Gardening and landscaping can be confusing, difficult and huge projects that takes a while to figure out. While in time you will learn a lot more about both of these, what if you want to do a fun project now? Well, help is actually as easy as picking up your iPhone! There are a lot of different landscaping apps you can use that will answer your questions and give you a lot of useful tips to help you along the way.
(Updated 23/5/2106)
Landscaping Apps For iPhone
Eden Garden Designer
If you can’t imagine what your garden or landscape will look like, then this app can help out a lot. It allows you to use a photo of your own home so you can see what different flowers, shrubs, plants and even trees will look like. With this app you can arrange them how you want, change colors and do a number of different things to create the garden of your dreams. This can really help you plan so you envision what you want your yard to look like in the future.
Check out the Eden Garden Designer website
Dirr’s Tree and Shrub Finder
Landscaping can be difficult since there are so many different vines, shrubs, trees and plants. This app allows you to more easily search for these based on size, growth rate, form and many other pieces of information. It’s $14.99, but is worth the cost if you want all information about plants right at your fingertips.
Check out Dirr’s Tree and Shrub Finder at the App Store
iScape
If you want to see what your landscape will look like if you add some extra plants or change where things grow, then this app can help. It has a lot of different features, including one that lets you take a picture of your own home to use. Once you have your picture loaded on, you will be able to change things around in your landscape and see what it would look like. This is definitely a useful landscaping app for any amateur gardener!
Check out iScape on the App Store
Backyard and Garden Design Ideas
This subscription based magazine app offers inspiration and practical advice on your garden layout and design as well as the most innovative ideas that can convert your messy backyard into a lifestyle arena. Backyard and Garden Design Ideas is Australia’s Best-Selling Garden Design Magazine and is packed with so much goodness you’ll never have want for design and makeover ideas.
Check out Backyard and Garden Design Ideas on the App Store
Landscaper’s Companion – Plant and Garden Referencing Guide
This comprehensive app is packed with information on over 26000 plants with vivid pictures to help you get plenty of useful advice on how to nurture and grow the different varieties. The app is a simple yet handy guide with rich search features that will serve every aspiring handicapper.
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