 | Oslo, Norway :
Website The Botanical Garden, founded in 1814, belongs to the Natural
History Museum of the University of Oslo. Through research, education
and plant conservation, the garden seeks to increase public awareness
of the importance of plant diversity. The plant collections contain
approx. 7500 species. “The IrisBG Garden Explorer module has been very useful in making
our collection available online to the public who are able to research
their interests before visiting the garden.” Oddmund Fostad, Head Gardener, The Botanical
Garden, University of Oslo, Norway |
 | Southampton, Hampshire, UK : Website The Gardens are a spectacular 200 acre (100 hectare) site, world-famous
for the Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias
and rare trees and shrubs. This earthly paradise offers a riot of
colour in spring, an oasis of tranquility in summer followed by
a splendid show as the leaves change in the autumn. “IrisBG has provided a cost effective, simple and easy transition
from our old system to the latest in plant collection management.”
John Anderson, Head Gardener, Exbury
Gardens, UK |
 | Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset, UK :
Website Established in 1765 by the first Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen
garden for her nearby castle. Developed since then into a magnificent
30 acre garden filled with rare and exotic plants from all over
the world. Many of these plants were first introductions to this
country, discovered by the plant hunting descendants of the Countess.
After massive storm damage occurred in 1990, the gardens began a
massive restoration program with new planting schemes, an ‘Old Colonial
Restaurant’, plant centre and shop. “The IrisBG system was so easy to install that I just received
the disk and got started. I haven’t actually met the team at IrisBG
and I have been a customer for more than three years!” Steven Griffith, Curator, Abbotsbury
Subtropical Gardens, UK |
 | Bristol, UK : Website Bristol Zoo Gardens was founded in 1835 by a group of eminent
local citizens and opened to the public in 1836. It is the fifth
oldest Zoo in the world, and the oldest one that is not in a capital
city.
In more recent years the Zoo has developed its educational
and scientific roles. Full-time education and science officers are
employed and great emphasis is placed on activities, which help
both to educate the public and conserve wildlife. “The team at IrisBG performed a perfect merge of our two previous
Access databases to provide us with a simple to use single database
where everything is in its place.” Eddie Mole, Head of Horticulture, Bristol
Zoo Gardens, UK |
 | Stavanger, Norway :
Website The Stavanger Botanic Garden was established in 1978 and includes
12.8 hectares of garden and parkland. The best parts are the geographic
garden, the herb garden, and the perennial garden. “We needed a multi-site botanical garden database and IrisBG
was able to deliver exactly the right solution for us.” Anne-Cathrine Scheen, Scientific Director,
The Stavanger Botanic Garden, Norway |
 | Trondheim, Norway :
Website Ringve is a country estate from the 18th century which is now
a museum. Ringve Botanical Garden, NTNU surrounds the estate, and
features collections of Primulas, traditional perennials, a Renaissance
style herb garden and an arboretum. The garden also includes a systematic
section and an old English park from the 1800s. “With the new Map Viewer Module we are able to visualize the
location of our plants on a range of different maps and satellite
images in a very cost-effective manner.” Vibekke Vange, Managing Director, Ringve
Botanical Garden, Norway |
 | Paignton, UK : Website The gardens of Paignton Zoo consist of both mature shrubberies
and new areas developed over the past 10 years. The new plantings
are mainly designed to re-create the major habitat types from around
the world. Native plants are used in some areas to enhance the natural
ambience whereas in others, exotics create variation within the
habitat themes. “IrisBG added a feature for our particular use to their standard
product, which deals with the environmental status of some of our
special plants. This was something which we could not have hoped
for with another less flexible supplier.” Catherine Mortimer, Head Gardener, Paignton
Zoo Environmental Park, UK |
 | Tromsø, Norway : Website Tromsø Arctic-alpine Botanic Garden (Arktisk alpin Botanisk hage)
is the world's northernmost botanic garden. It is located in Tromsø,
Norway, and is run by the Tromsø University Museum. From May 15
until July 27, the sun is continuously above the horizon in Tromsø.
The two months of midnight sun provide some compensation to the
plants for the short growing season and the low temperatures. “IrisBG has provided us with a particularly successful solution
for the easy creation and production of labels for our collection.”
Arve Elvebakk, Managing Director, Tromsø
Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden, Norway |
 | Espeland, Sandnes, Norway :
Website The Rogaland Arboretum was established in 1972 and today includes
70 hectares of forest and parkland. The collections hold approximately
1 400 taxa from temperate and mountainous areas worldwide. Our most
important collections are: Acer, Sorbus, Syringa, Taxus and cultivars
of Rhododendron. “We have employed the IrisBG Index Seminum module to provide
an online seed ordering service to our colleagues around the world.
This has considerably reduced the administrative burden of maintaining
a written list.” Anne-Cathrine Scheen, Scientific Director,
The Rogaland Arboretum, Norway |
 | Milde, Bergen, Norway :
Website The Arboretum and Botanical Garden, University of Bergen, is
situated in idyllic surroundings at Milde, south of Bergen. The
collection facilitates research and education, and seeks to increase
public interest in and knowledge of natural sciences. The main attractions
are more than 900 different types of Rhododendron, the Rosarium
with more than 500 roses, and the new Japanese Garden. “IrisBG provides great flexibility and has been able to solve
distinct needs in plant record management for our garden.” Heidi Lie Andersen, Scientific director,
The Arboretum and Botanical Garden, University of Bergen, Norway |
 | Larger private gardens and estates The flexibility of IrisBG makes it suitable for large academic
institution's as well as smaller private collections. You can enter
as much or as little data according to your requirements. IrisBG
can run on a standalone laptop, a server with tens or hundereds
of users, or we can host the database for you as a internet based
cloud service. “Iris BG is very intuitive and easy to use for all members of
staff.” |
 | Bristol, UK :
Website |