Re: [SG] Landscape Design Programs
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Landscape Design Programs
- From: M* C* <n*@REA-ALP.COM>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 08:14:38 -0600
Richard,
Thanks for the info. Do any of the less expensive programs allow you to
put in your own plant list, & your own plant diameters, for instance; Blue
Mammoth---6' wide, then Gold Drop 15" wide??? Thanks
Monty
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> From: Richard Jolly <pineforest1@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Landscape Design Programs
> Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 7:55 AM
>
> Monty,
> There are several landscape design programs to buy. I have been using
> one for over 5 years now. It is LandDesigner by Green Thumb software. It
> was inexpensive; about $30. It does a good job once you learn how to use
> it. I have been considering buying a newer program. There are several
> available now that incorporate a photo either by digital camera or
> scanner. You can actually take a photo & use in planning your landscape.
> Dragging & dropping landscape material and hardscape allows you to see
> how everything will look. I've seen this soft ware for around $40-50 at
> Office Depot. On the other end of the scale there are professional
> programs starating at about $400-500. All programs will give you a plant
> list showing cost, source, size etc. (Of course, all of this information
> you must enter first.)
> Drawings are impressive when printed out on a color printer and
> enlarged. I just finished one yesterday for a cottage garden job I'm
> doing.
> Richard Jolly
> Georgia Zone 7
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