As we’re moving further into the tech age, mobile access to information is critical. We’ve compiled a list of apps that are useful for day-to-day activities.
BeeSmart Pollinator Garden
This app lists plants for pollinators and can be searched by pollinators, soils, bloom color, sun to shade requirements and plant type.
Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android
Cost: Free
SoilWeb
This app offers the user USDA soil survey information. It works with the phone’s GPS receiver to identify soil properties anywhere in the lower 48 states with cell phone coverage.
Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android
Cost: Free
Leafsnap
This app features visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. It currently includes trees of the Northeast.
Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Cost: Free
Plantifier
A crowdsourced plant recognition tool, it allows the user to upload a photo of an unknown plant. The MyGarden.org community behind it will try to recognize it and give an answer to the user as soon as possible.
Compatible with: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android
Android Cost: Free
