Friday, March 20, 2026

Having AI design some landscape ideas

 Having AI design some landscape ideas

I live on a house that's on a hill, so there are some slopes in the yard that need to be addressed near the house where we want runoff to go away from the home, not toward it. One area is a narrow space since there are bushes and I don't want to tear them out, but would rather put some stepping stones to prevent the mulch from running down that sloped area into the grass. The other area is at the bottom of the slope where there is also a downspout that puts water into the area. 

I did a mix of asking ChatGPT and Copilot do some designs and here are some of the best ideas:

ChatGPT:



Copilot designs and I really prefer the attractive look of the slope that's between the house and the bushes compared to the image provided by ChatGPT
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These AI design images will help my husband to "see" the designs that are in my head without my having to draw them! Now he knows what I'm trying to do to help prevent the mulch from sliding down in the rain, and also prevent water from pooling in that corner of the house so we don't get water inside. I won't make the corner design so extravagant, but it gives some good ideas of how to get drainage done properly. 

Coming back to this before it's scheduled to post...
I went outside and took a photo of the area of our house where I want this landscaping project to take place. Once again, Copilot beat out ChatGPT in giving me an image that incorporates what I suggested we want done and here is that result:

I prefer the irregular shaped stepping stones from it's original image. When I asked Copilot to remove the plants that are up against the house, and make the stone black, it also extended the downspout drain in the wrong direction. So I'm sticking with this design for my husband to visualize what I want to be created there in that spot.

UPDATE: Here is the comparison photo of the AI rendition, the original photo and our finished look. We opted to not do the round stepping stones and the way the slope was, the rock needed more stabilization because they would have just tumbled downward.




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