Introduction: Simplifying Gardening with AI

Designing a garden should be exciting, not overwhelming. From selecting plants to managing soil, sun, and climate, gardening often becomes a maze of guessing and research. That’s where AI Landscaper steps in: a digital gardening assistant that transforms a simple photo of your yard and your location into a personalized planting plan.

With AI Landscaper, you no longer need to measure your yard by hand, guess sunlight patterns, or Google soil types. Upload a photo, provide your location, and the system marks plantable areas and shade zones and fetches climate and soil data, delivering a comprehensive, easy-to-follow planting report.

How It Works

Using AI Landscaper is simple:

1. Upload a Garden Photo – Share an image of the area you want to design.
2. Provide Your Location – Enter your country and postal code for precise climate and soil data.
3. Set Preferences – Choose plant types, water levels, and maintenance needs (optional).
4. Receive a Personalized Plan – The AI analyzes your garden, understands your environment, and suggests plants that thrive in your space.

No guessing. No mismatched plants. You don't need a professional landscaper just to get started.

What the AI Sees

When you upload a photo, the AI doesn’t just “look,” it understands your garden. It identifies:

• Plantable areas vs. hard surfaces
• Sunny and shady zones
• Existing plants and structures
• Overall layout and spacing

This allows AI Landscaper to provide accurate, personalized guidance rather than generic templates.

Why Your Location Matters

Plants that thrive in one region may fail in another. By using your postal code, AI Landscaper determines:

• Climate zone
• Seasonal temperature patterns
• Rainfall trends
• Soil characteristics (moisture, pH, temperature, nutrients)

This ensures your garden is practical, sustainable, and optimized for growth.

Your Personalized Garden Plan

The AI combines your garden’s layout, environmental conditions, and preferences to create a plan that includes:

• Recommended plants for each area
• Spacing and mature plant sizes
• Watering needs and maintenance tips
• Seasonal care instructions
• Color and height layering for visual balance

Whether you want a low-maintenance garden, a vegetable patch, or a vibrant flower bed, the plan adapts to your goals.

Who Can Benefit

AI Landscaper is perfect for:

• Homeowners planning a garden
• Renters seeking low-effort outdoor upgrades
• Beginners who need guidance
• Experienced gardeners seeking smarter planning tools
• Businesses exploring digital garden design solutions

Technical Overview

AI Landscaper is a modular, API-driven system that uses:

• Computer vision to analyze garden images
• Geospatial intelligence for climate-aware recommendations
• Environmental data APIs for soil and weather conditions
• Large language models (LLMs) for structured planting plans

The platform processes your inputs through independent modules, returning results as annotated images, structured JSON, and downloadable PDF reports. This architecture ensures the system is scalable, extensible, and reliable.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Streamlit (UI, image upload, visual output, PDF/JSON downloads)
• Backend: FastAPI (REST API, async handling, multipart uploads)
• AI & ML: OpenAI Multimodal Models for vision analysis and LLM-based reasoning
• Image Processing: Pillow (grid overlay, bounding boxes)
• Climate & Geospatial Data: Geocoding + Köppen Climate Classification
• Soil & Environmental Data: Stormglass API (pH, moisture, temperature, salinity)

Why We Built AI Landscaper

Gardening should be accessible, enjoyable, and stress-free. By combining AI with real environmental data, AI Landscaper empowers users to make smarter planting decisions, saving time and effort while creating a personalized experience.

Conclusion

With AI Landscaper, gardening becomes simple, personalized, and stress-free. From uploading your photo to receiving a detailed, actionable plan, the system guides you every step of the way. Your garden, your preferences, your success.