Where to Get Ideas for Landscaping of Home?

savemore on 21/04/2021 - 17:45

Hi OzBargainers,

I hope this is the right place to ask this question, I am required to landscape my home, but haven't got any clues as to where to start. I probably have a budget of $10000 (like it to be less, but not sure I really can DIY paving or concreting). I know there are display homes and I can walk around the neighbourhood to gather ideas, but if there is any software/online tools that you can use by taking a photo of the front/rear of the property to then overlay with driveways, footpaths, etc. this would help me get a picture in my mind that I could then share with a landscaper to get the final product. I want to do this right the first time. Any useful suggestions / tips would be greatly appreciated.

TIA
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Comments

  • geek001 on 21/04/2021 - 17:52
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    Pinterest and Google images is what I used based on keywords that I selected.

    • SF3 on 21/04/2021 - 18:10
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      You mean OP should type in the keywords into google and start from there? đŸ˜²

      • 87percent on 21/04/2021 - 18:29
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        What is this Google that you refer to?

        • SF3 on 21/04/2021 - 18:32

          I have to try my recommendation.

          Oh hey, oh it redirects me to a search form.

  • djones145 on 21/04/2021 - 18:45
    -2

    watch the block

  • afoveht on 21/04/2021 - 19:33
    +1

    Lots of stuff you can do yourself by watching the myriad of YouTube DIY videos.

  • foxmulder on 21/04/2021 - 20:13

    Lots of cheaper price plants and materials can be bought from FB marketplace.

  • randomusername2017 on 21/04/2021 - 21:40
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  • mskeggs on 21/04/2021 - 22:25
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    If you're like me, spending $10 on a magazine is worth it (or better still, try the library), so I can flick through a big range of pictures and say "how about this?" to my partner.
    Google suggests some.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=landscaping+magazines+austra…

  • WizMuncher on 22/04/2021 - 02:54
    +1

    I built a house in Thailand and did all the conceptual drawings on the free (open source) package "Sweet Home 3D". It's really easy to use and you can do 3D renderings for different times of the day to get an idea of how things will look. It's more a house building / interior design tool, but I used it to render the entire property, complete with landscaping.

    Or try "Sketchup Free" - really easy to use, and has a seemingly inexhaustible library of models.

    So I'd probably just start playing around with that first, before using a CAD package, like AutoCad.

    Otherwise google for "Free landscaping design software". There are quite a few out there - I've never tried any of them. There's "Plan-a-Garden", "Terragen", "iScape" etc.

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