The Virtual Garden The Virtual Garden. The virtual garden is a place that I have created to demonstrate some of the landscaping techniques that I use in my renderings. When rendering an architectural project it is important that the building look natural. This means adding enough landscape to help the project look real.
Potted plants are a valuable tool as they lend life to paved areas, side walks, etc.
Plants must look good at all angles, and show enough detail when the camera is close as well as at a distance. Grasses, and leafy plants, such as fountain grass and agapantha are especially good, as they strike a good balance between detail, and generic form. They are both somewhat bushy, and a little lacy, which adds to the reality. They both also cast good shadows. Trees represent a special challenge due to the number of polygons that they contain.