Have you ever wandered your garden and looked at a plant and thought, "I know we've met but I can't remember your name or how you got here" as if your garden had become a crash pad after a wild party. Despite my best efforts to keep every plant tag from every plant, they end up in the wash, dropped in the grass and run over by the mower, or accidentally thrown away. Because I can't afford to hire a personal assistant and the idea of being followed around all day by a lackey would drive me nuts, online digital plant journal PlantsMap is the best solution. You can think of it as Pinterest for Plants or Facebook for Landscapes.
"Plantsmap.com is a website community that hosts botanical collections with customized tools that solve the challenges of documenting, organizing, mapping, tagging and sharing information about plants. The easy to learn My Plants Map tools have wide appeal among a diversity of users from those that manage public landscapes to avid plant collectors, professionals, community groups, weekend gardeners and more." The account can be accessed through a mobile-friendly website, allowing you to retrieve the info while you're out in the garden but also at your desktop/laptop computer or tablet.
Interactive plant tags are created to help you identify the plants in your collection, landscape, or garden. PlantsMap "labels are beautiful and durable, but they also have something you won’t find on other tags: a QR code that directly connects your plants to a smartphone or mobile device. This allows quick access to update your plant with photos, notes, and other growing details. Visitors can also scan the code to experience the full story of your plant."
PlantsMap also hosts information about upcoming garden events, making it easy to stay informed about what's happening in horticulture in your local area while you browse digital plant collections or just wander from profile to profile to see what people are growing in their gardens. It is the ultimate online gardening tool.
