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Add the power and capabilities of BG-Map to your website with Web-VQF/ECM. Visitors will learn about your garden and create their own maps with ease from home or on-site. And, your staff will gain unprecedented access to plant records and location maps.


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Web-VQF can automatically detect mobile devices such as iPhone, Android and others, and format its display accordingly. Web-VQF can detect the visitor's location in the garden and show plant and garden features nearby.

Plus, you can easily create garden points of interest by using QR codes. Visitors point their devices at the code, and audio, video or text content is automatically displayed.

Try It Yourself

Visit Denver Botanic Gardens Gardens Navigator

Or, enter your plant search right here:

Visit Longwood Gardens Plant Explorer

Or, enter your plant search right here:

Visit Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens FloraFind

Or, enter your plant search right here:


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Web-VQF/ECM have been developed collaboratively with the support of Longwood Gardens.

Web-VQF: Visitors QuickFinder

Visitors can search for plants and garden features, see their locations and create their own tour maps. The maps can be zoomed, panned and printed, and any plant or feature can be clicked to obtain additional information and plant images. Plants can be searched by name or by their characteristics, such as flower color, bloom time, etc.

Web-VQF Features Include:

Display Clickable Zoomable Maps

Search for Plants by Name - by typing a name or choosing from a list of scientific or common names

Search for Plants by Characteristics - habit, flower color, sun requirements, etc.

Search Phenology Records - and display history of flowering and fruiting

Online Glossary - of botany and horticulture terms

Find Garden Features - art, buildings, etc.

Find Memorial Benches and Trees - Search by memorial name or donor name.

Create Your Own Tour - of plants and garden features or display a staff-selected tour

E-Mail Pages - to friends and colleagues

Web-ECM: Electronic Course Module

Web-ECM provides information through your website for learning about plants. It automatically generates course manuals, including plant lists, plant information sheets and plant location maps. Features include the ability to display maps showing the plants for each week of the course, an online illustrated glossary, and a self-test feature to enhance skills in plant identification.

Course Module Features Include:

Create Course Manuals - in PDF format

Enhanced Plant Information for Students - Registered students can access more detailed plant information including cultural requirements, instructor's comments, etc.

Self-Test Feature - helps students develop skills in plant identification and naming

Features to Serve Garden Staff

Garden staff can have access to plant records data and plant locations not accessible by the general public, including restricted map locations and plant field check records.

Staff Features Include:

Display Both Living and Dead Plants

List Plants and Display Maps by BG-BASE Location

Display Plant Records - including location history, field checks and measurments. Multi-values are listed in tabular format.


Visitors can search for plants and garden features - Click to Enlarge


Plant Information Display - Click to Enlarge


Phenology and Image Display - Click to Enlarge


Staff Plant Records Display - Click to Enlarge


Staff Image Thumbnails Display - Click to Enlarge

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