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The phrase "Free Landscaping Software" crops up almost 700 times on google. A lot of the links lead nowhere, and some are duplicates, but that still leaves an awful lot, and its going to take you some time to trawl all the way through them.

We suggest that you ignore forums, posts, rss feeds, articles and so on by refining your search preferences ("-rss -post", etc.). Then your work starts. You should also try to find do-it-yourself. Landscaping companies, which offer free Landscaping software to drum up business. You may see software which is offered by seed companies. Usually worth looking at but generally not as good as the previous suggestion.

We think that you should go for trial downloads, where a sold version is also offered. The sold version may be an upgrade, or perhaps obligatory after a free trial period. You should be fairly critical, and you should not spend too much time with your free Landscaping software until you are sure that it does the job. After all you are investing your valuable time with it.

You can also find a lot of software offers which give you a money back guarantee. Take them ! If you are really hard up or the software does not perform very well, then get your money back.

You are likely to find these kinds of drawbacks with free Landscaping software:-
  1. Some software packages limit you to a 2-d palette. Fine for borders, and less work than 3-d but it might not suit your needs.
  2. Landscaping software packages need a lexicon of plants so that you can tell how high your selected plant will be (when you plant it and when its grown). Make sure the lexicon is reasonably comprehensive.
  3. Some free Landscaping software does not allow the user to change the style of the house or the layout of the flowerbeds or other gardens. You would have one main house design surrounded by beds and if it not the same as your own home the free software is only useful for choosing the sizes and colors of flowers to see how they will look together.
  4. Difficulty of use. These days you should be able to drag and drop the representations of plants. The user interface should be easy.
We bought someLandscaping software once and it was difficult to use, and, frankly, disappointing. So the other option is also worth considering: if you are at all artistic– try your own design in water colours. What you lack in skill will be made up for by the process which will force to think deeply and creatively about the final design that you want.
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