Thoughts on designing and printing 3D miniature house I've done a few 3D designs in Sketchup and Fusion 360. Prints were done in PLA on an FDM and an SLA machine that I have access to.  Generally I am quite happy with the results. Now the description of my question. 

I would like to create a 3D model of the house and yard that my wife grew up in, print it in miniature then assemble it into a snow globe to be given as a Christmas present. Quite a challenge I expect. The final thing does not have to be exact but a fair representation so that she can actually tell that it's her house.  Some specific questions:


The house is brick, would the brick texture actually be noticeable on the printed model if it is say only 1 to 1.5" on a side with either SLA or FDM? 
Same for roof shingles?
Or should I just rely on adding these details artistically in the painting process  ( I will have to find an artist to do all that ) 
Thought on trees/ bushes?  Again I hope to rely on artistic license when designing these parts. 
Thoughts on software: "Which would be best to design in?"  It has to be free (or not expensive) since I am not doing this professionally and don't have the money to buy expensive 3D software?  Someone suggested Blender. Fusion 360, Sketchup.  Others?
Thoughts on best printing method ?


A lot of questions I know and I truly appreciate any feedback on any of this.
Answering your questions in turn:


On the scale you're trying for, printing brick with FDM won't show up - you'd have much better results, and could be possible, with SLA. You won't see every brick, but you will see the texture at least.
Same as for brick, You wont see shingles, but you can differentiate that there is a texture difference. If you were to paint it after the fact the color plus the texture will make it clear.
Yup, but both won't hurt.
Doable if they're big enough. SLA would be required I think to make them look good.
For something like this I'd suggest Blender, if your modelling skills are pretty solid. If not, Fusion-360 would work really well. But that's purely opinion based.
SLA if that wasn't clear as of yet.


Sounds awesome. I think the hardest part on this is going to be the modelling, the structure I'm picturing isn't all that complex so it should be doable.