Landscape design software has taken a huge step backwards!
I have used CAD programs for 40 years - ACAD & LANDCADD but my licenses have expired
A friend asked me to do a design for their house and I have not found anything that works in 2 D, how does a crew install from 3D?
I tried a # of programs, the latest Virtual Architect - full of bugs - boundary - property line does not work, line command, curved edging
I have the site plan in QCAD and tried importing tree blocks but they are not scalable
What is going on here?

any suggestions would be appreciated, this will be my last design after all this aggravation!

Thank you for your help.
Tom

Gardena my garden

The best method I've found, for my budget and time, is hand-drawn plans. Grab a compass, ruler, markers, and pens and have at it! It gives you much more freedom than any program I've found as long as you've got some amount of patience for drawing. I usually do a quick draft to figure out the structural plants and colors and then scale it up to a few feet wide sketch for the actual install.

In my experience, clients like to see some 3D renders as well so I use GardenPuzzle to showcase the important aspects of the landscape from a couple of different perspectives.

Good luck to ya!

EDIT: I just realized this thread was bumped from July, so you probably figured something out by now!