Home Design Software - Deck and Landscape Software Projects

Landscape Rendering

Great Landscaping Makes a Great Home!

The secret to great landscaping is to combine good planning and design before you begin. Whether you have a new home or an existing landscape, you'll find valuable resources to create a well-planned outdoor living space with the Home Designer software. It's easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or outdoor project.

– Home Designer, Design It and Enjoy!

Spanish Style Pool

Extend Your Outdoor Living Areas

Extending your outdoor living area has never been so easy with the Home Designer software products. Get started with built-in Landscaping, Decks, Patios, and Pools or create your own custom design. Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens, and decks for your perfect outdoor living spaces. It’s easy to create the look and feel you desire for your deck, landscaping and outdoor living spaces.

Plant Chooser with Hardiness Zone Maps

View Plant Samples

Over 3,600 Plants

Landscaping is easy with over 3,600 botanically accurate flowers, trees and shrubs – from tropical to desert. Create gardens, pathways, hills, valleys, ponds and more for your perfect landscape. Use the Plant Chooser to learn and discover detailed information about your plants including hardiness, growth attributes, descriptions and much more.

Round Deck with Landscaping

Choose a Deck Template

Design a New Deck or Patio

Powerful Decking and Patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and help you easily estimate the costs. Choose railing styles - post and beam, panel railings, glass panels and much more. Design a new patio with pavers or concrete. Make your new deck or patio look exactly the way you desire - add a roof, specify the foundation, automatically build the framing or change the deck materials and planking. When you're finished, automatically generate a materials list or a cut and buy list for your new deck or patio.

Imported Photo with Rendered Landscape

Import Photos & Images

Import your digital photos and visualize with 3 easy steps. Use your camera or find a photo to import into the program and then apply to your design. Personalize your design with family photos, visualize what new construction or remodeling projects, or add a backdrop. Remodeling and want to see your new view out your window — simply take a picture and visualize your changes!

Site Planning and Landscape Design in 2D and 3D

Terrain & Site Planning Tools

Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregularly shaped or sloped lots. Use a GPS to import or enter elevation data. You will find several terrain tools to create your lot’s shape, elevation and contours including a Hills and Valleys tool – stretch to create any shape and enter the height or elevation information. Use Raised, Lowered and Flat Region tools to model your terrain. When you have completed the terrain modifications, you can use the Auto Terrain Generation to produce all the elevation contours.

Outdoor Kitchen Patio

Outdoor Kitchens

Outdoor kitchens are one of the most popular trends today and creating yours can be easy. Choose from name-brand appliances to extend your outdoor living. Create the perfect outdoor living space with furnishings from the built-in library. Quickly point-and-click to add benches, barbecues, planters and more to visualize your outdoor living areas.

Plushly Landscaped Rendering

Pools, Ponds & Pathways

Use the pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers or sidewalks – line your new addition with trees, shrubs, flowers and more. Create water features for your landscaping projects using the Stream or Pond tool – simply click to place and then resize. Choose from numerous pre-arranged garden and flower beds to get started quickly; place and arrange in your plan to create beautiful landscapes.

Fenced, Landscaped Yard

Fences, Driveways & Sidewalks

With the fencing tools you can choose a variety of fencing styles and custom gates. You can choose a variety of panel styles to design a fence that fits your style. You will also find Driveway, Sidewalk and Curbing tools for your new home or remodeling project – and with the automatic materials list, you can quickly calculate the amount of concrete.

Quick Startup Options

Help Center – Get Started Quickly!

The Getting Started Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 90 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project. Live online training is available on weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum where you can ask questions from a community of users. Finally we offer great technical support by qualified in-house professionals.