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Choose the area
Start with the bed, lawn edge, path, or entry you actually want to change. Keep the house and surrounding yard in view so the direction stays grounded.
Free to try on iPhone
Turn a yard photo into a plan you can buy.
Start with a yard photo and a direction you like. Gardenful turns it into named plants, useful roles, suggested quantities, and a list you can take to the nursery.
Gardenful is a photo-based yard planner for homeowners who want more than a pretty rendering. It connects a direction you like to real plants, clear roles, and a starting list you can verify locally.
What we mean by yard planner
For Gardenful, it means a photo-to-planting handoff.
Start with the yard you have, explore a direction you like, and leave with plant roles and a list you can check.
See your own yard
Keep the house, path, and selected planting area in view. Do not start with a blank canvas.
Make the planting choices
Connect the visual direction to real plants, roles, and suggested quantities.
Know what still needs checking
This is not a survey or construction drawing. Measure the site and verify local fit before you spend.
The planning handoff
Use the picture to make four decisions.
The visual is only the starting point. These four decisions make it useful at the nursery, at home, or in a conversation with a landscaper.
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Give plants a job
A useful list is easier to follow when each plant has a role: structure, repeated middle, flowering drift, edge, or accent.
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Start with quantities
Suggested counts help you price the idea and ask better nursery questions. Confirm spacing against the measured bed and each plant's mature spread.
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Verify before buying
Before you spend, check light, soil, drainage, water, mature size, utilities, availability, and local rules.
The useful output
See one yard become a direction and a list.
This Mediterranean example keeps the visual direction, the native Gardenful result, and the starting quantities in one clear handoff.
Real Gardenful output
One saved design, ready for the next decision.
AfterBefore
Drag to compare the current yard with the Gardenful direction.
Carry this forward
A starting list you can take to the nursery.
Each row names the role, gives a starting quantity, and calls out the check that still belongs to your site.
6 plant types22 plants total
Olive
1 plantStructure
A strong evergreen anchor for a sunny entry; verify mature size and local fit.
Rosemary
4 plantsRepeated structure
A repeatable, fragrant layer that keeps the path edge readable.
English lavender
6 plantsFlowering drift
A low flowering group that gives the plan a repeated seasonal note.
Agapanthus
5 plantsAccent
A vertical flower layer near the entry; confirm hardiness and drainage locally.
Lavender cotton
4 plantsEdge
A low, silvery edge that separates the path from the taller planting.
Agave
2 plantsSpecimen
A sculptural accent; confirm mature spread, drainage, and safe clearance.
These are planning suggestions, not a purchase order. Confirm mature spread, local availability, drainage, and substitutions against your measured site before buying.
Your turn
See what this could look like in your yard.
Gardenful starts with your photo, then carries the idea into a planting direction and a list you can refine.
Choose the planning tool that matches the question
A visualizer, a plant finder, and a measured calculator solve different parts of the same project.
AI garden visualizer
See a planting direction on your own photo, then follow it to the list.
Open this pathPlant finder
Shortlist plants by zone, sunlight, style, care, and project needs.
Open this pathPlant spacing calculator
Estimate starting quantities after you know the mature spacing and usable bed area.
Open this pathFront-yard design app
Focus the same photo-to-plant workflow on the entrance and curb-facing view.
Open this pathYard planner questions
What is a yard planner?
A yard planner helps you move from a broad idea to decisions you can check: what area you are changing, which plant roles belong there, how many plants may fit, and what to ask about at the nursery. Gardenful starts with a photo and keeps the plan planting-focused.
Can I plan a garden from a photo of my own yard?
Yes. Add a yard photo, select the area you want to change, and choose a style or plant direction. Gardenful uses that context to create a planting visualization with named plants, roles, and suggested quantities.
Does Gardenful make a measured landscape plan?
No. Gardenful is a visual yard planner and planting starting point, not a survey, construction drawing, or permit-ready landscape plan. Measure the site and verify drainage, utilities, grades, mature clearances, and local requirements separately.
Does a yard planner tell me exactly how many plants to buy?
Gardenful gives suggested quantities and plant roles to make the next conversation easier. Confirm the final count from the measured bed, mature spread, site conditions, local availability, and any substitutions you make.
Is a garden planner the same as an AI landscape designer?
They overlap, but the job is different. An AI landscape design app may help you explore a look; a useful yard planner also helps organize the planting choices and next steps. Gardenful connects the visual direction to a practical plant list without claiming to replace a local professional for complex construction.
Keep planning
Start with the picture
Make the list more practical
Answer the bigger question
GardenfulReady to plan your yard?
Start with a photo, then turn the direction into a list you can verify.