A landscape design system comprises a first processor for retrieving a two-dimensional image of a real property in response to a query by a user of the landscape design system; a second processor that generates for display a two-dimensional view of a region of the real property for simulation; a converter that converts a region of the two-dimensional view into a three-dimensional image in response to an identification of the region of the real property; and a simulator that displays the three-dimensional image of the real property modified according to possible improvements to the real property.