Garden planner: lay out your lawn, terrace and beds to scale
A garden plan drawn to scale shows quickly whether the terrace is big enough for a table, where a shed fits and how much turf or paving to order.
Start drawing — free, no sign-upStart with the house and the plot
Draw the outside walls of the house first, then the plot border: click its corners, or type each side length as you would for a wall. Outdoor areas snap to the walls and to each other, so the lawn meets the house and the path meets the terrace exactly.
Add a north arrow and turn it to match a map of your plot. It shows which parts get the sun, and it appears on the PDF for anyone you share the plan with.
Areas, edges and plants
- Areas: lawn, paving, gravel, decking, driveway, flower beds and water, each with its own size.
- Edges: fences with posts, hedges drawn at their real width, and gates with their swing.
- Trees in three sizes drawn with their crown, shrubs, raised beds, a shed, greenhouse, pergola, pool, pond and more.
Quantities for the garden centre
The estimates list the area of each surface and the length of fences and hedges, apart from the indoor floor area, and download as CSV. Add a little extra for cuts and waste when you order.
Templates to start from
Guides
- How to measure a room for a floor plan — What to measure, in what order and with which tools, so your floor plan matches the real room — including walls, doors, windows, radiators and ceiling height.
- How to read a floor plan — What the lines, symbols, dimensions and areas on a floor plan mean — walls, doors, windows, scale, and how floor area is measured.
- Space needed around furniture — Clearances that make a room comfortable — walkways, space beside beds, in front of wardrobes, around dining tables and in kitchens and bathrooms.
Questions
Is the garden part of the floor area?
No. Outdoor areas have their own total and never count in the floor area of the house.
Can I plan a garden without a house?
Yes. Draw the plot border and the areas on their own; walls are not needed.
How do I find the plot size?
Measure along each boundary with a long tape or a measuring wheel, or take the sizes from your property documents, and type them as you draw the border.
Does it show shade?
Not directly. The north arrow tells you which way the garden faces, which is enough to see roughly where the sun falls.