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VISUAL PLANT BROWSER
The Visual Plant Browser is the
workhorse of the database allowing you to scroll through the
plant images (picture book-like). It also gives you access to
the many aspects of the My PlantFile database.
GROUPING OF PLANTS
Plants may be grouped into growth types (trees, palms, grasses
etc.) to ease locating a species. The plants may be sorted by
botanical, common and family names.
SPECIAL GROUPS
- All Plants
This group includes all the plants in the database.
- Weeds Only
This group lists plants that are potential weeds and this may
include common ornamentals.
- Selected
The user can compile plant lists by right clicking on the image
and adding it to the Selected list. The selections
are used for study or client lists and for purchasing.
- Filtered
When plants are selected by criteria (soil, position, flower
colour, etc.) they are placed in the Filtered
group. These plants, singularly or collectively can be added
to the Selected list and saved.
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QUICK SEARCH
Quick Search
Plants may be sorted by Botanic,
Family, Common and Cultivar name or by their ID number by clicking
on the appropriate tab.
Selecting Plants for Viewing
Typing in a partial name will incrementally
short-list the plants to the nearest match. You can scroll down
through the list and view a corresponding photo of the plant.
After selecting the plant, you may locate it in the Visual Plant
Browser or view the plant details by clicking the appropriate
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SELECTED PLANTS
The selected plant is highlighted with
a red rectangle. Double click on the image to open the plant
details. All plants are documented in equal detail with five
pages of information covering all aspects of the plant. Each
detail section also includes a Glossary page and a page for User
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PLANT & LEAF
- Plant
This covers a physical description and a general overview of
the plant eg height, growth habit, water usage and growth rate.
- Leaf
Covers in detail a botanic description of the leaf. Click on
the icon to reveal a pop up pictorial glossary of the term.
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PLANT OVERVIEW
Covers in detail a botanic description
of the leaf. Click on the icon to reveal a pop up pictorial glossary
of the term. By pressing the icon next to the Plant Overview,
a pop up screen will appear. This contains additional information
on the plant and lists the cultivars with a brief description.
It also contains the diagnostic features of the family and lists
its USDA climatic range. The displayed information may be printed
separately or copied to another application. |
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FLOWER & FRUIT
This page covers all aspects of the flower
and fruit of the plant including botanical description and additional
information.
- Hemisphere Settings
This covers a physical description and a general overview of
the plant eg height, growth habit, water usage and growth rate.
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ENVIRONMENT & CULTIVATION
Many aspects of the plant are displayed
on this page in a practical easy to understand manner. This includes
soils, aspect, pruning and fertilising of the plant.
- Cultural Use
This is a general overview of what the plant is commonly used
for and indicates how long it will take to establish.
- Propagation
The normal propagating methods are displayed in this window and
when opened, will reveal additional detailed information.
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PESTS & DISEASES
This page lists common pests and diseases
that are likely to attack this plant. Scroll through the list
and click on the pest or disease detail icon to reveal detailed
information. |
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PLANT PHOTOS
Every plant has up to 5 photos that cover
the different features, including leaf, flower, bark and growth
habit. Profile sheet and images can be printed in report form
or may be turned into a PDF with the Pro version. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
The Professional version of My My PlantFile
includes a DVD photo gallery with over 11,000 additional images.
All images may be copied to other applications or printed in
a report form. This makes My My PlantFile an excellent resource
for landscapers, architects, students, nurseries for informing
or display purposes.
The images are linked to the appropriate
plant and can be printed or copied and turned into a PDF report
for easy e-mailing. |
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HARDINESS ZONES
Each plant has a hardiness zone map that
indicates the climate range of the plant. The maps can be selected
for different zones, such as Australia, USA or UK. |
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REPORTS & GLOSSARIES
Each plant has a Reports and Glossaries
page.
- Reports
A single page Profile Sheet covering all aspects of the
plant may be printed. The plant images can also be printed in
a report form. The plant profile can be used as a study guide
or as an information sheet for suggested planting to a client.
- Glossaries
The glossaries may also be printed in report form and used as
handouts in a classroom situation. There are ten pictorial glossaries
covering all botanic aspects of plants. A General Glossary
that lists over 400 botanic terms with easy to understand descriptions
is also available.
Pictorial Glossaries have easy to understand
descriptions of each part of the plant. The glossaries may be
expanded for the visually impaired or copied out to other applications
for reports or assignments. The glossaries can also be activated
in other parts of the program, i.e. the Advanced Search.
- Educational
The My My PlantFile program is an excellent learning tool for
students of horticulture and avid home gardeners.
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SELECTING PLANTS BY CRITERIA
Click on the Filter Search tab to open
a window. Two types of search are available:
- Simple Search
allows 87 attributes to choose from.
- Advanced Search
offers over 260 different attributes for selecting plants.
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SIMPLE SEARCH
The Simple Search system
has 13 categories, allowing you to group plants
according to your requirements, eg a shrub for a small garden
growing in sandy soil in a cool temperate (zone 8) climate to
2m (6ft) tall. There are 87 criteria available
to choose from and the results can be previewed at the bottom
right hand corner or displayed on the Visual Plant Browser. |
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ADVANCED SEARCH
This facility allows you to select plants
from 23 categories each with mutable choices
including botanical descriptions, eg the leaf shape, inflorescence
type or bark type, etc.
With this tool, you will be able to identify species or select
plants with particular attributes. Selected plants may be previewed
at the bottom right hand corner or displayed on the Visual
Plant Browser. |
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PLANT LISTS
Plants can be added to the selected file
to create lists. You can create up to 32 individual lists
in the standard version and the professional version allows you
to archive old lists to the hard drive or on to a CD as a back
up. |
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SAVING & PRINTING PLANT LISTS
Plant List Printout
- Plant lists can have customer names or
job numbers as a heading and can be opened to add or subtract
plants from the list. The amended list will overwrite the existing
file.
- Plant lists can be printed with or without
a thumbnail image and the Professional version can turn the lists
in to a PDF for easy e-mailing.
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PLANT PROFILE REPORT
The list is printed in a report form with
your typed heading at the top.
A single page report can be printed from
each plant as a fact sheet for clients or as a study guide for
students. The plant images can also be printed in a report form.
Both reports can be turned into a PDF with the Pro version for
easy e-mailing. |
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PESTS & DISEASES
Common pest and disease information is
included in My My PlantFile. This information can be accessed
by clicking on the Pest and Disease tab on the
left hand side of the screen.
This screen includes a tab for pests or diseases and a dictionary
which contains information about insect orders and nutrient deficiency
as well as many entomological terms. |
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Companion Software
Add My My PlantFile PRO to your purchase of LANDWorksCAD or simply
buy it as a stand alone program. Use images from My My PlantFile
to enhance the appearance of your drawing presentations too. |
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