Every plant, named
Tap anything in any design — yours or someone else's — and see exactly what it is, what it needs, and what a nursery charges for it today.
Design the garden you actually want.
Photograph your yard. Sow designs it with real plants that fit your zone, sun and soil — and every one of them stays editable.
The whole idea
The same yard. One photo apart.
This is not a mood board or a stock photo. It is your space, replanted with species that survive your winters, sized to what they actually grow into — and every plant in it can be moved, swapped or removed.
Drag to compare
Not a disposable picture
A design you can keep editing
Every plant is a real, named species you can move, scale and swap until the bed is exactly the one you want to build.
Restyle it in a tap
Golden hour, winter, night, or five years of growth — re-render the same planting without losing it.
Organized by space
Front bed, back border, the awkward shady corner. Each one tracks what is planted and what is blooming.
Every tool, one tap away
Designer, Editor, Maps, Planting Plans, Plant Doctor and Sunlight Meter, from anywhere in the app.
Your whole garden, in one portfolio
Every design, map, video and photo you have made — saved together, and ready to hand to a client or a neighbor.
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Place every plant. Down to the inch.
Drag a Japanese maple two feet left. Rotate a bench. Drop in a boulder, a path, a container. Manual control a professional can work in — and a homeowner can actually understand.
Plant Doctor
Something looks wrong? Point your camera at it.
Sow reads the leaf, names the problem in plain language, tells you how confident it is, and gives you something to do about it this afternoon.
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Scan the affected plant
Fill the frame and Sow checks it against the conditions in your own garden.
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Get a named diagnosis
Sun scorch on your Autumn fern — with the evidence it used, and how sure it is.
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Know what to do next
Do this now, ongoing care, and when it is worth a second opinion from the community.
Bloom calendar
Your whole year, in color.
Every plant you own, laid out across the months it actually flowers. The gaps are the point — that empty column in August is the reason your garden looks tired, and now you can see it before you plant.
- Exports as a PDF packet for clients
- Grouped by the plants in each space
- Shows what is blooming right now
Built for your address
Know exactly what your yard needs
Sow watches the weather, the sun and the calendar for your exact address — so you are never guessing whether to water, or where a plant will actually thrive.
A real water budget
Rain in, evaporation out, and a plain-language answer: water this week, or skip it.
Rainfall against the historic average
Actual rain measured against what your zip normally gets, so a dry spell is something you see coming rather than diagnose afterwards.
Sun, measured — not guessed
Scan the sky and Sow tells you how many hours of direct sun a spot truly gets.
From the App Store
Homeowners and designers, in their own words
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Yards designed
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Plants in the library
What I like is it's not just generic suggestions. You can actually move stuff around and think through a space before you spend any money. This feels closest to real landscape planning to me.
App Store review · April 2026
It's literally 6+ apps in one… I do designs for clients, as well as maintain a fairly large garden myself. The designs also allow you to download a PDF packet which shows a bloom calendar and plant care guide for clients. Absolutely incredible.
App Store review · January 2026
I snapped a picture of a mystery plant in my yard and the Plant ID got it right instantly. I used the drag-and-drop planner to design my flower beds with real-scale layout and it honestly looks like I hired a professional landscaper.
App Store review · September 2025
I can put together ideas quickly from my phone and it saves them and makes them presentable. Plant ID also helped me log what I had and then map it so I don't forget where I planted everything. Overall 10/10.
App Store review · April 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sow free to download?+
Yes. Sow is free on the App Store and Google Play. Without paying you can design your space, identify plants, save them into your own library, set up a space or board, and browse the community. Optional Pro plans unlock more design generations and premium tools.
Learn more about what's free in SowHow do I design my backyard from a photo?+
Snap a photo of your yard in Sow, pick a style, and the app generates design concepts on your actual space — then refine them with the drag-and-drop editor.
Learn more about backyard designDoes Sow use real plants or AI-invented ones?+
Real ones. Every plant in a Sow design is a real cultivar from a 10,000+ plant library, labeled in place and matched to your USDA zone, sunlight and space — so the design doubles as your shopping list.
Learn more about designing with real plantsCan Sow identify a plant from a picture?+
Yes. Point the camera at any plant and Sow returns a confidence-scored identification, then lets you save it, map it and follow its care schedule.
Learn more about plant identificationHow do I know what to plant in my USDA zone?+
Sow detects your hardiness zone from your zip code and filters all 10,000+ plants to what thrives where you live — layered with sun, size, native and pet-safe filters.
Learn more about planting by zoneCan I plan a flower bed layout in Sow?+
Yes. Sow designs bed layouts on a photo of your bed using pro rules — layered heights, odd-numbered drifts, spacing at mature size — with real plants you can buy.
Learn more about flower bed planningCan I map my yard and garden beds?+
Yes. Draw beds and paths and pin every plant on a scaled satellite view of your property, with solar overlays to track sunlight.
Learn more about yard mappingDoes Sow tell me when to water my plants?+
Yes. Sow tracks rainfall, forecast, heat and dry spells for your exact location and turns them into watering tasks — including when to skip because it rained.
Learn more about smart wateringCan I design with native plants for pollinators?+
Yes. Filter the library by Native and Butterfly Host, then generate designs that use them — pre-matched to your zone and sun.
Learn more about native garden designIs Sow available on Android and the web?+
Yes. Sow is on iPhone (iOS 17+) and Android, and every account includes the web app at usesow.com — designs, maps and plants sync across all of them.
Learn more at usesow.comYour garden is waiting. Start today.
One photo is all it takes. Sow is free to download.