The Plant Finder's Encyclopedia - CD ROM
Over 4,000 plant descriptions and photos with suggestions for what to grow with what.
The CD costs just £12.99 plus p&p (UK £1.50; Eur £3; ROW £5)
KEY FEATURES
Key features of this application include:
- includes over 4000 plants, shrubs, flowers and trees
- powerful search options let you find plants quickly and easily
- each article gives advice on plant suitability, cultivation tips and cross-references to other plants that go well together
- "pick list" helps you create a shopping list of your chosen plants
- "slide show" lets you review your plant selection on screen
- each plant is illustrated with striking colour photography
- articles can be printed out for reference
SEARCH OPTIONS
To help you find the plants you like and those most suitable for your garden, the program has advanced search options including:
- Quick word search - search by Latin and common names
- Plant type - annual, bulb, herbaceous, grass, shrub, tree
- Height and spread at maturity
- Special attributes - shape, foliage, texture, flower characteristic and colour, flowering times
- Themes - gravel garden, low maintenance, cottage garden, attracts wildlife
- Growing conditions - soil type, amount of sunlight, ground moisture, etc
- Award of Garden Merit - given to certain varieties by the Royal Horticultural Society, judged easy to grow, reliably healthy with outstanding ornamental qualities
PC REQUIREMENTS
- Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT
- Pentium II 100 Mhz
- 32Mb RAM
- 16 bit 1024 x 768 colour screen
For the present, we are shipping copies of Geoff Hamilton's Plant Encyclopedia which has exactly the same software and data.
Searching the Encyclopedia
There are two methods for searching the database: by Plant Search for all or part of a plant name or by using the A-Z of Plants. Both methods have advantages for different types of search.
Plant Search
Type all or part of a plant's common or scientific name. You can also paste in a name copied from elsewhere. You don't have to use capitals or complete words. Plant Finder's Encyclopedia assumes you are looking for words beginning with what you type so don't add a 'wild card' asterisk. This search looks through the alternative names (synonyms) as well. So clem finds all the clematis and daff all the daffodils in the encyclopaedia. Use the drop down box to limit the search to Latin or common names and check the 'match anywhere in name' box if you want to find a string inside a name.
Remember, you may get a few 'extras' with your selection: William will find a number of plants with 'William' as part of the variety name plus a number of Camellia x williamsii and some sweet williams.
A-Z of Plants
Click a letter in the A-Z register to see a list of generic names (eg. Acer, Geranium, Rhododendron, etc) and frequently used common names (eg daylily, heather, pink). Click a name to see a list of varieties represented in the encyclopedia. Click a variety name to see the entry for this plant. The big advantage of this method is no typing is required.
See plant details
When you have a list, and you want to see more information about a plant, click the plant name or the thumbnail image to see details. Where there is more than one image for a plant, run the mouse over the thumbnails to change the main image. The thumbnails are arranged in date order and photo location details appear above each main image.
Image licensing
Use of the Plant Finder's Encyclopedia is free, but the text or images are copyright and may not be reused without permission. If you would like to reproduce images, check the 'add' box under images, click the 'add selected images to pick list' button and use the Pick list screen to send your list to us for an estimate.
CD-ROM version
A fuller version of this encyclopedia is available on CD-ROM. It has larger images, more searching options and more detailed descriptions with cultivation notes and suggestions for what to grow with what.
The CD which costs just £12.99 plus p&p (UK £1.50; Eur £3; ROW £5) would make an excellent gift for a gardener. Click the BUY NOW link to purchase this.
© 2003-2006 Plant Press Ltd and Susan A Tindall - These texts and images are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without prior written permission.
For an inexpensive licence and a high resolution copy of these or other images on this site, contact Plant Press.
For technical support please email: john@plantpress.com or phone 01273 476151 during working hours.
We have used the alternative spellings 'Encyclopedia' (originally US) and 'Encyclopaedia'. Encyclopedia and encyclopaedia are used interchangeably so that searchers from all parts will be able to find us.
A-Z of Plants
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- Dictionary of Common Names
- The Free Online Dictionary Listing over 30,000 Plant Name Pairs. Botanical and common plant names.
- Gardening with Wildlife
- The New online version of Gardening with Wildlife in Mind from Natural England
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