Landscape design - order a landscape design project

With the right approach, any, even the most ordinary piece of land can be turned into a paradise where you will feel happy with your family and friends.

It should be understood that before starting work on the design, our specialist must literally “touch with his hands” your site. Take the necessary photographs and measurements.

If you are not happy that your house is surrounded by beds and a couple of fruit trees and you really want to surround your home with a comfortable atmosphere, then you have come to the right place. Our specialists will help you skillfully fit into your new landscape everything you need for a comfortable life outside the city.

Our artists will be able to turn even an old dried tree into a truly unique art object that will become a worthy decoration of your garden.

After all this careful development of the project using 3D visualization prepared by our masters, it will be possible to see a photorealistic image of what we will get in the final.

Our specialists will plan the location of objects and buildings on your site, taking into account all sanitary and fire safety standards. This will save you from problems and fines in the future.

Subtleties of creating a project

Landscape design - creation of construction diagrams and drawings, design sketches, explanatory recommendations. The complex of these and other works is design. It is very important to think through everything to the smallest detail in order to create a high-quality site design on paper or in 3D format. Only after this can you move it onto the territory.

Landscape design - a guide to action! The more precise the project is, the easier its implementation!

In order to properly design the landscaping of the territory, you need to work hard and complete a set of works:

Deciding on a style is the first stage. English, Regular, Scandinavian. How do you see landscape design on your site? With winding paths as if created by nature itself or unusual decor with crafts and a combination of different styles?!
Survey the site, carry out cleaning, clearing.
Select plants that combine colors and sizes that are suitable for the given region.
Draw the layout of existing and future objects on paper or on a computer (make a sketch).

When creating a comfortable arrangement of the territory, it is important to decide what you want to see on the site. Don't chase the latest fashion trends if you don't like them.

In the process of creating a project, determine the purpose of the land plot or its individual zones. It is equally important to study the terrain. If you decide to use the services of our company, surveyors will come to the site together with the designers.

The terrain is tested according to the following parameters:

soil structure, its composition and groundwater occurrence;
depth and location of communications;
problem areas of the territory;
the condition of existing vegetation, in particular trees and shrubs;
architecture of buildings.

Computer programs

To choose the best computer software, we took into account the following criteria:

✓ availability of a user-friendly interface;
✓ built-in collection of plants, verandas, gazebos;
✓ ability to adjust light, climate, temperature, etc.;
✓ tools for hand drawing.

Here is a ranking of paid and free computer software:

Garden Planner

OS:

Windows

License:

shareware

A simple planner allows you to draw fences and paths, add a pool and pond, and arrange outbuildings. It contains a catalog of plants and garden pavilions, buildings and decking. Each element can be moved to a suitable location, adjusted in size and rotated.

Garden Planner provides an English-language interface. The software can only be downloaded from third-party resources, since the developer has stopped supporting the designer.

Main features:

✓ development of a schematic landscape plan;
✓ changing the surface covering;
✓ catalog of furniture, equipment, etc.;
✓ collecting a personal gallery of items;
✓ saving content in JPEG, PNG;
✓ compiling a list of used objects in CSV and TXT format.

If you're looking for a simple planner for dummies, download Garden Planner. With its help, anyone can schematically draw the surrounding area.

SketchUp

OS:

Windows, MacOS

License:

shareware

Suitable for drawing, modeling interiors, landscapes and architectural structures. In SketchUp, you can draw freehand, adjust lighting, add media from your library, and view your design in 3D that shows shadows.

The designer can be downloaded to your PC and installed for a 30-day trial period. Then you need to pay an annual subscription costing $299.

Main features:

✓ storage of media of other users;
✓ manual drawing of objects and houses;
✓ changing the plane and slope of the earth;
✓ library of building materials.

SketchUp is used by specialists as media content is drawn manually. The software also has a confusing interface and high cost.

VizTerra

OS:

Windows

License:

shareware

Allows you to create two-dimensional landscape drawings and convert them into three-dimensional models. Using this planner, you can manually draw the space, adjust textures and lighting.

