Lands Design review
A broad Windows toolkit for terrain, planting, irrigation, and landscape documentation.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Lands Design is landscape design software for Rhino and AutoCAD, built for landscape architects, urban planners, contractors, designers, draftspeople, nurseries, and gardeners. Its scope covers terrain modeling, planting, hardscape, irrigation, documentation, and visualization in both 2D and 3D. The product suits professional workflows that need editable site models alongside plant information, planting documentation, seasonal views, and project lists exportable to Excel.
Its strongest fit is the connection to established design environments. Lands Design integrates with Rhino, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Grasshopper, while its terrain tools accept curves, points, meshes, point clouds, DEM, and GIS data. That combination supports projects moving between site information, modeling, parametric elements, and landscape documentation. The plant database provides searchable species information with 2D and 3D representations, and plants can be inserted individually, in rows, or in mass groups. Parametric walls, fences, ramps, stairs, and urban furniture extend the workflow beyond planting alone.
The feature breadth is substantial for teams handling both design and documentation: irrigation installation tools, automatic plant, terrain, irrigation, zoning, and hardscape lists, plus planting plans with quantities and schedules. Seasonal planting visualization and 2D/3D drafting add presentation and planning depth. Lands Design is paid software with Evaluation, Commercial license, and Educational license plans, and the evaluation period lasts 60 days. It runs on Windows, so teams needing another operating system should look elsewhere. Choose it when Rhino or AutoCAD compatibility and an integrated landscape workflow matter; choose an alternative when cross-platform access is essential or the project needs a narrower, simpler tool.
Lands Design pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Terrain tools work with curves, meshes, point clouds, DEM, and GIS data
- Planting plans include species identification, quantities, and schedules
- Integrates with Rhino, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Grasshopper
- Where it doesn't
- Windows-only support limits cross-platform deployment
- There is no free plan; the product uses paid licensing
- Pricing may vary by region or reseller
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