Original garden photography · Blender Extension

Quick Garden Billboards

I photographed every plant in my own garden, then prepared each one as a transparent billboard asset for Blender.

Two tiers: Standard — 44 assets · PRO — 114 assets
Textures: 2048 × 2048 transparent PNG
Engines: Eevee and Cycles
Version: Blender 4.2+

The problem

Vegetation setup
can consume an entire day.

Dense mesh plants make exterior scenes heavy, while placing and varying plants by hand consumes time that belongs to lighting, composition, and delivery. Billboards provide a practical alternative for planting beds, borders, and background vegetation.

ORIGIN / 01

My own source material

I photographed every plant in my garden. The images are not stock, not taken from a photogrammetry library, and not sold elsewhere.

SPEED / 02

Built for scene coverage

Fill borders, flowerbeds, and backgrounds without replacing every plant with complex mesh geometry.

FORM / 03

Distance-aware geometry

Choose Flat, Cross 2, Cross 3, or Cross 4 to control the tradeoff between visual volume and scene performance.

Why these plants are different

I know where every
photograph came from.

I photographed flowers, roses, phlox, hydrangeas, shrubs, conifers, and garden elements in my own garden. I then isolated and prepared the photographs specifically for use in Blender.

The result is a library with a consistent origin and a clear visual relationship between assets. It is original content rather than a collection assembled from unrelated third-party sources.

A wide view of peach roses growing in the original garden — 01 / Garden overviewThe living collection behind the digital library

01Garden archive05 sec

It doesn't look flat

Build depth with layers,
angles, and varied silhouettes.

Billboards work as a planting system: overlap foreground and background layers, mix silhouettes, and randomize orientation so the same outline does not repeat in a visible pattern. Cross geometry adds volume where a single Flat plane is not enough.

Time-saving controls

Spend time on the scene,
not repetitive setup.

Find plants faster

Browse preview thumbnails and filter by category or color.

Orient in one action

Face selected plants toward the active camera instead of rotating them one by one.

Vary groups at once

Randomize scale, Z rotation, horizontal flip, and color across a planting group.

01Place multiple assetsExpand

Select a surface and place multiple assets on it in one action, reducing repeated positioning work.

02Place at the 3D CursorExpand

Add the chosen plant at the 3D Cursor so precise placement does not require a separate import-and-move sequence.

03Use native installationExpand

Quick Garden Billboards uses the Extension format for Blender 4.2 and newer, so it installs through Blender's native workflow.

04Keep both tiers installedExpand

Standard and PRO use different Blender identifiers, so installing PRO does not require removing Standard.

05Reduce visible repetitionExpand

Apply scale, Z rotation, horizontal flip, and color variation to groups instead of adjusting each duplicate manually.

Geometry is a dial

Choose the balance
between volume and performance.

03 / 04

Cross 3

Cross 3 adds volume for assets positioned closer to the camera.

Closer to the camera usually means more intersections

Original source photography

The real garden
behind every asset.

Every frame below was photographed in my own garden. Different species, colors and life stages become the authentic source material for the billboard library.

Pink rose photographed in the original garden — **Shape begins with a real flower**Layered petals and natural asymmetry captured directly in the garden.

Cream white rose photographed in the original garden — **Subtle color, preserved**Warm whites and soft petal transitions recorded in outdoor light.

Pink and white rose cluster against a blue sky — **Every silhouette is different**Open blooms and branching clusters create believable variation.

Deep red rose photographed in the original garden — **Color sampled from nature**Rich reds retain the irregular highlights of direct sunlight.

A wide view of peach roses growing in the garden — **Plants belong in groups**A wider view reveals spacing, repetition and natural garden rhythm.

A naturally aging red rose in the original garden — **Perfection is not the goal**Aging petals add the imperfections that make a scene feel alive.

Red roses at several natural stages of fading — **The full life cycle matters**Fresh and faded blooms coexist, just as they do in a real garden.

White hydrangea flowers photographed at close range — **Complexity made lightweight**Hundreds of tiny petals become convincing photographic volume.

Peach roses growing together in natural sunlight — **Variation within one species**Blooms, buds and foliage create a richer repeated asset set.

Tall conifer plants beneath a blue sky — **More than seasonal flowers**Conifers provide strong evergreen forms and vertical structure.

Large pink and white hydrangea bushes in the garden — **Density from a real planting**Overlapping hydrangea clusters show how living masses actually grow.

A rose bush with naturally faded flowers — **Reality includes faded blooms**Seasonal wear brings honesty and visual history to the collection.

Workflow

From library search
to placed vegetation.

