Gardeners are now more probable to use the previous applied science to source plants for their plots before they claver their nigh garden centre but also when they are in - store too .
cut edge package excogitation and hardware installations are helping advance web site visits and flora sales , harmonise to one Norfolk garden nitty-gritty .
Nick Haydon , who handle Fakenham Garden Centre , said : “ We introduced Joy of Plants ’ Plant Finder software two year ago and our plant department web page is now one of our most visited , along with the coffee shop and our opening hours sections . Previously it did n’t get much traffic , but now it number in each month at either second or third after the coffee shop and porta hours , which is clean significant , as you ’d expect those two pages to be top anyway . So , it ’s performing well than all the other pages .
“ As well as using the Plant Finder on our website and buoyed by its success , we also installed , 11 calendar month ago , two freestanding , Joy of Plants ’ Plant Finder touchscreen kiosks in our shop class and out-of-door works area , labelled up as client entropy points . These render an light way of have customer further information about the plants we have on video display .
“ It also helps staff and customers pluck plants for their specific requirements . It ’s also useful for our non - plant , in - storage experts , as they can endure in front of the screen with customer and intelligibly utter about each plant as required .
“ client sense unpressured when reckon at plant details , as the screen door is n’t all about the hard sell , but instead gives useful and priceless information to the gardener . Also plant life lean can well be created by customers and place directly to our plant manager by email , and we have definitely picked some patronage up here . ”
Joy of Plants , which is a plant info company , created the Plant Finder and Touchscreen Kiosk for garden centre ’s web site and plant areas , so customers can have an wanton and familiar garden centre experience .
Nick add together : “ We ’ve so far found many benefits of using the plant life view finder on our web site . For example , when a customer phones in with a plant - touch on question , we need if they have access to the internet . We then talk through how to get hold and utilise the works spotter , spotlight the agency each plant is explain in damage of care , features and placement . We also go through how the customer can utilize the various lookup map to detect the right plant for them and the space they bid to fill .
“ And , if our works expert are not on hand to do specific plant dubiousness , our other stave members can utilise the industrial plant spotter to help with customer questions or queries . Our landscape gardening and design team also utilise it to contrive plant schemes for client ’ garden too , so it has many uses across departments . ”
Joy of Plants has make a library of more than 14,300 garden works and tree and offers a platform of tools to help garden centre , retail merchant and agriculturalist maximise their plant sales .
The company has spent the preceding 25 year photograph and documenting plant to provide information in many pattern admit Bed Cards , Apps and Plant Finder technology for websites and its Touchscreen Kiosks .
Terri Jones , Managing Director of Joy of Plants in Twyford , said : “ The works Finder Touchscreen Kiosk guides client to the plant a garden center sells and it ’s like having a young team supporter in the plant area ready to suffice any plant - related questions .
“ The home screen can be personalised to certain works radical , such as easy - care plant , houseplants or tree for pocket-sized garden and there are button to speedily rule plants by name or measure to meet a client ’s precise needs .
“ People who are metre poor can also expend the kiosk , as it will save them adjudicate to find a member of staff to aid allow for flora information .
“ As well as client using the kiosk stave members can also use it to avail discover answers to plant questions apace and efficiently . ”
Garden centres can also practice the Touchscreen Kiosk as a digital advertising puppet while the Plant Finder is not in use . customer can be made cognizant of seasonal offers , promotions and daily specials . subject matter can be schedule any time of the day and kiosks can ply aim campaigns to a single screen or to a mesh of units across multiple site .
Joy of Plants has been work with Review Systems Digital Signage Ltd in Preston on the hardware for its Plant Finder Touchscreen Kiosks . The company offers bespoke and off the shelf digital signage solutions to the horticulture industry .
For more selective information : Joy of Plants07717 532 323www.joyofplants.com
