Geoff Hamilton’s, Plant Encyclopaedia, Flowers Shrubs & trees Care & Maintenance

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This encyclopedia is an invaluable reference tool for any gardening  enthusiast and the perfect partner to Geoff Hamilton’s 3D Garden Designer.  Many of the plants in the programme are among Geoff’s Hamilton’s favourites  – ones which he wrote about and grew in his famous Barnsdale garden.

• Includes over 4,000 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.
• A slide show lets you review your plant selection on screen
• The ?Pick List’ helps you create a shopping list of your chosen  plants
• Each plant is illustrated with striking colour phototgraphy
• Articles can be printed out for reference

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP or Vista
• 100MHz processor
• 32MB RAM
• 16 bit 1024 x 786 colour screen 
   

“Geoff Hamilton’s Plant Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 plants, each  illustrated  with a photograph on a record card that also provides a description and  cultivation notes. Icons indicate height, spread and conditions required for  plants. Foliage and flowering plants include a display indicating the months  in which they add interest to your garden. There are notes on soil type and  which ‘themes’ the plant would fit in with: container plants, cottage  garden, drought resistant, and so on. Plus, you can search for plants that  satisfy several criteria. Rating *** Classic title that is still usable.”
Computer Shopper, Issue 231

“There are major advantages compared to being presented with the same  information in printed form. In particular, as well as being able to search  for plants using their names (either common or Latin) as you would with a  book, you can search by lots of other criteria. Want a plant that blooms in  July, has red flowers, favours partial shade and grows no more than one  metre tall? No problem – just enter these criteria on the search page and  you’ll be given a list of plants to scroll through. Excellent value for  money. Rating ****”
Computer Shopper, Issue 212,

“A useful source for plant identification and planning.”
The Cottage Gardener, June 2003