Professional landscape design
shouldn’t cost $1,800.
Yardcast was born from a simple frustration: landscaping consultations are expensive, slow, and the results are often disappointing. We built an AI that delivers what used to take weeks — in 40 seconds.
The old way was broken
The average landscape design consultation runs $500–$2,000. You wait 2–3 weeks for a plan, show up to a meeting, and get handed a blueprint that may or may not match what you imagined — with no clear path to implement it on your actual budget.
For most homeowners, that experience is the beginning and end of professional landscape design. They either shell out for something disappointing or wing it at the garden center.
There had to be a better way. So we built one.
Old way vs. Yardcast
Built on four principles
Accessible design for everyone
Professional landscape design used to cost $500–$2,000 before you touched a shovel. We thought that was backwards. Now anyone can get a photorealistic design, plant list, and implementation plan for the price of a pizza.
Speed without sacrifice
Good design shouldn't take weeks. Our AI has been trained on thousands of landscape projects, regional plant palettes, and climate data — so your results are fast and genuinely useful, not generic clip-art mockups.
Built around real homeowners
Most design tools are built for pros. We designed Yardcast for the homeowner who wants to do it right — someone who has a vision, a budget, and a weekend. Every feature is tested against that person, not a landscape architect.
Regional plant intelligence
A plant that thrives in Austin will die in Minneapolis. Yardcast factors in your USDA hardiness zone, climate region, sun exposure, and soil type to recommend plants that will actually survive — and look great doing it.
The Yardcast timeline
Yardcast founded after a frustrating $1,800 quote for a front yard that ended up looking nothing like the plan.
Launched AI design generation with photo upload and regional plant intelligence.
Expanded to island bed designer, prairie savings calculator, cost estimator, and landscaper embed tools.
Added seasonal planting calendar, native prairie guides, and professional partner program.
Designed to be stupidly simple
No design experience required. No contractor calls. No waiting.
Upload your yard photos
Front yard, backyard, or specific areas — any angle works. The AI uses your photos as the design canvas.
Answer 4 quick questions
Design style, budget range, privacy needs, and must-have features. Takes about 60 seconds — every answer shapes your AI-generated designs.
Get 3 AI-generated designs
Photorealistic renders, plant lists with care notes, phased cost plan, and a downloadable PDF.
Professional landscape design used to cost $500–$2,000 before you touched a shovel. We thought that was backwards.
— The Yardcast team
Ready to see what AI can do for your yard?
Upload your yard photos and get 3 photorealistic landscape designs in 40 seconds. One-time $12.99 — no subscription, no upsells.
Questions? We’re real humans.
We respond within 24 hours — usually much faster.