
Find the right plants to suit your conditions and garden design by selecting any colour, month, height, aspect, soil type, name. Effortlessly
Find the right plants quickly & effortlessly by choosing any combination of:-
Flower and or leaf colour, month or season, soil type, aspect, height, Latin or common name. The computer does the searching & displays within seconds images of the plants that best suits your requirements.
Find plants by Use
Find plants to suit a small gardens, container plants, climbers, flowering climbers, climbers with attractive foliage, plants with architectural foliage - variegated leaves, exotic plants, fruit, hedging, house plants, plants to attract butterflies, scented plants, seasonal change, spring, summer, autumn, winter, small plants for the front of the border or tall plants for the back of the border, texture plants, topiary, unusual / rare plants etc.
Plant aspect. Find plants to suit every aspect from full sun to shady areas of you garden, plants for damp soil or plants that prefer dry soil, acid loving plants or alkaline soils.
Plant description, plant care & images. Each plant is accompanied with description, plant care advice plus stunning images to help plant identification and seasonal changes.
Latin plant names and terminology explained. Attributes at a glance.
Pruning advice. Each plant is accompanied with illustrated pruning advice.
Plant propagation,
Make your own printable plant lists with images. 'Plants I have' and 'Plants I want' The latest version allows multi lists and aimed at garden design students and professional gardeners.
Calendar- see which plants you have or which need pruning in any month. Ideal for designing a beautiful garden
The calendar reminds you when your plants need pruning and what to do.
General jobs to do in a month. There are updated gardening tips on the website too.
Select to exclude poisonous plants.
Select plants to suit a small garden
Gardening ideas
Garden Styles for inspiration. Established garden styles with the plants identified can help inspire your imagination. See what the Experts choose.
This interactive botanical encyclopaedia acts as a plant finder database to identify garden plants & provide gardening tips to help you achieve the garden design of your dreams.
Pruning guide advice include:- Pruning roses, pruning clematis, pruning fruit, pruning shrubs, pruning trees,
The Complete Gardens CD-ROM software is made in Oxford and 100% British made.