Elevate your design process with PlantMaster.
Are you tired of spending countless hours assembling plant choices and hunting for images for each project? Introducing PlantMaster… Our powerful plant database software is designed to revolutionize the way you organize, search, and present plants.
Why use PlantMaster?
A centralized plant database: Say goodbye to the chaos.
Imagine having a central hub where you can easily organize all your plants and their images. No more hunting for photography or maintaining Excel documents. With PlantMaster, managing your plants all in one organized place.
Tailored to your region: Embrace the power of an open system.
We understand that horticulture is inherently local. That’s why PlantMaster is a completely open system, allowing you to edit all plant information to suit your regional behavior. You can change any information, or add any plants and imagery you want.
Why use PlantMaster?
Instant plant presentations and reports: Bring your designs to life.
Once you’ve selected the plants for your project, PlantMaster instantly creates plant presentations and reports you can send to your clients. Walk your clients through a mini-website designed just for them with their plants!
Large images of each plant will help your clients truly envision their future space. Save time on presentation prep – let PlantMaster do the heavy lifting.
Plus, any changes you make to the project will automatically change in the presentation too! So you don’t have to save and send version after version of your plant lists. Save time and energy doing the work once.
Features at a glance.
Intuitive Interface: User-friendly design for seamless navigation.
Comprehensive Database: A central home for all of your plant data and imagery. Ready to go.
Powerful Plant Search: Find plants based on more than 500 characteristics, ensuring the perfect fit.
Automatic Presentations: Impress clients with professionally generated presentations and reports.
Check out our special APLD discount!
$15 off for the first 3 months!
(Month-to-Month account)
How PlantMaster works:
STEP 1: Create your project.
Start by creating a project for your client. This will be your home to organize all the plants you want to show them.
STEP 2: Find the right plants.
Utilize the plant searching capabilities of PlantMaster to quickly find the right plants and add them to your project. Search for plants based on anatomy, cultural, and design considerations. The database contains more than 10,000 plants and is growing daily!
STEP 3: Organize your plants into Areas.
Inside your project, you can further organize your plants into the spaces they will be used. We call these spaces Areas. That way you can walk your customer through their design space by space.
STEP 4: Impress clients with ease.
Once you’ve organized your project, let the software automatically generate professional presentations and reports! You can send online presentations (a mini-website just for them), interactive legends, or send reports digitally or as stunning PDFs.
STEP 5: Integrate with your CAD program.
Once you’ve refined your plant palette, send the entire plant list to your CAD program to complete the final design. We currently partner with DynaScape, Land F/X, and Vectorworks. You can also export your plant lists to other programs as well.
“I’ve been using PlantMaster for a few years now and I can’t say enough about how useful it is. PlantMaster has pretty much everything I searched for in an online plant database. It allows me to tailor plant slideshows for each project with a variety of presentation options. Clients love it! It’s a snap to generate lists for drawings, nurseries, and/or contractors.
In addition to the PlantMaster plant database, I’m able to add plants and photos of my own. There are also a lot of other ‘goodies’ in the program as well — business advice, inspirational landscaping ideas, nursery info, tutorials, etc.
Perhaps one of the most important aspects is the easy accessibility of the founder(s). I have always gotten prompt responses to any questions I’ve had. The program continues to add more flexibility and ease of use — I use it daily and can recommend it without reservation.”
Kathleen Shaeffer | Kathleen Shaeffer Design
Take advantage of this special APLD discount!
$15 off for the first 3 months!
(Month-to-Month account)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have my plants?
We’ve worked really hard to include the RIGHT plants. We don’t claim to have every plant, but chances are we have most of the plants you use in your projects. Please take a look at the plant search to see for yourself. (But note that you won’t have access to all the filters and tools until you login to an account. Try typing in the first 3-5 letters of the plant name instead of the full name.)
If you really can’t find your plants, don’t give up on us yet! Send us your plant list! (Seriously, send us a sample plant list) We’ll take a look and work out a plan to add the plants you need.
Can I change the plant information?
YES! You can can change anything in an ePlant. You can update any plant details, add your own data or images, remove or change the order of any images. Bottom line, you can make the plant data accurate FOR YOU.
Can I add my own plants?
Of course! Just remember to add as much detail as you can. (We know you’re in a hurry) Remember that everything you fill out about the plant will be used in the search filters, so the more data you include, the more the plant search will work for you!
Do I need any special equipment or to download anything?
PlantMaster is completely online, so you won’t need to buy or download anything extra to use our software. You can access PlantMaster from any device that connects to the internet – from your phone, tablet, or computer!
How much does it cost?
We offer Monthly and Annual Options. Monthly accounts are $30 per month and Annual accounts are $250 per year. (Please take advantage of the discount to pay $175 for the first year!)
We are a subscription-based company, so your account will be automatically renewed until you cancel.
I'm interested, but not sure - where can I learn more?
The best thing to do is learn more about PlantMaster and see it in person. We do training sessions every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00 PM PST over Zoom. You should come! You’ll see a full tour of the software and you can ask any of your burning questions. These sessions are designed for our customers, so there won’t be any sales pressure – just a chance to learn more about the software!
If you would prefer to talk to us one on one, please call our office any time! OR, send an email to start@plantmaster.com – we’re happy to talk or answer any questions.
“I wish I could remember the exact words, but my clients called me last week after I sent a presentation that broke all the plants down into areas and they just loved it! They wanted to know if they could receive the program. I had to tell them it is by subscription, but they can print out the presentation.
It helped them really visualize the plants I had chosen. They were excited to see the different blooms, the leaf colors and textures, they could see even with plants not in bloom that there is lots of interest to enjoy.
For me, I am loving each and every update that gets built into PlantMaster. It helps me to present a much more professional vision of a garden that will soon be ‘alive’ in their garden.”
-Connie Lefkowits, FAPLD. | Connie Lefkowits Gardens
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$15 off for the first 3 months!
(Month-to-Month account)