways and putting greens.
Walkways and Patios: Preview an array of pavers. After you find the pavers that are right for
your property, we’ll direct you to a Unilock dealer in your area.
Putting Greens: Draw Putting Greens, add holes and flags. Shop for putting greens and
accessories at our preferred vendor All Pro Greens. There you can get professional advise and
a list of installers in your area.

Add Outdoor Living Products: Landscape Vision works together with some top of the bill
vendors who offer the finest quality outdoor living products to preview on your lawns and patios .
These selected vendors have high-quality images shown on their web sites and our Product page,
both are linked. Simply copy the images onto your desktop and import them into your landscape
design. Now you see them where they’d reside on your property.

You like them, buy them, with just a few clicks right from your design! Fountains, Birdbaths,
Lawn Furniture, and much,much more, all available to see before buying.
Landscape Vision’s plant data base has been rated “Best Plant Data Base” 5 years running
by Top Ten Reviews. Our plant bios are informative, our images are crisp and clear.
We offer over 1000 images and you can always easily import your own.

RESIZING TOOL .

Now let’s discuss what our competitors call “Future Growth”. Many competitors claim you can see what the
plant will look like in 3, 5, 7…years.Our plant bios simply will tell you how large the plant will grow.
You get a resize tool allowing you to resize by percentages.
How does the “Future Growth” function in other software know what your images look like? What if
the “Grow” function tells your Petunias will grow larger than your house in 5 years! We let you resize
in perspective to your images. It’s obvious more realistic when you think about it.

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Patios Pergolas Porches Gazebos

Patios, porches, pergolas and gazebos are fun to spruce up the appearance of your backyard and add a little personal style. Especially in spring and summer, patios are popular places to gather and socialize, whether you are having a cookout with your family or drinks and snacks with friends. Although some social gatherings may be spur-of-the-moment, leaving little time to prepare your patio for festivities, other events may be planned far enough in advance so that you have ample time to decorate the patio as you wish. Patio decorations do not have to be elaborate or exotic; they can be simple and somewhat permanent or they can be a little more festive.

Everybody probably has some kind of patio decorations even though they may not realize it.Broadly speaking, any of the accessories on your patio or gazebo could be called patio decorations including outdoor furniture,such as tables,umbrellas,chairs,benches,etc. There are many different varieties of patio furniture available so the choice really depends on your own personal decorative style.

Flower and plant arrangements are also decorations.Beautiful pots or urns placed in key locations around patios will catch people’s attention and add beauty to a certain spot. Birdbaths or birdfeeders are good patio decorations,because they are not only interesting to look at but also attract beautiful birds to your yard.

For those people thinking of patio decorations in a specific sense, there are also many options. Hanging strings of patio lights are especially popular because they bring subtle color to the patio at night and give the patio a festive feel. These patio lights come in a variety of shapes and patters, so you can get lights shaped as lanterns, fish, flowers, etc. Large outdoor candles, tiki torches, weathervanes and suncatchers are also good patio decorations that can give your patio a distinctive and welcoming feel. Some decorations are permanent and will remain there at all times. This will be true of plants, birdfeeders, weathervanes, patio or gazebo outdoor furniture.

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Backyard Garden Bridges.

Backyard Garden Bridges were normally seen in most Japanese or Asian gardens. They have close ties to the Far East, where   water gardens are linked with meditation and rejuvenation. You can bring this sense of renewal to your own surroundings with  well chosen  backyard garden bridges. Landscape bridge plans are in every design and material. Arc, arch bridges, ornamental, landscape, wood bridges, oriental, Japanese and Asian garden bridges are just a few names you will hear for different types of bridges.

There are limitless styles available today, and the best and most unusual   backyard bridge plans and designs can be found online. Whether your landscape is formal and structured, or free and unstructured like a  country garden,  you’ll always be able to find just the one backyard bridge for your garden.

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Creative Container Gardening

Seasonal flowering plants can be brought out when they are at their utmost beauty and then removed to be replaced with other plants. Imagine how attractive you can make your patio with a selection of spring bulbs and azaleas followed by summer annuals such as salvia and marigolds. In the fall you can replace them with poinsettias and mums. This is just a sample of what can be done with  container gardening. Evergreens are another good choice for container gardening. Evergreens are plants that retain their leaves all year round.

This differs with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage for part of the year, becoming bare and leafless. Once they have established themselves, most evergreen shrubs need little pruning. Keep in mind, that pruning will improve the health of the evergreen. So, in some cases you will want to prune to improve the overall look and health of your plants. After pruning, plants will benefit from feeding with a general purpose fertilizer. A number of evergreens tolerate severe pruning, which is best done as they come into active growth in the spring.

The Photinia Red Robin is a popular evergreen shrub with radiant red, glossy foliage and clusters of small, white flowers.It blooms in mid to late spring, and is sometimes followed by luscious red fruit. It is especially colorful and can also be used to wall shrub.

Variegated plants, like evergreens, can create a full look to your container garden. Variegation is the appearance of differently colored regions in the leaves, and sometimes the stems of the plants. This variegation is attractive and ornamental, and gardeners tend to protect and conserve these.

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Home Gardening

Over the last few years home gardening has become an increasingly popular past-time and hobby. In fact, studies show that home gardening is at an all time high in America right now. In the United States 8 out of 10 households take part in some type of home gardening activity. Obviously from the number of people that are doing it, home gardening is one of the most popular recreational activities in nation. Most people that try their hand at home gardening plant flowers; at least they start out planting flowers anyway. Roses will probably be the first thought into any gardeners mind, but roses will take extra time and work, and should probably be left to those who have gardened before. When planting flowers many choices are available, such as bulbs, perennials, and annuals.

Edible plants are another big thing in home gardening. Perhaps the best thing about edibles is the reward of eating them. The list of edible plants that gardeners can grow at home is endless. Some of the most common edible plants in the vegetable arena are, potatoes, peas, corn, carrots, squash, and cucumber. Many gardeners opt for fruits, such as, watermelons, tomatoes, peaches, plums, apples, pears, and apricots. Small fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries usually require less work and less space, making them much more feasible for home gardening. Herbs, most often used as spices in cooking, are growing in popularity every day; some of the most grown include basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, and cilantro. One of the most important things to watch for when planting edibles is insects and disease, after all, you don’t want to miss out on the feast you will get to enjoy from healthy plants.

Many people don’t realize it, but landscaping is a form of home gardening. Landscaping covers many different areas and forms of gardening. You can even classify mowing your lawn as landscaping! Keeping in the line of grasses, landscaping nearly always involves decorative grasses, and the great thing about them is they don’t take much work for upkeep. Types of grass include monkey grass, pampas, buffalo grass, flame grass, and ornamental millet. Landscaping is not just limited to plant life, but also includes anything done to a yard for decoration, such as adding rocks or stones, putting a small pond, statutes, or a waterfall.

There isn’t much difference between home gardening and gardening anywhere else. Plants still need to be planted in a good location. The plants still need water and they still need the same nutrients. Home gardening shouldn’t cause anyone to get nervous. If you do decide to try homing gardening and finding out that you don’t have a green thumb, don’t get discouraged. Get some information, read up on gardening, and try it again the next planting season.

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