Useful Gardening Apps

Have you ever walked through your garden or a friend's garden, especially in spring and seen a plant you would just love to have? 
 

Designing a garden requires planning like where to plant what, how to group waterwise plants together and when to plant what. 
 

Here are some of the best handy gardening apps to digitally assist when you're creating magic in your garden. 

Garden Answers

1. Is a plant identification app. Snap a picture and it instantly identifies over 20,000 plants listing expert details and accurate information about the plant. 
2. Using the keyword search, you can also obtain advice on plant diseases or insect infestations.
3. It's available on iOS and Android.

For more information, follow the link: http://www.gardenanswers.com/

Gardenate

1. Is a vegetable and herb gardening database - with informative facts, best growing tips and culinary hints.  
2. Each month the home page lists what you can plant right now in your locality and what to prepare for next month.
3. It's available on iOS and Android.

For more information, follow the link: https://gardenate.com/

The Garden Plan Pro App

1. With this app, you can plan your ideal vegetable, herb and fruit garden. 
2. As it uses data from more than 6,500 weather stations in 20 countries, Garden Plan Pro adapts to your climate and gives recommended planting and harvesting dates for your area.
3. It combines expert plant knowledge with easy to use tools.
4. It works with any shape of garden, raised beds, rows or containers.
5. It's available on the App Store.

For more information, follow the link:http://gardenplanpro.com/

Tree App South Africa

1. This app makes identifying indigenous and invasive, and alien South African trees easy.  
2. It covers over 990 Indigenous and 136 Invasive/non-invasive alien tree species with "comprehensive textual data, as well as images and distribution maps".
3. You can select your primary and secondary language from Scientific, English or Afrikaans names, but you are able to search through the trees using any of the 11 South African languages.
4. It's available on Google Play and App Store.

For more information, follow the link: https://www.thetreeapp.co.za/

Woodhall's Butterflies RSA

1. This app database consists of over 800 South African butterfly species with almost 3000 strikingly coloured photographs showing males and females, upper sides and under sides, and various colour forms.
2. It has a wealth of information, from "butterfly biology, behaviour and anatomy to flight periods and geographical distribution".
3. You can search by region or by GPS.
4. It's available on Google Play and App Store.

For more information, follow the link: 

https://www.getaway.co.za/travel/nature-and-conservation/explore-your-garden-with-these-nature-apps/

Now that you know which plants to buy, visit your local nursery for further floral inspiration and advice. Some nursery suggestions are: https://lifestyle.co.za/

or https://www.gardenshop.co.za/. 

Now, with these useful apps, at a tap of a button you will be able identify any plant, tree or butterfly and get helpful advice on planning your garden layouts - whether for ornamentals or vegetables. Gardening will be so easy!

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