Klora

Garden & landscape design

Design the landscape around your home.

Draw your property, lay out beds and paths, and place plants to scale. Preview the garden through the seasons.

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Before and after

Design over your plot plan

Import your plot plan and draw over it. Keep property boundaries, existing trees, and features such as wells and septic areas in view as you lay out beds and paths.

The builder's survey for the property: house and garage footprint, driveway, setback lines, grade contours, a well, and the septic reserve field.The same property designed in Klora: a patio off the house, planted beds along both fence lines, a woodland edge of trees, and a rain garden in the lawn.

A plot plan and a Klora design of the same property, shown at the same scale.

Start with your plot plan No plot plan? Start from satellite imagery

How it works

Draw your garden in Klora

Start your first design
  1. 01

    Start with your property

    Import a plot plan or use satellite imagery to draw your property to scale.

  2. 02

    Lay out beds and paths

    Draw planting beds, add patios and paths, and arrange plants on the plan.

  3. 03

    See where the sun falls

    Use your house and trees to estimate how much sun each part of the yard receives.

  4. 04

    Check your plant choices

    Check each plant’s sunlight needs, climate range, and mature size against its position in the plan.

  5. 05

    Make a shopping list

    Track plant quantities, materials, notes, and estimated costs as you draw.

Klora open in a browser: the plant library on the left with daylily and Siberian iris, the drawing tools beside it, and a front-garden plan on the canvas with beds laid out around the porch.
Good fit for this spot

Oakleaf hydrangea wants part shade. This bed gets 4.6 hrs of sun.

The plant library

Find plants for your garden

Browse more than 1,400 species. Filter by mature size, sunlight, bloom time, color, and traits such as native, deer-resistant, or drought-tolerant. Klora checks each plant against the spot where you place it.

Sunlight guidance

See how much sun different areas of your property receive.

Mature plant size

See how much space plants will need when fully grown.

Seasonal interest

Check bloom times and look for gaps in flowering.

Plant filters

Find plants by size, bloom time, color, and growing conditions.

Plant library 36 matches
Full sun Zone 5b Summer bloom Pollinator-friendly
A drift of garden phlox in full bloom, its lavender-pink flower clusters carried above green foliage in a mixed border.

Garden phlox

Phlox paniculata

Full sun3–4 ftBlooms Jul–Sep
A panicle hydrangea covered in cone-shaped flower heads aging from cream to deep pink.

Panicle hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Sun / part shade6–8 ftBlooms Jul–Sep
Bright orange butterfly weed in flower with a monarch butterfly feeding on one of the clusters.

Butterfly weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Full sun1–2 ftBlooms Jun–Aug

Filtered for this bed: full sun, 7.4 hrs of sun, clay soil.

Seasons & growth

See your garden through the seasons

Switch between spring, summer, fall, and winter views to see how the planting changes during the year.

Preview plants at mature size, check bloom times, and estimate sun and shade across the beds.

The Wilson Residence plan in spring — the specimen tree in blossom and early colour through the foundation beds.The same plan in summer — beds filled in around the patio and the lawn at its deepest green.The same plan in fall — the corner maple turned orange and the perennial beds gone to warm bronze.The same plan in winter — deciduous canopies bare, evergreen structure carrying the garden.The same plan under a sun-and-shade study — a colour grid showing hours of sun, with the house casting shade across the patio.

MAR–MAY

Serviceberry bloom

JUN–AUG

Hydrangea, coneflower

SEP–NOV

Grasses turn copper

DEC–FEB

Gap — add evergreen

Explore Klora's planning tools

Check your planting plan

Use your plan to check plant spacing, sunlight, bloom times, and quantities before you buy.

A curved planting bed in its first year — each shrub and perennial drawn small at its planting size, with bare mulch showing between them.The same bed at maturity — every plant redrawn at its full spread, canopies now touching and the mulch almost covered. Year 1 At maturity
A sun-and-shade study over the beds, with the selected plant reading 11.8 hours of direct sun — 4.7 morning, 4.7 afternoon, 2.4 evening — and confirming the spot matches what it needs.
A bloom timeline for the plants in the design, each species set against the months it flowers — the ones shown all falling between May and August.
A plants-to-purchase list — 8 species, 159 plants — with pot size, quantity, unit price and line total on every row, adding up to $2,750.
A corner of the plan drawn for spring — the trees and shrubs in white flower over fresh green foliage.The same corner drawn for fall — the same plants redrawn in red, purple, bronze and gold. Spring Fall

Plants & materials

Track plants and materials

Klora keeps a list of the plants and materials in your design. Add prices and notes to estimate costs and prepare for planting.

Shopping list — front yard 28 plants · 3 materials
ITEM QTY EST. COST
Oakleaf hydrangea, 3 gal 5 $245
Little bluestem, 1 gal 14 $182
Serviceberry, 6 ft B&B 1 $189
Hardwood mulch 2.5 yd $96
Estimated total $712
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Plans and pricing

Plan one garden for free. Klora Plus adds PDF export, additional designs, and maintenance planning.

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Free

$0 the default for every account

Start designing free

What Free includes

  • One complete design of your property
  • The full plant library: more than 1,400 species
  • Every planning tool: sun model, seasonal and mature-growth views, layers
  • Plot-plan import and tracing
  • Plant recommendations and placement checks
  • Shopping and installation lists
  • Sharing your plan

Klora Plus

PDF export, multiple designs, and maintenance planning, available with a Project Pass or subscription.

No subscription

Project Pass

$24 one payment

For one landscape project · 90 days.

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Subscription

$69 per year Save 28% vs monthly

Or $8 per month, month to month.

For ongoing garden projects.

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Questions gardeners ask

Do I need landscape design experience?

No. Draw your beds and paths, then drag plants into place. Klora helps you check their size, light needs, and suitability for your climate.

Can I design on my actual property?

Yes. Import a plot plan or use satellite imagery, then draw your property to scale.

Can I plan more than plants?

Yes. Add paths, patios, fences, and other features alongside your planting beds.

How does Klora help me choose plants?

Filter by mature size, sunlight, color, bloom time, and plant traits. Klora checks plants against the conditions where you place them.

Can I see how the garden changes over time?

Yes. Switch between seasonal views, preview plants at mature size, and compare bloom times.

What does the free plan include?

Free includes one complete design of your property, all the planning tools, the full plant library of more than 1,400 species, plant recommendations, shopping lists, and sharing.

What does Klora Plus add?

Klora Plus adds PDF export, multiple designs, and maintenance planning on top of everything in Free. It is available as a 90-day Project Pass with no subscription, or as a subscription billed monthly or annually.

What is the 90-day Project Pass?

The Project Pass provides 90 days of Klora Plus for a single $24 payment. It ends automatically and does not renew.

Which plan should I choose?

Start with Free. Choose the Project Pass for 90 days of Plus, or subscribe monthly or annually if you want to keep using Plus.

How does Klora compare with other landscape design software?

Klora is built around planning what to plant and where, on your own property. Photo and AR apps are better for previewing a makeover over a picture of your yard, and general 3D or CAD tools are better for modelling structures, terrain and hardscape in detail. Compare Klora with other landscape design tools.

Is Klora a replacement for a landscape architect?

No. Use Klora to plan your planting beds and landscape layout. Consult a qualified local professional for grading, drainage, structural work, engineering, permits, or safety questions.

Looking for how something works? Browse the Klora guides — short reads on drawing your property, planning beds, and exporting a plan.