Pro Landscape 13 design software can help you plan a landscaping job from start to finish seamlessly. Manufactured by Drafix Software, the latest version includes three integrated design modules to assist landscapers with all aspects of a project.

This software is ideal for residential and commercial landscape contractors, designers and architects who are working on both new and renovation projects, lighting contractors who want to show their customers how night and holiday lighting can make their property shine, and as an educational tool for high schools and colleges.

While there is an extensive tutorial with sample properties to get you started, it’s more realistic to import a photo of a property you’re working on to experience everything version 13 has to offer.

Several aspects of the software new to version 13 include:

• 3D in both Image Editor and Planner: This feature transforms 2D projects into a 3D image, allowing you to zoom in and out and rotate images, providing you with the ability to show your customers their landscape designs from any angle.
• A customizable favorites function: Using this module, you can create unlimited favorites folders for objects you use most often.
• Price items: Allows you to view and price the objects in your Planner before creating a proposal to give to your customer.

Image Editor is the key to closing the deal
The 3D properties of Image Editor coupled with its large database of plants, flowers, trees, hardscaping materials and lighting can make for an attractive proposal tool. Simply upload a picture of your customer’s home and drag and drop any of the more than 5,500 high quality images of plants, grass, mulch, hardscapes and lighting to create a brand-new landscape.

Plants are set up by climate zones so you don’t have to wade through plants that won’t work in your area, and Image Editor will label all the plants with one click, including the plant size. A plant search feature allows you to set search criteria such as zone, bloom color and soil conditions.

A plant growth feature makes it easy to show your customers what the plan will look like when the plants are installed and throughout the various growth stages.