01
Install
Add the native Extension in Blender 4.2 or newer without a separate installation system.
02
Filter
Use category and color filters to narrow the preview library.
03
Place
Add one asset at the 3D Cursor or multiple assets on a surface.
04
Orient
Face selected assets toward the active camera.
05
Vary
Randomize scale, Z rotation, horizontal flip, and color.

Where billboards work — and where they don't

Use them for coverage,
not for every camera distance.

Billboards work well in the middle and far ground, along borders, in flowerbeds, across mass plantings, and in the background. For a single hero plant filling the frame, use a mesh asset instead. Cross 3 and Cross 4 hold up closer than Flat, but they are still designed for volume rather than macro views.

Standard vs PRO

Choose the library
that fits the scene.

Standard covers the core garden categories with 44 assets. PRO expands the same workflow to 114 assets and adds trees, foliage, groundcover, borders, and details.

Standard44assets

PRO114assets

New in PRO70additional assets

Library coverage

Match the tier
to the planting plan.

Standard includes flowers, roses, phlox, hydrangeas, shrubs, conifers, and garden elements. PRO includes those categories plus trees, foliage, groundcover, borders, and details.

Standard — 44 assets
PRO — 114 assets
New over Standard — +70
Side-by-side install — yes

Assets: Standard — 44 · PRO — 114
Categories: Standard — flowers, roses, phlox, hydrangeas, shrubs, conifers, garden elements · PRO — Standard categories plus trees, foliage, groundcover, borders, details
New assets over Standard: Standard — · PRO — +70
Side-by-side install: Standard — yes · PRO — yes

Twelve new PRO conifer, foliage, shrub and garden detail assets — Collection 01 / FoundationConifers, foliage, shrubs, and garden details.

Twelve new flowering and structural assets in Quick Garden Billboards PRO — Collection 02 / ColorAdditional flowering and structural assets.

Twelve new shrubs, flowers and planting assets available in the PRO edition — Collection 03 / LayersMore options for layered planting.

Twelve new hedge, border and foliage assets for Blender landscaping — Collection 04 / CoverageHedges, borders, and foliage for wider coverage.

Twelve new detailed plants and flowers from the PRO asset library — Collection 05 / DetailAdditional plants and flowers for visible variation.

Final ten new PRO assets with 70 new and 114 total asset counters — Collection 06 / Complete70 additional assets bring the PRO total to 114.

Need broader planting coverage? PRO adds 70 assets while keeping the same billboard workflow.

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Specs

Technical details.

Textures: 2048 × 2048 transparent PNG
Blender: 4.2 and newer
Package: Extension format
Render engines: Eevee and Cycles
Asset license: Royalty-free commercial use
Add-on license: GPL
Included service: 12 months of support and updates

FAQ

Before you install.

01Can I use the plants in commercial projects?Expand

Yes. The photos and textures are licensed for royalty-free use in commercial renders, animation, client projects, and archviz deliveries. The add-on code is GPL because the platform requires that license for Blender add-ons; resale or redistribution of the asset files as a pack is not allowed.

02Will billboards hold up close to camera?Expand

Use billboards for middle- and far-ground vegetation, borders, flowerbeds, and mass planting. Cross 3 and Cross 4 hold closer than Flat, but a full-frame hero plant should be a mesh asset.

04Can Standard and PRO be installed at the same time?Expand

Yes. They use different Blender identifiers and can remain installed side by side.

05Does it work with Eevee?Expand

Yes. The assets work with Eevee and Cycles.

06What Blender versions?Expand

Blender 4.2 and newer, using the Extension format.

07Are updates included?Expand

Yes. The listing includes 12 months of support and updates.

Vegetation setupcan consume an entire day.

My own source material

Built for scene coverage

Distance-aware geometry

I know where everyphotograph came from.

Build depth with layers,angles, and varied silhouettes.

Spend time on the scene,not repetitive setup.

Find plants faster

Orient in one action

Vary groups at once

Choose the balancebetween volume and performance.

Cross 3

The real gardenbehind every asset.

From library searchto placed vegetation.

Use them for coverage,not for every camera distance.

Choose the librarythat fits the scene.

Match the tierto the planting plan.

Take a look atmy other addons.

Quick OceanFX

HDRI Sky Pro

Quick Sky Pro

Quick Mushrooms

Animated Real Roses

Stylized Water Pro

Technical details.

Before you install.

Vegetation setup
can consume an entire day.

I know where every
photograph came from.

Build depth with layers,
angles, and varied silhouettes.

Spend time on the scene,
not repetitive setup.

Choose the balance
between volume and performance.

The real garden
behind every asset.

From library search
to placed vegetation.

Use them for coverage,
not for every camera distance.

Choose the library
that fits the scene.

Match the tier
to the planting plan.

Take a look at
my other addons.