Online Features

Search the Complete Gardens Plant Finder.

1. Type or paste the plant name in the Plant Name Box
2. Click Search
3. You will be shown another list of plant names. Click on the plant name you wish to find a suppler. Try other plant names listed as some suppliers use different spellings. This list is updated regularly so always try again to find new suppliers.
4. Select a supplier listed for more information on their site and to make a purchase if you wish.

For more plant and gardening information, see the interactive Complete Gardens plant selector & pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM

If you would like to be listed in our directory, please click here.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The interactive Complete Gardens plant selector & pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM helps you find plants for every aspect of your garden and season. An additional function of the CD-ROM is to find specialist plant suppliers via the Complete Gardens website.

Using the CD-ROM on your home computer you can:-

 Find plants by quickly & easily by any combination of:-

Flower / leaf colour, month or season, soil type. aspect, height, Latin or common name. The computer does the searching & within seconds displays the plants that best suits your requirements.

If you're unsure of a plant name, you can find plants by simply searching:-

Acer, alpines, aquatics, bamboo, bulbs, cacti, ferns, grasses, heathers, herbs culinary - herbs flowering, iris, orchids indoor - orchids outdoor, perennials, rhododendron, roses, shrubs, flowering shrubs - shrubs with attractive foliage, evergreen shrubs, succulents, flowering trees- deciduous  trees, evergreen trees - conifers, tulips, vegetables, weeds, wildflowers.

Or find by 'Use'

Container plants, climbers, flowering climbers, climbers with attractive foliage, architectural foliage - variegated leaves, exotic plants, fruit, hedging, house plants, plants to attract butterflies, scented plants, seasonal change, spring, summer, autumn, winter, small or tall, texture, topiary, unusual / rare plants etc.

Plant aspect. Find plants for sun or shade, damp or dry, acid or alkaline soils.

Plant description, plant care & images

Each plant is accompanied with a description, plant care advice plus stunning images to help identification and seasonal changes. 

Attributes at a glance, Preferred aspect, preferred soil type, moisture level, period of interest, hardiness, growth rate, life cycle. leaf type, fragrance, primary & secondary flower and leaf colour, work involved, pruning period, planting period, after care, pH

Pruning advice. Each plant is accompanied with illustrated pruning advice. 

Plant propagation, Plant pest &  Plant diseases

Make your own plant lists

Add Plants I Have (printable)

Add Plants I Want (printable)

Calendar

Add plants to the calendar to see which plants you have.

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.

Keep your own records. Add your own notes to each plant and print

Select to exclude poisonous plants.

Select plants to suit a small garden

Identify Pests and diseases.

Garden Styles for inspiration. Established garden styles with the plants identified can help inspire your imagination. See what the Experts choose as companion plants for an English cottage garden style, formal garden style, an urban garden, plants for a small garden, wildflower garden style, a beautiful herbaceous border or a maintenance garden

Latin names and terminology explained

Articles by the Experts. Gardening advice & plant propagation.  Respected Author Paul Williams and Garden Experts provide gardening advice aimed at both the novice and keen gardener alike. Articles include examples of plant propagation, growing orchids, planting bulbs. 

Glossary. Botanical and horticultural terminology are highlighted & linked to the Glossary & explained in easy layman's terms.

Plant Finder. Link to specialist British plant suppliers via the Plant Directory link. Reliable and specialist plant suppliers including rare plant suppliers.

This interactive botanical encyclopaedia acts as a plant finder database to identify garden plants,

Pruning guide include:-  Pruning roses, pruning clematis, pruning fruit,  pruning shrubs, pruning trees,

The PC & MAC CD-ROM auto-runs and does not need to be downloaded to the hard drive, so no hard disk space is used up storing thousands of photographs.

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If you're a novice gardener constructing a garden and want imaginative ideas about plants then this CD-ROM will help you choose just the plants for creating a beautiful court yard garden, a small city garden, a low maintenance garden etc.