Make quick lists (we call them plant palettes) of your favorite plants or group problem solving plants together for easier searches.
Simplify your plant selection process with plant palettes.
Plant Palettes revolutionize the way you organize plants within our extensive database. No more wasting time searching through endless options – your palettes serve as personalized shortcuts to your favorite selections. Simplify your plant selection process by creating plant palettes of your favorite or problem-solving plants. Create multiple palettes based on any criteria – whether it’s your favorite trees, deer-resistant shrubs, go-to plants for hillsides, or Natives.
Once you’ve curated your palettes, use them as filters in the plant search. Skip the hassle of searching through the entire plant database and instantly access your preferred plants with ease. Streamline your workflow and enhance efficiency with plant palettes.
How plant palettes work:
Imagine you reside in Pennsylvania, and focus exclusively on utilizing native plants for all your projects. Instead of sifting through an extensive database where the majority of plants may not be suitable for your region, simplify your process by creating a dedicated palette called “Natives.”
Next, navigate to the plant search and refine your results specifically to Northeast Natives (yes, we have that option in our search!). Save the selected plants to your newly created “Natives” palette, and voila – you now have a curated collection of 500+ native plants at your fingertips.
When it’s time to choose plants for your next project, bid farewell to exhaustive database searches – you’ve got a shortcut. Click on the Palettes filters, select “Natives,” and instantly access your pre-sorted list of 500 native plants. Feel free to further refine your search using other filters like flower color to pinpoint the exact plants you need.
Pretty amazing, isn’t it? The essence of palettes is to enhance your efficiency and simplify your life, providing you with a powerful tool for streamlined plant selection.
Tailor made lists for your region.
Create specialized lists of your favorite plants that thrive in your region. Use the plant database to your advantage. The database includes filters for Natives for each region, Seasonal Interest, Month of Bloom, and even Zones. No more looking through irrelevant options – focus on crafting lists of plants you know will thrive in your climate.
Endless possibilities, one tool.
Plant Palettes aren’t just limited to regional selections; they’re a versatile tool designed to cater to your creativity. Craft palettes for various themes, such as Mediterranean-style plants, plants you know are available at your preferred nursery, nitrogen-fixing plants, deer-resistant shrubs, or the best grasses for erosion control. The possibilities are as vast as your imagination.
Read the blog post for more ideas.
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“Besides loving PlantMaster in general, I LOVE the Plant Palettes. I currently have 40+ palettes. I generally create palettes for two things: categories that PlantMaster doesn’t have and categories that PlantMaster may have, but that I may have some disagreements with their categorizations.
For example, I am a Permaculture Designer, so I need to have plant list for nitrogen-fixing plants. The palettes make it easy to add or remove plants from that large category. Deer resistance is a category that PlantMaster has, however, there is a lot of regional variation in this category. It’s a lot easier for me to make my own list than to try to edit all the plants that I think are resistant or not in custom plants that I make. In short, Plant Palettes save me lots of time and keep me organized.”
Damien McAnany, Design Director | Permaculture Artisans
Frequently Asked Questions
How many palettes can I make?
You can make as many palettes as you want! There really is no limit – make a palette of your past jobs, a palette of your favorite vegetables and herbs, another for the plants at your local nursery…
How do I make a palette?
To make a plant palette, you first need to create a new palette and give it a name. Then, in the plant search you can use the 500+ filters to find all the plants that fit a specific criteria. You can add plants to the palette one-by-one, or you can drop all the search results into your palette in one shot.
Here are few examples:
1. HOSTAS: A palette for Hostas: Type in “Hosta” in the search-by-name and add all 200 results. Then remove any Hostas you don’t like to use.
2. GRASSES FOR DEER: A palette for deer resistant grasses in your region: Use the filters to cross reference “Tolerances:Deer Resistant” and then select your “Zone”, lastly, select the filter for “Plant Type:Grass”. Then add the results to your new palette.
How do I use my palettes?
Great question! There are few different ways to use plant palettes. First, by organizing your most-used or problem-solving plants into quick lists, you can use palettes in the plant search as filters. It makes looking for plants so much faster when you can click a button and sort through YOUR plant choices. Its a great way to speed up the plant selection process.
The other way you can use palettes as templates because you convert/save a palette as a project. Here’s a great example of how this could work: Create a palette of 25 of your favorite Mediterranean-style plants. Then, whenever you are trying to win over a new client, you can easily save the palette as a new project – add the potential customer’s information and voila – you’ve got an instant presentation of 25 plants you can send to them in minutes!
Can I share palettes with others?
Yes, you can easily share palettes with other PlantMaster users. You can export and import any palettes. You can also save your palette as a project and send a presentation or report of the plants to anyone – no need to be a PlantMaster user.