IHeartGardening.com - The Community for Plant Lovers

IHeartGardening is a gardening community set up by Patrick Hempton, a plant lover extraordinaire. Within the site, users can set up their own blogs, consult and contribute to the plant database and discuss the trials and delights of growing plants. The database contains over 100,000 entries; members can upload photos and descriptions to add to it. A gardening library beginning with the basics of gardening is in the making; writers for adding how-to and advice articles as well as gardening stories are currently being sought. IHeartGardening also features a gardens section which features gardens from around the world; it has yet to be filled, however.

“Our plant database has 107,682 shrubs, trees, fruits, vegetables, herbs, weeds, ferns, houseplants and more! Search to find a plant by Common or Scientific name.”

IHeartGardening is a small but well thought out site. The garden database is perfect for beginner and even more advanced gardeners who are looking to identify plants and flowers. The site has a close knit communal feel which users will no doubt appreciate. It’s also very easy to use.

Will the site add more information about the plants in the database, for example climatic and watering facts? Is the database going to be organized by category? How will the site attract more users?