VizTerra does not provide tools for creating pools. The application can be downloaded for a trial period on devices with Windows 8 and 10. Then you can use the software by subscription for $97 per month.

Main features:

✓ working with layers;
✓ collection with 1700+ items;
✓ changing the surface covering;
✓ adding a fence and railings;
✓ photorealistic pictures in high resolution;
✓ creation of MP4 videos with exterior presentation.

VizTerra is designed for professional editing. Beginners will find it difficult to navigate the software's confusing tools.

Our garden

OS:

Windows

License:

paid

Planner for modeling a vegetable garden, terrace, etc. In it you can manually draw an area of up to 500 square meters, place vegetation, gazebos, a garage, a pond, a fountain and other elements. You can also customize the terrain, adjust building materials and change the size of objects.

The software can be installed on devices running Windows. The license costs 4,000 rubles.

Main features:

✓ encyclopedia with information about flowers and trees;
✓ designing a layout based on a photo;
✓ editing fence and stairs;
✓ design of simple rooms with windows, doors, roof;
✓ calculation of estimates;
✓ setting lighting, month of year, time of day.

Our Garden is suitable for amateur use. It features a convenient Russian-language menu that you can quickly figure out.

FloorPlan 3D

OS:

Windows, MacOS

License:

shareware

Popular software for developing landscape plans. In it you can build cottages, gazebos and garages, add fences and paths, place a swimming pool and garden furniture, bushes and flowers. The unevenness of the ground is also adjustable.

To use, you need to download a 15-day trial version. To do this, order the product on the official website, providing personal information. You can also immediately buy a license package. Prices start at $99.

Main features:

✓ drawing up estimates;
✓ drawing space from scratch;
✓ modeling of external and internal lighting.

FloorPlan 3D will help in developing projects of any level of complexity, which is why it is popular among professional architects and designers.

Punch Home Design

OS:

Windows, MacOS

License:

paid

Cottage and landscape planning software. Provides more than 4 thousand plants, various tools for 2D and 3D rendering of space, functions for editing the parameters of each element. Punch Design also adjusts trim and creates estimates, and offers ready-made deck and patio templates.

The software can only be installed by subscription for $49.99 per year.

Main features:

✓ adding fences;
✓ sorting vegetation by climate and terrain;
✓ several visualization modes to choose from, for example, top view;
✓ import and export of DWG, DXF files.

Software for people who want a full range of landscaping and interior design options. It’s quite simple to use, so it won’t take much time to master.

X-Designer

OS:

Windows

License:

free

Application for landscaping in Russian. With its help, you can adjust the depth of the area and make hills, place a pond, and plant plants. You can also install gazebos, lanterns, benches, etc.

You cannot design items from scratch in X-Designer. In addition, the software is no longer supported by the developer, but it can be downloaded from third-party resources.

Main features:

✓ viewing in 3D mode;
✓ catalog of flowers, flower beds, etc.;
✓ imitation of the time of year and day;
✓ save files in BMP, JPG and PNG.

This is a program for amateurs who do not care about high quality graphics, but need a rough plan of the future site.

Chief Architect Home Designer Suite

OS:

Windows, MacOS

License:

shareware

A complex planner that creates and customizes the landscape of an area, adding topographical features such as hills or water. Using this application, you can “plant” flowers, add a pool, place fences, stairs and terraces, choose garden furniture or street lamps.

Chief Architect Designer Suite has a trial version that is available by application only. After a month of use, you will have to purchase a license for $99.

Main features:

✓ preparation of detailed technical plans;
✓ street decor library;
✓ visualization of 3D content in high resolution;
✓ output data as a 360 degree panorama.

This software is mostly used by professionals because it is difficult to master.

Lands Design

OS:

Windows

License:

shareware

This is a plugin used to expand the capabilities of Rhino and AutoCad editors. It can be used to design gardens and place green spaces. Lands Design allows you to search for and insert different types of plants. There are also functions for automatically drawing plans and drawing up project documentation.

The extension is available for a trial period. The cost of paid packages ranges from 795 to 1695 euros for a perpetual license.

