landscape design or landscape design is similar to Landscaping. Landscape design focuses more on the artistic merits of the design, while landscape architecture, or simply landscaping, involves artistic design as much as structural engineering.

Landscape design and landscape architecture take into account both terrain, drainage, climate and other issues, as plant survival depends on these. Landscape Architecture may require a license in some countries. The establishment of plants in a landscape for a certain period of time is not considered landscape design, although it is considered "Landscape Management."

Traditionally, landscape designers and architects have always used pencil and paper to plot the position of plants and other landscape features. Landscape design software has become a popular choice since the advent of the personal computer.

Culturally, landscape architects are often associated with large projects, while landscape designers are associated with smaller projects.