The need
Bellevue Botanical Garden wanted a dynamic website so anyone, from botanists to casual enthusiasts, could take a virtual tour of the garden and search for plants by a variety of characteristics.
The solution
J Street built a dynamic, database-driven website that lets visitors explore the garden and search its plant collection.
How it turned out
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.
Visitors can explore the garden by clicking on maps to see what plants are growing there.
Searching by characteristics allows the visitor to find plants that meet many different criteria, including color, soil, sunlight and water requirements, and many more.
For the botanist or enthusiast, there's a detailed plant search where you can get your Latin into gear.
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.
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.