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By Laurel Gillum

Here are some top gardening apps to help you help your plants thrive.

Leafsnap

Free, iOS

Is that pretty tree a dogwood, a white birch or another variety? With Leafsnap, you simply take a photograph of a leaf against a white background and this electronic field guide will help you identify it. garden manager: plant alarm

Free, Android

Using this app, you can set alarms for all your gardening needs, from watering and fertilizing to sowing and harvesting seeds. The plant photo log allows users to photograph and include notes about specific plants, and when adding a plant’s height and width, a handy-dandy graph will give you a broader overview of the size of your garden.

Iscape Landscape Designs

Free, iOS

With the iScape app, you can create a digital model of your home’s front yard. Then, add your favorite plants to the landscape to get an idea of what the finished product will look like well before the digging begins.

Diy Garden Ideas

Free, Android DIY Garden Ideas provides dozens of clever garden projects for you to recreate in your own home garden. Whether you’re interested in unique storage ideas or want to create handmade garden decor, this app can give you some valuable ideas.

Gardenia

Free, iOS

This app provides users with helpful gardening- oriented weather data based on location, including rain levels, humidity and temps. Manage your garden, schedule watering, weeding and pruning tasks, and browse a plant and flower database that features almost 100,000 varieties.

Perennial Match

$4.99, iOS

Build a garden and choose plants that work with your home’s sunlight levels and climate zone to ensure gardening success. You can even select plants based on their height preferences with the Perennial Match app. Just plug in your requirements, and you’ll find plants that thrive together.

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Identi Er

Free, iOS and Android

Why are your jade plant’s leaves curling? What are those white things all over your mint? Snap a photo and send it to the dozens of experts associated with this app, and you’ll get a diagnosis and suggestions to cure the problem. You can also ask the experts to identify any plant you don’t recognize and utilize the digital care reminder.

Gardentags

Free, iOS and Android

This popular gardening app is home to a large community of friendly gardeners who are quick to o er care advice, identification help and handy tips. You can keep a photographic journal of your garden and get reminders about pruning, too. You can also search the encyclopedia, see what’s popular and follow other gardeners when you find plants and gardens you really like.

Source: hgtv.com