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Gardening Enthusiasts - (all members)
- First and foremost, you share in the wealth of knowledge and experience collected from hundreds of gardening resources as well as the participation of other gardening enthusiasts from down the street and around the world.
- Search our lists of 45,000 plants (38,000 roses alone); 100,000 photos; 10,000 nurseries, gardens, breeders and societies; 2,000 publications, articles and authors; 60,000 member reviews, comments, ratings and journals.
- Join the HMF community by adding yourself to our member list. Membership is free and it makes available many additional site features. Share as little or as much about yourself as you like. You supply the HMF identity you want to be known by so you can remain completely anonymous while still sharing your insight and experience with other members. Best of all, you can add your garden to our member gardens and use HMF to help manage it. See Member Registration.
- Use our Advanced Plant Search to find plants meeting your specific criteria. See Advanced Plant Search.
- Use the tools in HMF to quickly and easily build a list of the plants found in your garden. See Plant Lists.
- Upload your gardening photos - specific plants you grow or have photographed elsewhere as well as overall garden photos. See Photos.
- Participate in the HMF plant cuttings exchange by listing the cuttings you are looking for or have to trade. See Cutting Exchange.
- Record your own private notes for specific plants and other listings (nurseries, gardens, societies, etc). Private journal entries are not shared with anyone else and are purely for your record keeping convenience. See Private Journal.
- Share your insight and experience by posting reviews and comments for any of the plants and other listings (nurseries, gardens, publications, etc). See Reviews, Comments & Questions.
- Get help from experts all over the world by posting your questions to specific plants and other listings or to our extensive Question & Answer forum. See Q & A Forum.
- Follow and learn from the gardening journals of other members and start your own to share your experiences. See Garden Journals.
- Review and contribute to member ratings for plants and other listings. Share your insight and experience by rating the plants you grow or you are familiar with. See Ratings.
- Share your enthusiasm for specific plants, nurseries, gardens, publications, etc. by adding them to the HMF "favorites" list. See Favorites.
- Follow the participation (photos, reviews, etc.) of other members by by adding them to your HMF "friends" list. See My Friends.
- Browse the combined event and promotion listings by name or in your area. See Events & Promotions.
- Keep track of important events by adding HMF listing's events and promotions, as well as reminders to yourself, to your personal event calendar. See Personal Calendar.
- Build a plant "Wish List" of plants you are considering purchasing. See Wish List.
- Identify plants you are interested in following (new photos, new reviews, etc.) by building your HMF plant "Watch List". See Watch List.
- Use your own HMF personal message board to exchange messages with other members and listings without revealing your email address. See Private Messages.
- Add your nursery to HelpMeFind's nursery listing for free. Your listing includes a description, complete contact and ordering information as well as the specific plants you offer. Site guests are able to search for your nursery by name, location and specific plant availability. We provide advanced tools to make building your listing's plant list VERY quick and easy even for thousands of plants. See Plant Lists.
- List your upcoming events and promotions. They are included on your own listing as well the site's aggregate Event & Promotion Calendar. Events include links to local (google) maps and driving directions where applicable and available. See Events & Promotions.
- List your plant introductions. They are included on your own listing as well the site's aggregate Plant Introductions page. A great way to showcase new offerings.
- Upload photos of your nursery as well as specific plant photos courtesy of your nursery giving your listing more exposure. See Photos.
- Participate in our Q&A Forum providing insight and answering questions courtesy of your nursery, demonstrating your expertise, giving your listing more exposure. See Q & A Forum.
- Interact with potential customers using our advanced plant Wish List processing. Review aggregate plant wish lists. See Wish List.
- Monitor and maintain the status and history of site guest's single-click Catalog and Newsletter requests. See Plant Catalog and Newsletter Requests.
- Interact with potential customers to supply pre-order current plant availabilty information. See Plant Availabilty Confirmation.
Public & Private Garden Administrators
- List your garden including a description, complete contact information and a list of the plants in the garden. Site guests are able to search for your garden by name, location and specific plant availability. We provide advanced tools to make building your listing's plant list very quick and easy.
- List your upcoming events. They are included on your own listing as well the site's aggregate Event Calendar. Events include links to local (google) maps and driving directions where applicable and available.
- Upload photos of your garden.
- Upload specific plant photos referencing your garden giving your listing more exposure.
- Participate in our Q&A forum referencing your garden giving your listing more exposure.
- Your plant listed is searchable by the following:
Breeders, Hybridizers and Discoverers
- List your yourself including a biography and notes about your work, contact information (always optional) and a list of the plants you have bred or discovered. Site guests are able to search for your nursery by name, location and specific plant availability. We provide advanced tools to make building your listing's plant list very quick and easy.
- Upload photos of yourself.
- Upload specific plant photos referencing yourself giving your listing more exposure.
- Participate in our Q&A forum referencing yourself giving your listing more exposure.
- Your plant listed is searchable by the following:
- List your yourself including a biography and notes about your work, contact information (always optional) and a list of the books and articles you have authored.
- Upload photos of yourself and your garden.
- Upload specific plant or public garden photos referencing yourself giving your listing more exposure.
- Participate in our Q&A forum referencing yourself giving your listing more exposure.
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