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How do I virtually design a backyard

last year
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What app is used to virtually design outdoor space

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  • last year

    Software - including AI apps - are only tools that can assist with visualizing a design. They cannot generate a successful landscape design on their own. Like a drafting board and pencil and paper (and any CAD programs), they are merely tools. You need to have basic landscape design principles/skills in hand to begin with before you can put together a functional and attractive design, regardless of what sort of tools you choose to use to achieve it.

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