Digital Programs and Apps for Garden Design
Here is a list of CAD programs and digital design software and apps. Cornell University does not recommend or endorse any one of these products, however you are welcome to use them for the designs you create in our course. Should you use a digital design for any assignment, please be sure it is saved and submitted it in the format we require, which is either pdf or image (jpeg etc.), and in the comments section of your assignment submission area, please share which platform you used.
- Procreate for iPad: https://procreate.com/
- ProLandscape https://prolandscape.com/en/tablet-apps/
- Using PowerPoint for Garden and Landscape Design:
- Smart Draw: https://www.smartdraw.com/landscape-design/landscape-design-software.htm
- iScape: https://www.iscapeit.com/homeowner
- DynaSCAPE | This program includes a rendering and estimating add-on, plus automatically counts up your plants for your plant schedule.
- Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html?promoid=KLXLT
- Punch! Software https://www.punchsoftware.com
- Realtime Landscaping https://ideaspectrum.com
- Vectorworks Landmark. https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/landmark also https://www.morpholioapps.com/trace/
- Other options: https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/garden-design-apps
- CAD Programs from The Association of Professional Landscapers:
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