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Garden Planner
What Garden Planner is
Garden Planner is a paid garden and landscape design tool from Artifact Interactive, available on Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. It provides drawing tools for paving, paths, fences, and vegetable beds, plus a library of more than 1,700 customizable plant and object symbols. You can build a layout in 2D and walk through it in 3D. The software can produce a color image or printout and generate a list of plants and objects with garden notes. Its vegetable bed builder is intended for square-foot gardening, kitchen gardening, and home or community vegetable beds. A free trial lasts 15 days; trial printouts and exported images are watermarked. The listed Garden Planner purchase costs 48.00 USD once, with updates and upgrades included. The maker also offers PDF manuals, tutorial videos, support, and a full refund if you are unsatisfied.
Who it suits
It suits people planning gardens, landscapes, paths, fences, and vegetable beds on supported desktop or web platforms. The vegetable-bed tools are aimed at square-foot, kitchen, home, and community gardening.
What it does well
- More than 1,700 customizable plant and object symbols
- 2D design with 3D garden walkthroughs
- Creates printable plans and plant lists
- Works on Linux, macOS, web, and Windows
- Updates and upgrades included with purchase
What to know first
- No free plan
- 15-day trial expires
- Trial exports and printouts are watermarked
- One-time purchase costs 48.00 USD
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Planner license | Garden layout design · Plant and object library · Printable plans | On request |
| Garden Planner | One-time purchase · updates and upgrades free | $48, paid once |
As smallblueprinter.com lists them, read 24 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Garden Planner combines garden drafting, a large customizable symbol library, 3D viewing, and printable planning documents. Its paid model includes a 15-day trial and a 48.00 USD one-time option with free updates and upgrades.
Facts from Garden Planner's own pages
- 3D view
- Users can design in 2D and walk through the garden in 3D. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Drawing tools
- It includes tools for creating paving, paths, fences, and vegetable beds. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The vegetable bed builder is described as suited to square-foot gardening, kitchen gardening, and home or community vegetable beds. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Artifact Interactive says its tools, including Garden Planner, were created by David Doull. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Plans and exports
- Users can make a color image or printout of a design and create a list of plants and objects with garden notes. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Plant and object library
- The software includes over 1,700 plant and object symbols that can be customized. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the software does not store personal data or require access to personal information; it requests access to image and Garden Planner document files on the computer. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Purchase options
- The maker says Garden Planner is also available through the Mac app store and Windows 10/11 store. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Garden Planner is a garden and landscape design tool for Windows and Mac. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Refunds
- The maker says it provides a full refund if a customer is unsatisfied with the software. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says support inquiries usually receive a response within 48 hours and provides PDF manuals and tutorial videos. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Trial limits
- The trial expires after 15 days, and its printouts and exported images are watermarked. · smallblueprinter.com, 4 Oct 2026
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