Methods to Paint Plants and Objects in Blender

[lm1280]

I know I can use Particles with vertex groups distribute objects in Blender but…

Q: What are some other different ways to distribute or paint plants and objects on my mesh?

[joseph (J)]

There’s about a million different ways
there’s the Scatter add-on:

Geo-Scatter 5.4

My personal favorite, Nature Clicker:

Nature Clicker - Free Addon

There are Geometry Nodes:

Scatter objects with new geometry nodes in Blender 3.0

Scatter Objects with Geometry Nodes | Create Random Distribution in Blender | Rock Generator