I am looking to put some nice landscape around my house, make a new
driveway and make some improvements to the look of the outside of the
house. I purchased a program in CompUSA called Landscape designer but
it's very hard to use. Are there any easy to use programs that will
help me visually build a nice landscape?

Hi tomek,

The software by the Sierra Club is a good bet. Have a look at the
discussion on the "GardenWeb!" site:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/design/msg0906371731863.html

Here are the links to the products they discuss:

Sierra Land Designer on eBay now:
http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=Sierra+Garden%2Flandscaping+designer&from=R8&ht=1&combine=y&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&srchdesc=y

3D LANDSCAPE:
http://www.cdromshop.com/cdshop/desc/p.760488021217.html

Total 3D Landscape Deluxe 4.0:
http://www.individualsoftware.com/new/consumer/details/tl4.htm
On eBay now:
http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=3D+Landscape+Deluxe+4.0&cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&ht=1&from=R10&currdisp=2&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&srchdesc=y&BasicSearch=

I hope this helps. If you have any questions or if this hasn't
satisfied your request, please post a clarification before rating my
answer.

Thank you,
hummer

Search Strategy:
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Clarification of Answer by hummer-ga on 14 Mar 2003 07:38 PST

Hi tomek,

Thank you for your kind words and fine rating. However, I'm
disappointed to hear that my answer didn't hit the spot, so I had
another look.  Here is a 3D software that you can try for 30 days:

3D Garden Composer: with 30-day guarantee:
http://www.gardencomposer.com/

Given that I'm partial to consumer recommendations rather than
companies who are trying to sell something, here are some more
discussions to sift through - maybe you'll be able to find a post
which matches your concerns.
Forum:
http://groups.google.ca/groups?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22landscaping+software%22+&btnG=Google+Search

Maybe pencil and graph paper?  8-)

Sincerely,
hummer

good research, but the software isn't really easy to use. I give you 5
starts because you based the answer on your research which reveals
these packages are easy to use for some.