A free garden design tool that works to scale
Draw your plot to scale, lay out lawns, paths, patios and planting, and switch to 3D to see how it will look, and where the shade falls, before you dig.
Start planningFree · no sign-up · works in your browser
How it works
- Outline the plotDraw the boundary with the wall tool, or use a rectangle. Type exact lengths for any side.
- Lay the surfacesLawn, paving, decking, gravel, flower beds and water, with smooth curves for organic shapes.
- Add fences, plants and furniturePick from more than 60 objects and drag them into place; everything snaps to the grid and to each other.
- Look at it in 3DCheck the sun at different times of day, then print the plan to scale or share a link.
Why plan it this way
- Everything is to scale, so a 3 m patio really is 3 m, and the plan prints at 1:50 or 1:100 for the garden centre or your builder.
- The 3D view follows the sun for your garden’s orientation, so you can see which corners stay sunny for a terrace or a vegetable bed.
- Area totals per material help you order the right amount of turf, paving or gravel.
What Garden Planner does
- Draw to scale: walls, fences and hedges, lawns, paving, decking, gravel, beds and ponds, with lengths and areas shown as you draw
- 60+ objects: trees and plants, garden furniture, an outdoor kitchen, a pool, hot tub, trampoline, pergola, shed, greenhouse, cars and more
- Walk around it in 3D, with the sun and shadows at any time of day, set to your garden’s north
- Print it to scale (1:20 to 1:500) with a title block, or save it as an image or SVG
- Share a link that opens the plan on any phone or computer; plans save in your browser and nothing is uploaded
Questions
- Do I need to create an account?
- No. Garden Planner runs in your browser and saves your plans there. Use a plan file or a plan link to move or share them.
- Can I start from an existing plan or survey?
- Yes. Upload a photo or scan of your plan, set its scale by measuring one known length, and trace over it.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Garden Planner is free, with no ads and no sign-up.