GrowIt Gold Works includes 6 modules. A complete software for your landscaping needs.
GrowIt Gold Works
Database Module
The Database Module is the heart of GrowIt Gold Works. It is your custom catalogue of plant characteristics and specifications. Think of the Database Module as a library and photo catalogue pre-stocked with over 15000 plant records, and over 6000 photos..
Record, display and edit endless plant information. Sort, change, and organize plant information to create customized reports and labels for you or your customers.
View over 5,000 separate full-color photos ( 4,000 in V9 ) contained in 27 separate libraries of common and exotic plant species. Over 15,000 plant records come supplied with the program.
With the purchase of GrowIt Gold Works, you will automatically join our User Club to receive approximately 50 free plant records every month, along with a member newsletter.
Library Features:
The 27 categories provided in the database include the following: annuals, azaleas, begonias, birdlife, bonsai, bulbs, cacti, camelias, carnivores, climbers, daylilies, fruit trees, ground covers, hedges, herbs, house plants, iris, orchids, palms/ferns, perennials, rhodos, rock/water, roses, shrubs, trees, vegetables, and weeds.
- Store up to 5,440 plant records in any database.
- Each record contains 21 fields of plant information.
- View multiple databases on the screen at same time
- The 27 supplied databases contain 15,000+ records of plant credentials.
- Search and organize by common or botanical names and many other criteria.
- Do Query (filter) searches on plant attributes. (very fast memory searches)
- Databases are fully editable and records can be changed and new records added.
- Each and every database can contain up to 5440 records.
- Import your own graphics in any of 29 graphics file formats in 256 colours.
- Print plant records together with a user defined letter head if required.
- Print out Fact sheets for nursery customers together with the graphic and your letterhead.
- Print preview for your your fact sheets.
- Full colour graphics for maintenance topics are printable for nursery customers.
- Full colour graphics for using plants In-The-Landscape are also printable.
- Spell checker for accuracy when editing fact sheets etc.
- Convert Meters and Centimeters to Feet and Inches at the touch of an icon.
- User configurable Text and Background screen colours.
- Print one across plant labels directly from the databases.
- Background music with SoundBlaster support using MID format music files.
- Change the name or delete databases on the fly.
- 1000+ word glossary of botanical words accessable from the databases.
- Drag and Drop records to any database icon.
- 24 User defined icons with user defined captions and bubble help.
- User defined database field captions.
- Easily change the field captions to personalize your data.
- Each database can have different field captions and criteria to personalize for your use. Example: If you harvest your own seeds you can change the field captions to better reflect the information you desire about your seeds, when harvested, germination time etc.
- Simultaneously open as many database screens as your computer will allow.
- Add, change or delete plant information/records at any time. You can customize each database or plant record to serve your location and change any information about the plant you desire.
- In the "Landscape" section of the database are growing and caring for tips for each category of plants, complete with detailed graphics. These can also be printed out for your friends and customers.
- In the "Maintenance" section there are gardening and landscaping ideas for buying plants, planting, seed raising, making compost, mulching, fertilizing, pruning, soil considerations, transplanting, watering, and pest and disease control. All come with full-color graphics to view or print out for your customers.
- 6000+ 256 color plant images of both and exotic plants.
- Easily import your own full-color plant photos or graphics in any of 29 file formats: ART - BMP - CUT - CUR - DIB - EMF - GEM - GIF - HRZ - ICO - IFF - IMG - JPG - LBM - MAC - MSP - PBM - PCX - PGM - PIC - PNG - PNM - PPM - RAS - RLE - TGA - TIF - WMF - WPG.
- Your own photos can be imported to include in the library, these can be scanned in or imported from your digital camera.
- Zoom onto each plant graphic for a closer look.
- Fact sheets for nursery customers, including graphics and your company letterhead. View screen shot.
- Layout of the page is done for you so no time wasted in attempts to have information and graphic layed out correctly.
- Check spelling with a 100,000+ dictionary for accurate reports and fact sheets.
- Preview all reports before printing
Print your plant labels directly from your library.
- Select the information that you require on your plant label from 9 different fields.
- Custom name the fields.
- Choose the width and length of your labels.
- Choose how many lines your label requires.
- Start new libraries using existing records.
- Search one or do a global search of all databases at any time.
- Copy records to a custom library file for later viewing and printing - invaluable for garden planning and customer reports.
- Copy any record to a clipboard to move or edit.
- Convert Meters and Centimeters to Feet and Inches at the touch of an icon.
- Background music with SoundBlaster support using MIDI format music files
- Custom configure text and background screen color.
- Bookmark plants you may want to come back to view again.
- Maintain your clients records in their own databases and assigned to their own icons.