Main features:

✓ installation of different levels of relief;
✓ more than 1800 types of vegetation in the catalog;
✓ options for planning the irrigation system;
✓ creating a layout with layers;
✓ correction of ground coverings;
✓ visualization using filters, animation and suitable light.

Used in a professional environment - architects, technicians, urban planners, gardeners, etc.

Autodesk AutoCAD

OS:

Windows, MacOS

License:

shareware

Autodesk's 3D computer-aided design software is designed for backyard landscaping and cottage construction. AutoCAD is used to produce 3D models and 2D drawings. In two-dimensional mode, you can customize texts, add dimensional styles, and link data from Microsoft Excel tables. When 3D modeling, the function of drawing content from scratch is available.

AutoCAD can be downloaded for a trial period. Then you need to pay a subscription costing 82,774 rubles per year or 10,236 per month.

Main features:

✓ management of the appearance of materials;
✓ adjusting shadows from models;
✓ creating trees, building frames from scratch;
✓ import PDF and DGN files, Navisworks, Bing Maps.

Designed for professional architects, designers, decorators, etc.

Subtleties of work

Landscape design is not limited only to the selection of various plants, stones, figurines and their placement on the site. This is a complex and responsible job, including a set of preparatory actions, creating garden decor, and landscaping the area around the house. Every hectare of land, or even a meter, is taken into account, and even flowers are selected according to the color and shades of the surrounding things.

Our main task is to embody the customer’s landscape preferences, to recreate a realistic composition of the living world, with the help of decorative architecture, flora, as well as small architectural forms and other decor.

Conclusion

Landscape design is a job that takes more than one day, even for professional designers. Many specialists have the habit of sketching in pencil, and only the final design of the project is entrusted to the program. The results of the stylistic design will have to wait several years; only then will you be able to enjoy the style that you developed and thought through to the smallest detail at the beginning of a difficult journey.

A little more attention!
Do you think it’s worth doing landscape design yourself? The work may be enjoyable, but it will take a lot of time, and the risk of making a mistake is quite high. It is difficult for a non-professional to take into account all the influencing factors, and the result can be disappointment. On the other hand, contacting a specialist will require control and coordination, and you will have to observe the process from the outside.

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We create a landscape with our own hands!

Planning a site with your own hands is an exciting activity where you can show your imagination. To make it easier to work on the project, special computer programs ArchiCad 17, Expert Landscape Design 3D, Sierra Land Designer 3D 7.0, Our Garden Crystal 10.0, SketchUp, Realtime Landscaping Architect will come to help. They allow you to create a virtual design project for the future landscape: here there will be a sauna, then a tea drinking area, and on the other side an alpine slide and lawns, all parts are connected by paved paths. If you don’t have time to understand computer programs, you can draw a plan on paper.

Online services

If you do not want to install a site planning program on your PC, use the online service. Platforms will help you quickly design a project in a browser. However, they are dependent on network speed, require registration, and have few options for manual configuration.

SmartDraw

OS:

Windows, MacOS, Linux

License:

shareware

A web platform for planning and landscaping, in which ready-made templates are divided into different categories. You can also start work from scratch and mark the territory with schematic pictures.

To use you must register. Access to all service functions is valid for 7 days. Then you need to buy a subscription for $119.40 per year.

Main features:

✓ collection of templates;
✓ working with layers;
✓ changing the size of elements;
✓ export data to PDF, SVG, PNG, JPEG.

SmartDraw creates a well-structured two-dimensional drawing and is easy to use, making it suitable for amateur use.

Gardena myGarden

OS:

Windows, MacOS, Linux

License:

free

A website that sells gardening products and offers an online editor for exterior landscaping. In his own project, the user uses products from the store’s assortment. In Gardena myGarden you can draw the surrounding area, mark buildings, and place a pond.

Main features:

✓ templates of plots with buildings, trees, paths;
✓ placement of an irrigation system;
✓ changing the size of each part;
✓ the material can be printed or saved as PDF.

Recommended for a basic hobbyist layout, as the catalog is limited to items from a single brand. You cannot add your own objects and textures to the database.

Yardzen

OS:

Windows, MacOS, Linux

License:

paid

Web platform for ordering a project from professionals. To start modeling, you need to specify the address of the house or import photos of the place. Then set a budget, select the proposed style, configure the parameters and send a request to the service specialists.

