10 Mobile Apps for Gardeners

GARDENING APPS DISCOVER MORE TO GARDENING WITH THESE 10 GREAT MOBILE APPS! Grow Your Own iPhone app from the Royal Horticultural Society is designed to help you choose and grow fruit and vegetables - however much space or time you have. orchu Socety Grow Your Own Gain access to expert RHS advice about your chosen fruit/veg with detailed growing, sowing and harvesting instructions as well as varieties that they recommend. The popular calendar function tells you what you need to do whilst growing and when you need to do it. Rating: FREE intoGardens informs, educates and entertains both new and experienced gardeners. In short there will be something for everybody: no matter how fluid their attention span. into Part magazine, part app, intoGardens brings you glorious inspirational gardens, some sensationally good writers, amazing photographs, everything you need to know about growing to eat and some sound practical advice. gardens Rating: FREE Plan your perfect vegetable, herb and fruit garden on your iPad or iPhone with Garden Plan Pro - Your Garden in Your Hands. From the creators of the most successful online Garden Planner (GrowVeg.com) with over 250,000 users, Garden Plan Pro combines expert plant knowledge with simple-to use tools. GARDEN PLAN PRO Your garcen in you nands Full Growing Information for over 190 plants with thousands of varieties from popular suppliers pre-loaded. Rating: £5.49 The Garden Compass Plant and Disease ldentifier app allows you to take a photo and submit it to our team of expert horticultural garden advisers who will identify it for you. garden e compass They'll also provide you with specific product recommendations to resolve any problems you may have. As your photo passes up the queue you will be kept informed as to its progress. Rating: FREE Enjoyed by thousands of gardeners and landscape professionals world-wide, Landscaper's Companion has an endless reference guide to all plants including trees, shrubs, annuals, and perennials. Containing information on over 26,000 plants and 21,000 pictures, Landscaper's Companion makes an excellent resource for the casual gardener, professional landscaper, aspiring botanist, or anyone looking for a simple, easy to use plant guide. Landscaper's Companion Rating: FREE mySoil is for anyone with an interest in the soil in Europe including gardeners and vegetable growers, allotment owners, farmers and agricultural specialists, schools and colleges, environmentalists and land use planners. mySoil View a map of the soil in your local area, retrieve descriptions of the soil depth, texture, pH, soil temperature, organic matter content and dominant habitats across the UK. Rating: FREE Mother Earth News - this gardening app has an extensive library of DIY and how-to information. MOTHER EARTH NEWS A whole host of topics are covered within this app including organic foods, country living, green transportation, renewable energy, natural health, and green building practices. Wiser-living tools and expert editorial coverage all in one place! FOOD GARDENING GUIDE Rating: FREE The English Garden takes its readers to incredible and yet achievable gardens with the use of brilliant photography and professional garden writers. This inspiration is backed up with practical notebooks with advice offered from the garden owner or head gardener. Readers hear from tho GARDEN THE ENGLISH with real gardening mile under their belts. It's a real treat for anyone with greenfingers. Rating: FREE Leafsnap is the first in a series of electronic field guides being developed by researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution. leafsnap This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. Leafsnap contains beautiful high-resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark. Great for when you're out and about and feeling inspired. ** Rating: FREE The English Garden takes its readers to incredible and yet achievable gardens with the use of brilliant photography and professional garden writers. This inspiration is backed up with practical notebooks with advice offered from the garden owner or head gardener. Readers hear from those with real gardening miles under their belts. THE ESSENTIAL -GARDEN GUIDE It's a real treat for anyone with greenfingers. Rating: £1.49 infographic by Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/08/top-ten-gardening-apps-spring http://www.gardenista.com/posts/the-top-ten-gardening-apps-you-need-now WATERMATE https://itunes.apple.com Practical Garconing Solutions https://play.google.com/store/apps?hl=en_GB www.watermateirrigation.co.uk