Unless money is no object or you are just looking to spend £10 for fun and don't really care what you get, then it is worth giving a little thought to choosing your garden software.
There are various tools available, and prices range from under £10 to several thousands of pounds.
Possibilities include garden design software, garden visualisation software, CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, garden maintenance program, garden journal, plant encyclopedia, plant finder or whatever other term the designers or developers have come-up with to be most descriptive and make their product sound attractive.
Alternatively, for basic design work, you could choose a vector graphics program that would suit 2D aerial planting plans, however, it is likely that you would need to compliment this with other resources like a plant finder or plant encyclopedia. For RHS members, there is the RHS plant database.
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Links at the bottom of each page take you to the next section. This is a brief discussion that looks at:
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How do I know if the garden software will do what I want?
Some ideas on things to think about in choosing garden software. -
How easy is it to use?
Thinking about usability, functionality and training -
Comparing garden software
Sometimes it can be difficult to compare garden software packages -
Choosing garden software - conclusion
Should you even bother with software or just stick to pen and paper?
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Once you have an idea of what you want, the next things to consider are: will it run on my computer and is there anything else I should know before buying?
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Make sure your computer system meets the system requirements
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Read any general FAQs
For the software on our site, please contact us if you have any questions, if the questions are technical and we don't know the answer - we will find out from the developers.
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