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FYI: Gardening software reviews on the WWW
Since there have been a lot of questions lately, here are a couple of
starting points. Both are available via The Garden Gate, on the new
Gardening Software page:
FLOWERSCAPE: An illustrated e-review.
The Garden Gate's own review of a garden design program
for PC and Mac.
"A Look at Landscape and Gardening Software"
http://www.wimsey.com/tcp/Jan95/Gardening.html
By Martin P. Waterman. From Canada's
_The Computer Paper_, this article discusses
software programs for garden layout and design.
Karen Fletcher fletcher@prairienet.org
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The Garden Gate http://www.prairienet.org/ag/garden/homepage.htm
The Garden Gate at SunSITE http://sunsite.unc.edu/garden-gate/homepage.htm
The Garden Spider's Web http://mirror.wwa.com/mirror/garden/spdrsweb.htm
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From: defurst@u.washington.edu ()
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Subject: Re: Botanical Software???
Date: 18 Feb 1995 16:54:34 GMT
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I believe the new and soon-to-be-released DCROM version of Sunset's
Garden Book meets most if not all of your criteria, however it covers
plants most suitable for the US West.
In addition, I have found these products, looking since ~August/94:
Hort-A-Sort ($69.95) from Birdbrain Software easily wins the
silliest name award, but its 2,000 plant encyclopedia shows an
intelligent mind under the humor. Hort-A-Sort is divided into nine
databases, but they seem more logical than Flower Finder's three --
flowering plants, for example, are lumped together, with separate
categories for cacti and succulents, alpine and rock plants, herbs and
everlastings, etc. No plants can be added, and the biggest drawback is
you can only search by one criterion at a time. This is laborious (and
searches are slow even in the small-sized demo version I reviewed), but
help menus are onscreen to list choices. Herb information was especially
good, and there are plant sources for all entries.
Hort-A-Sort
Birdbrain Software
S74 W20800 Field Dr.
Muskego, WI 53150
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Plant-finder programs are enormously useful, integrating lots of
encyclopedic information, a definite advantage over paging through
scattered books and catalogs, and good systems make searches fast and
efficient. The Cadillac of the plant-finders is Hortis Opis ($250). Only
Volume I is available, with 5,000 trees, shrubs, vines, bamboos and
grasses. Complete with cultivars and vendor sources, it's a computerized
catalog. (Unfortunately, Volume II -- annuals, perennials, bulbs, roses,
ferns -- may be awhile, and vegetables aren't even planned.) Easy and
well designed, Hortis Opis has 18 search criteria with pop-up help menus,
a gratifying feature. Plant information is meticulous and exhaustive,
with a pop-up journal for notes. If you could add plants to this
magnificent encyclopedia, Hortis Opis would be perfect.
Hortis Opis
J. Mendoza Gardens
18 E. 16th St.
New York City, NY 10003
212-989-4253
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If you receive other inforomation directly, would you repost it or
forward it to me as well? Thanx.
In article <grumbo.171.00359EBE@niagara.com>,
Grahame Rumsby <grumbo@niagara.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know of either CD or regular software that has photos,
>descriptions, latin as well as common plant names that are searchable and able
>to be cross referenced???
>Have been looking 4 some time but not 2 lucky as of yet..
>
>Thanx,
>
>Grahame
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From: kc@tiac.net (Kevin Crader)
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Subject: Re: Horticulture database
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 22:45:40 -0500
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In article <3i68a1$pt2@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, philseib@aol.com (PhilSeib)
wrote:
> Garden Database... I have begun something similar - but using Filemaker
> Pro (MAC, but runs on MAC-Wannabees as well). Tedious and time
> consuming... I can appreciate anyone who has accomplished this before and
> would also be quite willing to buy one when found...
Have you tried 'PlantBase 1.5'? It's a FileMakerPro database of over 1,000
plants (mostly woodies, vines, etc.) that I downloaded about a year ago
from your very own AOL FileMaker area. I liked it so I bought the full
version, and now that I tweaked it to suit my needs I love it! Simple
design, works well. Try the keyword "FILEMAKER" at AOL
I don't know if the folks who wrote it are still around - -they haven't
responded to recent email but they are:
Intuitive Workings
IntuitWork@AOL.com
303-973-2837
I'd send you the demo but I trashed it long ago. Along with AOL (not that
there's anything wrong with AOL). Nothing's the same after you've drunk
from the Net with a SLIP/PPP firehose...
Kevin
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From: philseib@aol.com (PhilSeib)
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Subject: Re: Horticulture database
Date: 18 Feb 1995 20:59:07 -0500
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GANTT chart can be created in EXCEL by using stacking bar chart format,
using first data column (in spreadsheet) for elapsed time from a start
date (such as January 1st) and then setting this first fill pattern in the
chart to "none" so that it becomes invisible...
I use this format in interior design/architecture practice for project
scheduling...
Good luck!
Phil