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Avril 2026
What's growing at Plantsoon
From school fairs to scientific wizards, here's a look at our latest partnerships, product updates, and upcoming features.
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What's growing at Plantsoon
Spring is in the air — and so is a lot of exciting news from our team. Over the past few months, we've been busy building new features, forming new partnerships, and taking Plantsoon to stages we're proud of. Here's everything that's been happening.
Partnership
Education
Plantsoon + GoodPlanet Belgium at the Sett school fair
On February 25 and 26, Plantsoon and GoodPlanet Belgium joined forces at the Sett Vlaanderen fair in Mechelen — and the response was fantastic.
We believe nature and education are stronger together. With Plantsoon, students discover the natural world interactively: inventorying plants, tracking growth, and exploring their green surroundings. GoodPlanet brings this straight into the classroom, with ready-to-use projects and lesson packages centered on biodiversity and future-oriented learning.
Together, we showed that technology, education, and nature can go hand in hand — engaging and inspiring students to become active participants in a greener future.
New feature
Science
Introducing the flora creation wizard — scientific names, simplified
Anyone working with plants knows the challenge: botanical nomenclature is a world of its own. And it gets more complex when different reference databases — Kew's Plants of the World Online, IPNI, GBIF, Tropicos — don't always agree. Synonyms, disputed classifications, regional differences: the same plant can carry different accepted names depending on where you look.
Our new Scientific Name Wizard is built around World Flora Online as the core reference — a globally recognized standard. But we know that's not always enough.
That's why the wizard also lets you record a custom scientific name when your work demands it. Whether you're following a different authority, working with a provisional name, or need to stay true to the nomenclature used in your field — you can always record it correctly and keep it fully traceable.
Step-by-step guidance · Smart autocomplete · Full flexibility for every naming workflow
Success story
Accreditation
Sint-Pietersinstituut earns ArbNet accreditation — with Plantsoon
We're proud to share that Sint-Pietersinstituut has received official ArbNet accreditation — and Plantsoon played a key role in making it happen.
ArbNet is the only global accreditation program for arboreta, recognizing institutions that meet rigorous standards for tree documentation, collections management, and public engagement. By implementing Plantsoon to systematically inventory and document their tree collection, Sint-Pietersinstituut was able to meet those standards and achieve accreditation.
This is exactly the kind of outcome we build Plantsoon for — helping institutions give their green collections the professional recognition they deserve.
Read the full story
Discover how Sint-Pietersinstituut achieved ArbNet accreditation step by step. Read the story →
Ready to get accredited?
Start your ArbNet accreditation journey — for free
Our ArbNet Accreditation Starter Package is completely free and gives you everything you need to document your tree collection, meet ArbNet standards, and achieve recognition — without the complexity.
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Get the Starter Package →
Coming this spring
Better label management & dashboard ordering — on the way
We're currently working on significant improvements to how you manage labels and place orders directly from within the Plantsoon dashboard. Expect several of these improvements to land this spring — we'll keep you posted as each one ships.
In progress
Streamlined label management · Direct ordering from the dashboard · Spring 2026 delivery
Events
Visitor engagement on a budget — our APGA Small Gardens presentation
In February, we had the pleasure of presenting at the APGA Small Gardens Virtual Symposium alongside Kimberly Weeks of the Andrew Jackson Hermitage.
Our session — "Visitor Engagement on a Budget: Digital Storytelling at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage" — explored how to achieve meaningful visitor engagement at a fraction of the typical budget, and with minimal technical expertise.
The Hermitage's experience with Plantsoon demonstrated that digital plant storytelling doesn't require a large team or significant resources. It just requires the right tools. We're proud to support institutions like the Hermitage in connecting visitors with the living history around them.
Your ideas matter — share them with us
We're always looking to improve Plantsoon — both the platform and our physical plant labels. If you have suggestions, ideas, or feedback on anything we could do better, we'd love to hear from you.
Write to us at hello@plantsoon.com — your input directly shapes what we build next.