Better Home and Gardens Landscaping and Deck Designer

Better Homes and Gardens, the number one home and garden publisher, has partnered with leading software designer Chief Architect to bring you the Landscaping and Deck Designer. This program can help you transform your yard space into the landscape of your dreams, at a fraction of the cost of what a professional would charge. Using the software's fun, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools, you'll quickly be on the way toward becoming the envy of your neighborhood as your backyard barbecues in the sun turn into elegant moon-lit affairs on your new deck.
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 Tools
* Create 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 Content
* Over 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
Dimensions
* One-Click automatic dimensions
* Dynamic Dimensions - displays dimensions as walls or decks are drawn
Landscaping
* Pre-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 Tools
* Automatic 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 Design
* Sprinkler 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 Estimating
* Accurate materials calculations for concrete, lumber, plants and more
* Automatic cost estimations and materials list
* Assign costs for materials: descriptions, quantities, unit costs and more