Bellevue Botanical Garden Case Study

Bellevue Botanical Garden

Need:

Allow botanists and newbies alike to explore the garden online.

Solution:

A web application with easy searching, maps and gorgeous photos.

Technologies used:

ASP.NET, SQL Server, Access

Bellevue Botanical Garden hired J Street to create a dynamic web site to allow anyone, from botanists to casual enthusiasts, to take a virtual tour of the garden, search for plants using a variety of characteristics, and view beautiful high-resolution photos online. Today the site is used by thousands of users to learn about the garden.

Explore the Garden

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Visitors have lots of ways to search. A simple plant name will work – just type what you know. You can search for plants using drop-down lists of names, or by hundreds of characteristics. There’s even a collection of art work, sculptures and tribute installations to explore.
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Visitors can explore the garden by clicking on maps to see what plants are growing there.
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Searching by characteristics allows the visitor to find plants that meet many different criteria, including color, soil, sunlight and water requirements, and many more.
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For the botanist or enthusiast, there’s a detailed plant search where you can get your Latin into gear.
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The search results show not only a photo of the each plant, but also the official name and all the locations in the garden where it can be found.
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Your search is rewarded with a detailed plant page, with all characteristics and more photos. Each of the photos may be clicked for a gorgeous high-resolution image.