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Plan your front lawn, farmhouse garden or terrace garden in 3D. Place lawn, pavers, a WPC deck, palms and frangipani, a pergola, a water feature and garden lights, switch to night mode, and see the softscape share, plant count and an indicative cost.

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A visual planning aid. Sizes, plant counts, terrace loads and costs are indicative (Delhi NCR, 2026). Terrace gardens must be checked by a structural engineer, and local rules may apply. Final design needs a site visit by our team.

How it works

Design your garden in six easy steps

1Set the site
Choose a ground garden or a terrace garden and enter the length and width in feet, or start from a ready layout.
2Lay the base
Add lawn patches, paver pathways, gravel and a WPC deck. Resize and rotate each one.
3Plant it
Place palms, ficus, frangipani, bamboo, hedges and planters. On a terrace, trees go into planter boxes automatically.
4Add features
Drop in a water feature, pergola, gazebo, outdoor seating or a swing, and a green wall on the boundary.
5Light it up
Add bollards, lamp posts and uplighters, then switch to night mode to see the garden after dark.
6Get it built
Send the plan to Panache. We visit the site, check drainage or terrace loads, and design and build it.

Good to know

Planning a garden for NCR weather

Balance soft and hard

Gardens in Delhi NCR stay easier to keep when roughly 55–70% is softscape (lawn, beds and planters) and the rest is paving, deck and gravel. Lawn needs 5–6 hours of sun and a lot of water in May and June. In shaded or low-water areas, gravel with planters or groundcover is often a better choice.

Pick plants that cope with the heat

Frangipani, bougainvillea, ficus, areca and foxtail palms, bamboo, murraya and tecoma handle the NCR summer well when watered on drip. Native shrubs need less care than exotic ones. Plan drip irrigation and a garden tap before paving so you do not have to break pavers later.

Terrace gardens need engineering

Wet soil is heavy. Six inches of lawn adds around 20–25 kg per sq ft, and a tree planter can weigh a tonne. Ask a structural engineer to check the slab, redo the waterproofing with a root barrier and drainage layer, keep rainwater outlets clear, and put heavy planters over beams or columns.

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FAQs

Common questions

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How much does landscaping cost in Delhi NCR?

A simple lawn with a paver path, a few plants and lights typically costs ₹150–₹350 per sq ft of garden. Gardens with a deck, pergola, water feature and a lot of lighting can go well above ₹600 per sq ft. Terrace gardens cost more because of waterproofing, drainage layers and planters. The tool adds up the elements you place for an indicative range.

Is my terrace strong enough for a garden?

Many residential roofs are designed only for people walking on them, often an imposed load of about 1.5 kN/m² (roughly 15 kg per sq ft), not for wet soil and planters. A lawn or large planters can exceed that. Only a structural engineer who checks your slab, beams and drawings can confirm it, so treat the load figure in this tool as a rough guide.

How do I waterproof a terrace before making a garden?

Test the existing waterproofing first. A typical build-up is a fresh membrane (APP/SBS or polyurethane), a root barrier, a protection screed, a drainage cell with geotextile, then lightweight soil. Turn the membrane up the parapet by about 1 ft, keep a 1:100 slope to the outlets and never block the rainwater pipes with soil.

Which lawn grass is best for NCR?

Doob (Bermuda) and Mexican grass are common. Doob handles heat and foot traffic well; Mexican grass looks lush but needs more water and some shade from the afternoon sun. Natural grass carpets give an instant lawn. In low-sun or terrace areas, consider artificial turf or groundcover instead of a real lawn.

How many garden lights do I need?

Plan a bollard or path light every 8–10 ft along walkways, an uplighter for each feature tree, and soft lighting at the seating, pergola and water feature. Use warm 2700–3000K, IP65 fittings and a separate timer or smart switch. Night mode in the tool shows roughly how the light will spread.

What is the difference between softscape and hardscape?

Softscape is the living part of the garden: lawn, planting beds, hedges, planters and green walls. Hardscape is everything built: pavers, gravel, decks, water features, gazebo floors and walls. The balance affects cost, water use, heat and upkeep, so the tool shows both as a percentage of your plot.

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