Hedge Wizard
Draw a path and the Hedge Wizard fills it with a row of plants. Configure trim style, spacing, rows, height profile, and foliage appearance in 5 guided steps.
Hedge WizardThe Hedge Wizard places a parametric hedge object along a path you have already drawn on the canvas. Draw a line, polyline, or curve first, then launch the wizard and select that path to adopt it as the hedge guide. You control every visual and structural aspect — trim style, plant height and canopy width, number of rows, spacing density, a tapering height profile along the path, and foliage color. Because the hedge is parametric, every setting stays editable after placement: select the hedge and click Edit to reopen the wizard with all values pre-loaded. Use this tool whenever you need a clipped formal boundary, a privacy screen, or an informal planted windbreak.
Step 3: Trim & Shape
Choose one of 7 trim styles: Natural, Semi-formal, Formal Rounded, Formal Box, Formal Tapered, Formal Arch, Wild. Each style is shown with an SVG cross-section icon. Below the trim grid, toggle the trunk on or off. When the trunk is visible, set trunk diameter and greenery start height. A collapsible Height Profile section (default closed) lets you set start height, end height, and interpolation mode (Linear, Smooth, Step) with a live preview curve.
Curves work well. Draw a bezier path for sweeping garden boundaries, or a polyline for straight-edged formal hedges. Closed shapes such as rectangles or circles cannot be used as a hedge guide path.
Step 4: Spacing & Rows
Set plant spacing distance (slider). Choose the number of rows: 1, 2, or 3. For 2 or 3 rows a hedge width slider appears. A row stagger toggle offsets alternating rows for a denser look. The estimated plant count is shown at the bottom of the step.
The Canopy Width sets the lateral spread of each plant's foliage. When you use more than one row, the overall hedge depth is controlled separately by the Hedge Width slider in the Spacing & Rows step.
Step 5: Visuals
Set foliage colour with a colour picker. Toggle flowers on or off and set flower colour. Adjust leaf density with a slider. Set maturity level (0.0 = young, 1.0 = fully mature). A Randomize Seed button generates a new variation of the hedge's procedural appearance.
To edit an existing hedge, select it and click Edit in the Inspector, or double-click it. This re-opens the wizard with all current settings pre-loaded.
Set spacing, rows, and density
Drag the Plant Spacing slider (0.1 m – 1.0 m) to set the distance between plant centers along the path. Use the Number of Rows selector to choose 1, 2, or 3 parallel rows of planting. When more than one row is selected, a Hedge Width slider (0.2 m – 2.0 m) appears to control the overall depth of the hedge, and a row layout toggle switches between Aligned Rows and Staggered Rows so plants interlock for a denser appearance. A summary panel shows the current rows, spacing, and width.
A two-row staggered layout at around 0.3 m spacing reads as a dense privacy screen. The number of plants placed depends on the path length, spacing, and row count.
Adjust foliage, flowers, and maturity
Use the Foliage Color picker to set the base leaf color. Set Show Flowers to On to add a bloom layer, pick the Flower Color separately, and adjust the Flower Density slider. Maturity (0% = young / 100% = fully established) shifts the overall scale, density, and fullness of the plants. Switch Position Variation on to give plants natural random offsets in position and rotation, then click Shuffle to generate a different layout — useful when two hedges in the same design would otherwise look identical. With variation off, plants are precisely aligned along the path.
To edit an existing hedge after placement, select it on the canvas and click Edit in the Inspector panel, or double-click the hedge directly. The wizard reopens with all current settings pre-loaded and every parameter remains editable.
Replacing the guide path of a hedge that was adopted from an existing canvas entity will permanently remove that source entity from the drawing. If you need the original line for other purposes, duplicate it before starting the wizard.
Frequently Asked Questions
The wizard won't open, or asks me to select a path. What am I missing?
The hedge needs a guide path that exists on the canvas before the wizard opens. Draw a line, polyline, or curve first, then launch the Hedge wizard and select that path when prompted. The path must be a line, polyline, or bezier path — closed shapes such as rectangles or circles cannot be used as a hedge guide path.
How do I create a denser hedge?
In the Spacing & Rows step reduce the Plant Spacing value, increase the number of rows to 2 or 3, and switch the row layout to Staggered Rows so plants interlock between rows. Raising the Maturity slider in the Visuals step also makes the individual plants appear fuller.
Can I make the hedge taller at one end than the other?
Yes. In the Trim & Shape step expand the Height Profile accordion. Set a different Start Height and End Height, then choose a transition mode — Linear tapers in a straight line, Smooth creates an eased curve, and Stepped switches at the midpoint. A live preview curve is shown in the panel.
Why do two hedges with identical settings look the same?
Procedural variation is controlled by a stored seed. In the Visuals step of one hedge, turn Position Variation on and click Shuffle to generate a unique layout. The seed is stored with the hedge so the variation is stable across saves and reloads.
Can I change the path of an existing hedge without starting over?
The guide path is the canvas path the hedge adopted, and it is not reassigned from inside the wizard's configuration steps. To rework the path, draw a new path on the canvas and run the Hedge wizard again on that path. Settings from the previous hedge carry forward when you re-open the wizard via Edit in the Inspector.