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Jacob Liftson – Horticulture: “The Strength of these programs is that they concentrate on including as much information on as many plants as possible, and do so very Well”
Deborah Simpson – Gifts for Gardeners About.com: The software that rocked the gardening world, these CD’s are worth every cent. Spring for the collection of all three sets (9 CD’s total) for the gardener in your life. A massive and well-received collection from PlantAmerica by renown horticulturists Allan Armitage and Michael Dirr, this huge CD set and accompanying text (with notebooks) are sure to delight and occupy gardeners not only through the cold winter months, but serve as a vital reference year-round. About $350 for all. No software to date can touch it. (Sorry Mac users, this is Windows only.)
Mail Order Gardening Association “Green Thumb Award given to eight new gardening products… Honored in tools. supplies and accessories, The Educated Gardener Vol I”
Craig Gibleon, The Iowa Horticulturist “One of the more exciting aspects of gardening in the computer age has been the influx of computer programs that help us in our quest for ever more beautiful gardens. One of the latest introductions, The Educated Gardener, Volume I promises to be an essential in every gardeners software library. ” “The educated Gardener may not only answer your perennial question but may well define your future in the world of computer gardening”
Phil Bilodeau, Horticulture “This program can easily be used on its own. It contains descriptions of more than 4,000 plant species and cultivars, along with 1,200 photographs. Not only can plants be sorted by scientific and common name, but by an incredible search detailed search engine as well”
Julie Stundins, Horticultural Specialist, Plant Information, The School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. “This CD-ROM is a valuable reference tool for planning a new garden or researching cultural information on thousands of different plants. “