Botanical garden

Build connections through digital experiences

Give visitors more than plant labels — offer them stories, knowledge, and inspiration

Position your botanical garden as a forward-thinking, innovative destination
Turn every visit into an engaging journey of discovery. Plantsoon transforms your botanical garden into an interactive, living museum where every plant tells its story. Inspire visitors, showcase your collections, and bring your green space to life like never before.

Why botanical gardens choose Plantsoon

Boost engagement & repeat visits

Encourage visitors to explore new areas, follow curated trails, and return to discover more stories.

Enhance branding & visibility

Create a branded, immersive digital experience that strengthens your garden’s identity and attracts a wider audience.

Highlight unique features

Showcase not just plants, but sculptures, water features, themed zones, and special collections in one interactive map.

Support accessibility

Make your garden more inclusive with multilingual content and mobile-friendly access.

Showcase your botanical garden

Showcase your garden

Create a branded, multilingual showcase for your botanical garden — featuring your plants, collections, sculptures, … and their stories that bring them to life.
Complete visitor engagement platform
Your organization, your branding
Share content in multiple languages
Cloud-based and accessible from any mobile device

Smart plant labels to tell the full story

Beautiful, weatherproof labels that blend seamlessly into your landscape. Visitors scan to explore your garden's stories.
Premium anodized aluminum construction
QR codes link to digital pages with descriptions, images, GPS location, and more
Unique tactile guide helps visually impaired visitors locate QR code
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Smart plant labels to tell the full story
Highlight garden features

Highlight non-living elements

Create a complete digital record of your garden by showcasing not only plants but also sculptures, and structures. Visitors can discover the full story of your green space, with living and non-living elements documented side-by-side.
GPS-tag and map your garden features
Share your features’ stories
Classify by element type
Assign features to your garden’s zones and collections

Immersive storytelling

Bring your plants to life by showcasing their history, facts, and unique features through rich multimedia content, offering visitors an engaging and educational experience.
Digital pages with description, images, etc
Mapped locations for easy discovery
Integrates seamlessly with our physical plant signs with QR codes for local visitors
Multi-language visitor experiences
Immersive plant storytelling

Accelerate your ArbNet accreditation with Plantsoon

Plantsoon is proud to support gardens working toward ArbNet accreditation.
To support institutions on their accreditation journey, we offer a free dedicated ArbNet Accreditation Starter Package, designed to simplify your documentation, mapping, and digital collection setup in line with Level I requirements.
Explore the free Starter Package
Botanical garden

Bring your botanical garden’s stories to life

Living Among the Trees: Virginia's First Accredited Retirement Community Arboretum

07/06/2025

When Susanne Clark moved to Williamsburg Landing in 2019, she saw more than just a retirement community—she envisioned an arboretum. In 2022, her proposal to seek accreditation transformed into reality when Williamsburg Landing became the first lif...

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Bringing People and Nature Together: The Williamsburg Landing Arboretum Team

15/05/2025

What started as one resident's vision has grown into a vibrant community of 16 volunteer arboretum team members at Williamsburg Landing. Organized into neighborhood teams, these dedicated residents—including Tree Stewards, photographers, and techno...

#Education, #Community builders, #Botanical garden, #ArbNet

From Tin Can Lids to QR Codes: A Legacy of Natural Connection

18/03/2025

In the forests of West Virginia, a young Boy Scout named Rick Brown carefully painted tree names on tin can lids, nailing them to trees to create a nature trail for his fellow scouts. This early passion would grow into a lifelong commitment to connec...

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From PlantsMap to Plantsoon: A Digital Conservation Journey

12/03/2025

In the tranquil woodlands of Tidewater Virginia, along the Bassett Trace Nature Trail, QR codes affixed to remarkable trees tell stories spanning centuries. Behind these digital gateways stands Rick Brown, whose dedication to connecting people with n...

#Community builders, #Botanical garden, #Education

Draves Arboretum’s Digital Evolution

01/03/2025

Nestled in Darien, New York, Draves Arboretum is a sanctuary for tree enthusiasts and visitors. As an ArbNet Level III* accredited arboretum, it boasts a diverse collection of rare and valuable trees. Efficient management and engaging visitor ...

#Botanical garden, #ArbNet

Nurturing Ecology, Education and Engagement in Higher Education

19/04/2024

John Carroll University (JCU) in University Heights, Ohio is making significant strides in sustainability, being recognized as a USA Tree Campus, launching an on-campus arboretum, and pledging to become a Laudato Si' Campus in alignment with Pope Fra...

#Education, #Botanical garden, #ArbNet