While planting plans can give clients an overall ‘topographic’ feel for what the tangible design will look like, the 3D void has to be filled or conceptualized in their own mind. Even better, you can have your client sitting next to you viewing the design on screen, and make last minute amendments by moving plants and other elements in real time. 3D generated and photo-real perspective images of a proposed design concept can be a very powerful and persuasive tool. The old adage ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ holds true - especially when you are trying to sell an idea to your client. You now have the ability to show your client a ‘before and after’ shot, prior to construction even beginning, by producing photo-real perspective images.įrom extremely powerful 3D landscape design software such as VectorWorks LandMark, to 2D photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop, there are a range of CAD/graphics applications that give you this ability.
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To remain competitive you need to take full advantage of this ever-changing technology. Why would you want to spend hours, or even days, hand rendering plans and perspectives when you could cut this down to minutes or hours utilizing a computer?įor many designers using CAD software, the days of presenting clients with a simple planting plan, and possibly a basic perspective or elevation sketch, is long gone.
There are indeed some very talented individuals capable of producing hand drawn concepts which would be fit for hanging in the Tate Gallery but there comes a point in any business where the need for technology surpasses tradition in an economic sense, time equals money. Of course, there are still designers with artistic flair who prefer creating concept plans and perspectives the traditional way - with ink and paper, on a drawing board. The Internet and e-mail have transformed the way we go about everyday business likewise, computer aided design (CAD) has revolutionized landscape and garden design in terms of time saving, cost reduction, and more importantly, quality of presentation. Showing clients their completed landscape or garden designs before the soil has even been turned is now a reality, and has been for some time. Landscape design - starting at the finish with 3D
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