AIGardenPlanner vs Garden Sketchbook

AIGardenPlanner uses AI to preview garden and planting designs from a photo of a real yard. Users upload a photo, choose from more than 50 styles and generate designs in about 60 seconds. Its free browser-based 3D editor has more than 400 models, synchronized 2D and 3D views, terrain sculpting and first-person walkthroughs. The AI Plant Advisor builds plant lists using location, climate zone, soil type, local conditions and gardening goals, with care instructions. Plant Detector identifies plants from photos and provides profiles and health assessments for pests and diseases. The free 3D Designer plan allows one project. Paid yearly plans include Starter for personal use, while Professional and Business include commercial licenses; plan prices are listed as $9/mo, $21/year and $42/year respectively, with annual payments of $99, $249 and $499. Video animations use 10 credits, Quick Tours 5 and Full Detail tours 30. Subscribers may cancel and retain access through their current paid period.

Garden Sketchbook is a browser-based tool for designing gardens to scale and previewing them in 3D across the seasons. Its 2D drag-and-drop editor lets users arrange plants, while the seasonal view shows how the garden and its colors change through the year. Filters cover hardiness zone, sun, soil, bloom season, color, deer resistance, and drought resistance. Plants are sized automatically, and users can trace a floor plan or aerial photo while drawing beds, paths, and structures. The library contains hundreds of plants with growing information and specific varieties; custom varieties can be made by changing size, color, and bloom time. The software runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge without installation. The 2D planner works on any device, but the 3D seasonal view requires WebGL. The free demo needs no account, though gardens expire after 24 hours. Gardener costs $39 a year after a 14-day free trial and saves up to 10 gardens. A one-time $9 add-on provides PDF export in the free demo.