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How to work out what’s actually wrong with your yard
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When you can’t describe it, point at it
Two new ways to ask for what you want when words run out — hand over a photo of a yard you liked and it borrows the look without borrowing the house, or draw a loop on your own photo and change only that patch.
The Design Pack — hand your yard plan to a contractor
Every design now downloads as a contractor-ready PDF — the planting plan with every plant located, a spec schedule, a shopping list with budget ranges, a year-one care calendar, and cited sources.
Meet plant markers — tap your design to know every plant
Every plant in a finished design now gets its own labeled pin on the photo — spotlight one species with a tap, keep markers through every edit, and let anyone you share with explore them too.
What’s new in YardRemake — July 2026
Plant swapping on results, version history for every design, a redesigned library, walkway and mulch styles, and a guided planter tour.
Why your USDA zone makes or breaks your yard
The single number that decides whether a plant thrives for decades or dies its first winter — how hardiness zones work, where they fall short, and how to shop by them.
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