Will the preview show plants at install-day size or mature size?

The AI renders plant material at an intermediate fill-in size — roughly what the bed looks like two to three growing seasons in, not the sparse gallon-can look on install day and not an unrealistic decade of growth. That's the size range that gets a design approved; bare mulch and six-inch shrubs undersell the plan, and fully mature six-foot hedges oversell it.

Can I use the preview for an HOA architectural review board submission?

Many boards accept a photorealistic rendering as supporting material alongside your plant list and site plan — it shows reviewers something closer to what the street will actually see than a hand-drawn bed layout. Check your specific HOA's packet requirements, since some still require a stamped site plan regardless of the visual.

Does it handle turf reduction or lawn-to-bed conversions, not just a planting refresh?

Yes. If the design replaces sections of lawn with expanded beds, groundcover, or drought-tolerant xeriscape material, the preview shows the actual reduction in grass area against the existing driveway and walkway lines — the visual homeowners need when they're weighing water savings against "losing the lawn."

Can it show hardscape — a new walkway, edging, or a retaining wall on a sloped lot?

Yes. Walkway resurfacing, steel or paver edging, retaining walls, and regrading can all be layered onto the planting plan. Describe the hardscape scope when you run the preview and it applies against the actual grade and driveway lines in the photo.

How do I photograph the front yard to get the best result?

Shoot straight-on from the sidewalk or street in natural daylight, with the full facade and existing bed lines in frame. Avoid shooting into the sun or up the driveway at a steep angle — a flat, street-level shot gives the model the most to work with.

Will new foundation planting cover the windows, house numbers, or meter access?

The AI preserves the fixed features visible in your photo — windows, house numbers, light fixtures, hose bibs, meter boxes — and fits the new bed lines around them instead of over them, the same clearance judgment a designer would apply on paper.

Are yard photos stored or retained?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your business needs and make sure it meets GDPR, CCPA, or any other regulation that applies. No training on your data, ever.

There's no off-the-shelf plan, so there's no published price list. Share your details and we'll discuss project scope and pricing on a free consultation call — see /pricing for details.

Landscaping

Show homeowners their front yard after the install, not a plant list they have to imagine

Photograph the yard from the curb. Makeover generates a photorealistic front yard preview in under 10 seconds — their own driveway, their own house, their own bed lines. Not a stock garden photo from a different climate zone.

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What is a front yard preview?

A front yard landscaping preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of what a property's front yard will look like after a proposed planting and hardscape plan is installed. The contractor photographs the existing yard from the street, and the tool produces a transformed image showing new beds, plant selections, mulch, and hardscape applied to the actual house, driveway, and walkway — not a catalog photo of somebody else's yard. Landscaping companies use it during the estimate walk to win the bid before the homeowner collects competing quotes.

Why it matters

A front yard refresh — new foundation beds, mulch, edging, and a sod repair — typically runs $3,000–$15,000. A full redesign with a new walkway, retaining wall, and uplighting can run $15,000–$45,000. Either way, the homeowner is collecting three or four bids before they sign, and your install calendar only has two real windows a year: spring and fall. A homeowner who stalls past those windows doesn't decide "no" — they just quietly drop off until next season. A preview that gets a signature during the estimate walk, before they call the next name on the list, is worth more than shaving the quote.

Who uses this

The estimator on the initial site walk — often the owner in a two-to-eight-person crew shop — uses it to close on the spot instead of leaving a proposal behind. Design-build landscape companies use it during the design phase, before drawings are finalized, to confirm direction with the client. Nursery and garden center design-and-install divisions use it to sell the install alongside the plant sale. Landscapers who work HOA communities use it to give homeowners something to bring to the architectural review board.

Heard this from a homeowner?

Homeowners in an HOA neighborhood ask "will the architectural review board even approve this?" and all you can hand them is a plant list and a mulch color swatch.

They stare at the bed layout, worried the new foundation shrubs will swallow the porch light, the house numbers, or block the water meter — and a plan view can't answer that.

You quote the job in February. They want to "wait and see it in spring," and by the time they call back your spring install calendar is already full.

How front yard previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the yard from the curb

One phone shot from the street — the angle a homeowner, a neighbor, or the HOA board actually sees. No survey, no CAD file, no drone.

AI generates the front yard preview

The model applies the proposed bed lines, plant selections, mulch, and hardscape to the homeowner's actual driveway, walkway, and house facade — preserving windows, house numbers, meter access, and everything else that has to stay put.

Present it before you leave the driveway

Their own front yard, redesigned, on your tablet during the same estimate visit. You get a signature while the excitement is fresh, not a "let me think about it" and three more competing quotes.

Common questions about front yard

Straight answers. No jargon.

Let's build the version made for your business

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