The Yardzen resource does not allow you to draw a drawing yourself. You send an application, and then the project designers work. Their services start at $649.

Main features:

✓ selection of a wide variety of design styles;
✓ analysis of the local area based on images;
✓ selection of vegetation suitable for the climate.

The portal is suitable for people who do not want to design and arrange the space themselves.

Construction, arrangement of garden paths

Some elements of the yard, such as a sandbox, can be built with your own hands. It is worth involving specialists in the production of complex buildings (sauna, gazebo). The photos will help you come up with ideas for landscaping the area.

After installing the buildings, you need to take care of the paths, tropics and plant greenery. First, the main path is laid, then the paths between the buildings. The simplest option is a path; its arrangement does not require the use of tools or materials. A more complex option involves filling it with crushed stone or small pebbles. The best and most expensive option is a path on a solid base.

Digital elevation model

One of the most important tasks when designing a general plan is the creation of a three-dimensional digital terrain model. Such a model is formed in the form of 3D edges and is constructed using marks and breaklines. Model Studio CS General Plan allows you to quickly and easily build models of both existing and designed terrain.

The following can be used as initial data for design (Fig. 3):

scanned drawings, according to which you can chip away at the existing terrain and situation;
point cloud obtained as a result of laser scanning;
text file with points having XYZ coordinates;
surface created as 3D edges in any other software;
a flat drawing in *.dwg format, which contains marks in the form of text and a marker. The program reads the elevation position of marks from the text.

Rice. 3. Initial data for design

Rice.
4. Digital terrain model To edit the model (Fig. 4), operations such as moving edges, changing elevation, moving a node, inserting and deleting points are used. Horizontal lines are created and labeled based on the created surface (Fig. 5).

Rice. 5. Horizontal lines along the existing surface

To create a design surface and calculate the vertical layout (Fig. 6), Model Studio CS General Plan offers convenient tools. Reference points and slope indicators between them are placed on the plan. Points are dynamically linked to grade markers. When the slope, distance or design elevation changes, the selected parameters are recalculated. The calculation of points is carried out at a given slope and distance and the calculation of slopes with access to a given surface.

Rice. 6. Calculation of the vertical layout of the site

Landscaping

After the construction of the buildings is completed and the paths are paved, you can begin landscaping the area. The dacha plot will look bright and neat if you create an original lawn on the territory.

To make a lawn, level the area, clear it of debris, stones, weeds, fill it with fertilizer, and dig it up. Then the important point is rolling or compacting the earth. For a month, the area is “rested” for natural shrinkage, after which they move on to sowing. The contours of the lawn can be cultivated with evergreens, but so that they do not interfere with mowing the lawn. Rock gardens, flower beds, and mixborders look beautiful on the territory.

Where to order landscape design?

Owners of country houses sooner or later have a question: where to order a site design? Should I develop it myself or order it from a specialized company? When you choose our specialists, you can rest assured that the result will be worthy. You will feel the hand of a master in every detail. Our designers have a wealth of ideas that will find application on a plot of land or garden area. Also within the competence of specialists is the redevelopment of an existing landscape project - if mistakes were made in the process of independent work, our craftsmen will correct everything.

Our company’s specialists will create design projects for plots of the correct shape and embody landscape design ideas of any complexity. At first glance, the price of the work is high, but as a result, our clients receive work of decent quality. It is unlikely that you will be able to achieve such a result on your own.

If you have a country house, order a site design from us or provide your individual project. We will implement any of your ideas. The beauty that results will more than compensate for the money spent and will delight you for many years!

Data collection

Before starting measurements, a preliminary (without scaling) sketch of the area (crops) is drawn on a small sheet. The measurement results are applied to it:

Orientation to the cardinal points.
Schematic arrangement of those elements that will not change (borders, trees, buildings). It may be necessary to mark some off-site features that may affect future design. For example, a tall tree that casts a thick shadow (light-loving plants should not be planted near it).
Dimensions of objects and distances between them.

Preliminary sketch Source video.brus.club