Virtual Reality (VR) technology, with its unique features, has been widely applied in the field of education, offering new opportunities for innovation in course teaching. This study takes the Plant Landscape and Planting Design course offered at Hebei University of Engineering as an example to explore the effectiveness of VR technology in various teaching stages. By integrating VR technology into key teaching processes such as conceptual design, plant selection and arrangement, detailed design and drawing production, as well as design review and modification, students have shown positive responses and significant improvements in learning outcomes. The findings indicate that the application of VR technology effectively addresses the teaching challenges in the current curriculum, significantly enhances teaching effectiveness and students’ design abilities, and optimizes the review and feedback process, thereby providing robust support for the comprehensive improvement of teaching quality in this course.